Fragile Wood on track to replace Anderson in fourth Ashes Test August 3, 2015 ENGLAND expect paceman Mark Wood to replace the injured James Anderson in the fourth Investec Ashes Test against Australia this week despite lingering fitness concerns of his own. Wood took part in two bowling sessions yesterday at Trent Bridge as he nurses an ankle problem that kept him out of the eight-wicket victory in the [...]
£9m Black Cats flop Wickham aims to change luck at Palace August 3, 2015 FORMER England Under-21 striker Connor Wickham is hoping a move back south will herald a return to form after he joined Crystal Palace from Sunderland in a deal worth up to £9m yesterday. Palace have agreed to pay an initial £7m for the 22-year-old, who scored 15 goals in 91 appearances for the Black Cats, [...]
Valencia gone til November August 3, 2015 WEST Ham forward Enner Valencia has been ruled out for at least 10 weeks despite doctors easing fears he may need an operation on his fibula. It was initially feared that Valencia would face six months out after he was carried off during last week’s Europa League 2-2 draw with Astra Giurgiu. He could be [...]
Sporting summer of Wimbledon, the Ashes and the golf Open could cost Britain millions in lost productivity August 3, 2015 Not only do businesses have to contend with the summer sunshine and soaring temperatures distracting people from their computer screens, but a summer of high-profile sporting events is set to cost the UK millions of pounds in lost productivity. Tennis, cricket and golf have occupied sports fans this summer, at a cost of at least £100m [...]
Canon targets decent exposure from Rugby World Cup project: How camera giant plans to capitalise on this year’s major sporting event August 2, 2015 It is one of the most infamous moments in British sport. It is 1982, it is Twickenham, and England are playing Australia at rugby. The players, however, are mere bystanders. Erika Roe had bunked off work that day, but as she later explained, she was “a little bored” by the spectacle in front of her. [...]
Community Shield: Jose swipe as Arsenal land the first blow August 2, 2015 AT WEMBLEY STADIUM ARSENAL 1 CHELSEA 0 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho aimed a double swipe at counterpart Arsene Wenger after Arsenal defeated the sluggish Blues to lift the FA Community Shied in the season’s curtain-raiser. England forward Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain proved the match-winner with a first-half clincher as Wenger recorded his first victory over Mourinho at [...]
Bell: Batting became easier with escalating scrutiny over my place August 2, 2015 RESURGENT England batsman Ian Bell revealed that escalating scrutiny over his place in the side provided the clarity of judgement which prompted a return to form during last week’s third Investec Ashes Test. Bell scored 53 and 65 not out as England dispatched Australia by eight wickets at Edgbaston to take a 2-1 series lead, [...]
Coe backs chiefs over doping row August 2, 2015 IAAF presidential candidate Lord Coe expects athletics’ world governing body to offer a “robust and detailed response” to fresh allegations of widespread doping in the sport. Leaked data indicates that as many as a third of medallists at Olympic Games and World Championships between 2001 and 2012 returned suspicious blood test results. The IAAF criticised [...]
£20m: Cost of Manchester United’s failed Angel Di Maria gamble August 2, 2015 Manchester United are poised to cut their losses on Angel Di Maria by selling Britain’s most expensive player to Paris Saint-Germain for considerably less than they paid under a year ago. Winger Di Maria, who cost United a record-breaking £59.7m from Real Madrid in late August 2014, was yesterday in the closing stages of [...]
Daley secures second medal August 2, 2015 BRITISH diver Tom Daley secured his first individual World Championship medal in six years after winning bronze in the men’s 10m platform event in Russia yesterday. The 21-year-old’s medal haul, which also included gold in the team event, ensured that Britain ended with a total of four medals – their best finish at a World [...]