Wimbledon 2015: Andy Murray leads British charge to round two June 30, 2015 Title-chasing Andy Murray believes there is plenty of scope for improvement despite starting his Wimbledon campaign with a straight-sets victory over unseeded Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan yesterday. Read more: How much prize money has Andy Murray won at SW19? Third seed Murray was presented with a robust workout by unheralded world No59 Kukushkin, who [...]
FFP changes prove it was illegal, says lawyer June 30, 2015 EUROPEAN football chiefs Uefa’s relaxing of financial fair play (FFP) rules is an admission that the initial regulations were “excessive and illegal”, according to the lawyer challenging them. From today, Uefa is easing FFP so that owners of clubs can invest heavily without penalty, so long as it is on a short-term basis and with [...]
Mo Farah: Prove I’m doping or leave me alone June 30, 2015 Double Olympic champion Mo Farah has issued a passionate defence of his integrity, insisting he is “100 per cent clean” and urging his detractors to “prove I am a cheat or leave me alone”. Read more: Athletes defend Farah over tests Briton Farah, 32, has not been accused of doping but found his character [...]
Nigel Pearson sacked by Leicester over rift with board June 30, 2015 Leicester City last night blamed a breakdown in relations between Nigel Pearson and the board after sacking the manager who steered them to Premier League survival last season. Read more: Pearson riles Lineker with pundits jibe The Foxes paid tribute to the outspoken 51-year-old for his unlikely relegation escape but said it had “become [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Fightback fires Heather Watson towards Serena meeting June 30, 2015 British No1 Heather Watson insisted that her faith wavered only momentarily despite having to save three match points before powering past France’s Caroline Garcia in her truncated Wimbledon opener yesterday. Read more: Andy Murray leads British charge to round two Restarting at 1-6, 6-3 after bad light stopped play on Monday evening, the 23-year-old [...]
Wimbledon Spy: Eugenie Bouchard out but avoids bra rap June 30, 2015 Bouchard out but avoids bra rap There will no repeat of last year’s fireworks for Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard after the 2014 women’s finalist suffered a straight-sets defeat to China’s Duan Ying-Ying yesterday. The 21-year-old, who has slumped to 12th in the world rankings from a high of five last year, has now lost nine of [...]
Tony McCoy tribute to late Kauto Star June 30, 2015 Champion Jockey Tony McCoy hailed Kauto Star as the greatest modern steeplechaser after the two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner passed away following a freak accident. The 15-year-old, who moved into dressage after finishing a glittering racing career in 2012, was put down after suffering neck and pelvis injuries in a fall last week. [...]
Women’s World Cup: Meet Claire Rafferty, the City analyst making history with England June 30, 2015 England left-back Claire Rafferty is trying not to look at the emails on her phone. In between the countless congratulations for making history at the Women’s World Cup are reminders of the work she will have to catch up on when she returns to work in the City as an analyst at Deutsche Bank. Read [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Tesco serves up tennis inspired signs at Wimbledon June 30, 2015 Tesco is getting into the Wimbledon spirit with a new sign on its shops near the famous tennis ground. Tesco Metro stores in Wimbledon's SW19 postcode have had the "o" in Tesco replaced with a tennis ball for the tournament. Its store in Dunblane, Andy Murray's home town, has had the same treatment. [...]
Wimbledon 2015: How much prize money has Andy Murray won at SW19? June 30, 2015 From the moment Andy Murray first treads on to Centre Court this afternoon, the expectation will mount and pressure will build as the nation wills the 28-year-old to repeat the feat of 2013 and win Wimbledon. Read more: Murray is back to his best, says former trainer Mark Petchey As Murraymania grows more vociferous, it can [...]