Djokovic targets Nadal and Fed’s grand slam tally July 13, 2015 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic aims to reel in the grand slam career wins of rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal after sealing his third Wimbledon title on Sunday. That quest begins at the US Open next month, a tournament which nine-time Major winner Djokovic has won only once, in 2011, despite reaching at least the semi-final each [...]
Tiger Woods refuses to give up hope of landing St Andrews Open treble July 13, 2015 Former world No1 Tiger Woods insists he can win “absolutely” the Open this week, despite a Major drought that dates back to 2008 and his fall to 241 in the rankings. Two of the American’s three Open victories have come at St Andrews, scene of this year’s contest, and Woods believes his experience of the [...]
Louis van Gaal takes his Manchester United spending past £200m mark following Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin signings July 13, 2015 Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has hailed the signings of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin after taking his spending spree past the £200m mark. Read more: Midfield duo set to sign for United United paid close to a combined £40m in transfer fees to Bayern Munich for World Cup winner Schweinsteiger, 30, and [...]
Viagogo making a splash in secondary ticketing market July 13, 2015 Joe Hall catches up with London-formed firm ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup For years, it was a humiliating ritual many a sport fan would suffer. Ticketless and desperate, your only hope of getting a cherished seat for the match was a shifty-eyed bloke near the stadium asking you to give up a [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Novak Djokovic now wants to copy Serena Williams feat July 12, 2015 World No1 Novak Djokovic has vowed to replicate the dominance of fellow Wimbledon champion Serena Williams after successfully defending his crown with victory over seven-time winner Roger Federer yesterday. A ruthless Djokovic overpowered Federer in four sets, 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (10-12), 6-4, 6-3, in two hours and 56 minutes to seal a third title [...]
Decision to retain Cook as skipper has been vindicated, says Bayliss July 12, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Trevor Bayliss has hailed the leadership skills of skipper Alastair Cook in the wake of his side’s crushing defeat of Australia in the first Investec Ashes Test of the summer on Saturday. A rampant England demolished Australia by 169 runs inside four days at Cardiff to take a 1-0 series lead, showcasing [...]
I danced my way to Serena Slam, reveals Williams July 12, 2015 SHE MAY be the oldest person to win a grand slam title in the open era but Serena Williams insists she has never felt fitter after clinching her sixth Wimbledon title. Williams, 33, beat Spain’s Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 in Saturday’s final to complete the so-called Serena Slam – holding all four Majors at once [...]
Liverpool pave way for Sterling to seal English record £49m Man City transfer July 12, 2015 ENGLAND forward Raheem Sterling is closing in on a record-breaking £49m transfer to Manchester City after Liverpool withdrew him from their pre-season tour at the last minute. Sterling had been named in a 30-man party which yesterday departed for Thailand, where the Reds play a friendly against the True Thai Premier League All Stars tomorrow. [...]
Midfield duo Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger set for Manchester United transfers July 12, 2015 Manchester United are set to bolster their midfield ranks with the signing of France’s Morgan Schneiderlin after a fee in excess of £25m was agreed with Southampton. Schneiderlin is poised to join Germany’s World Cup winning midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger at Old Trafford, with the 30-year-old set to complete a £15m move to United after issuing [...]
Aussies ponder changes ahead of second Test July 12, 2015 AUSTRALIA head coach Darren Lehmann has implied that changes will be made to the side which were ruthless annihilated by England in the first Investec Ashes Test. The tourists were heavily tipped to retain the Ashes urn which they won so mercilessly Down Under 18 months ago but a 169-run defeat at Cardiff on Saturday [...]