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 [...]
Inbee edges closer to Sorenstam tally with British Open triumph August 2, 2015 SOUTH Korea’s Inbee Park hailed a new career peak after claiming her seventh Major at the Women’s British Open yesterday. Park, 27, pipped compatriot Jin-Young Ko by three shots with a final score of 12 under par following a course record-equalling final round of 65 that featured seven birdies and an eagle. It was the [...]
Swift third after Drucker sprints to Classic victory August 2, 2015 TEAM Sky’s Ben Swift was the highest-placed Briton after finishing third at the London-Surrey Classic following a thrilling sprint on the Mall which saw Luxembourg’s Jean-Pierre Drucker crowned champion. BMC Racing’s Drucker edged out Dutch rider Mike Teunissen, while Swift had to be content with a place on the podium for the second year running, [...]
Cech lauded as Wenger admits clearing hurdle August 2, 2015 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger insisted that goalkeeper Petr Cech presented Chelsea’s players with a psychological dilemma and admitted that FA Community Shield victory over the Blues meant his side had overcome a mental barrier of their own. Former Chelsea stopper Cech, 33, joined FA Cup winners Arsenal in the summer for £10m after a highly [...]
FA Community Shield 2015: Arsenal beat Chelsea one-nil to take first silverware of the season August 2, 2015 Arsenal have won the first silverware of the football season by overcoming Chelsea by one goal to nil at Wembley Stadium. While the Community Shield does not carry a big financial reward, Arsenal winger Theo Walcott said to BBC 5 live the win “gets the team in the winning spirit” for the start of the [...]
The World Anti-Doping Agency is “very alarmed” after leaked files show extent of suspected doping August 2, 2015 A leak of test data from the International Association of Athletics Federation has led to new allegations of doping, which the World Anti-Doping Agency has said they are “very alarmed” about. The Sunday Times and German broadcasted ARD/WDR have been given access to the results of 12,000 blood tests from 5,000 athletes between 2001 and 2012. [...]
Women’s FA Cup final: Attendance record smashed as 30,000 fans watch Chelsea beat Notts County August 1, 2015 Chelsea Ladies beat Notts County Ladies 1-0 in front of the biggest crowd ever gathered for a Women's FA Cup final. Read more: Meet Claire Rafferty, the City analyst making history with England and Chelsea Ji So-Yun scored the only goal of the game as Chelsea won their first Women's FA Cup in front of over [...]