Chris Froome doubts Team Sky data release will stop doping claims July 21, 2015 BRITAIN’S Chris Froome does not expect Team Sky’s release of his performance data to silence accusations of doping but insists the furore will not derail his bid for a second Tour de France title. Froome’s dominant victory surge to a summit finish on stage 10 has been the subject of much scrutiny since his power [...]
Balotelli riles Reds as Sterling enjoys flying start for City July 21, 2015 ENGLAND’S most expensive player Raheem Sterling scored less than three minutes into his Manchester City debut yesterday, prompting former Liverpool team-mate Mario Balotelli to spark a Twitter row. Sterling slotted home just 137 seconds into City’s pre-season tour match against Roma in Melbourne, his first appearance since leaving Anfield under a cloud in a £49m [...]
Chelsea hand Patrick Bamford deal and loan move July 21, 2015 CHELSEA striker Patrick Bamford insists it was an easy decision to join Crystal Palace on loan next season. Bamford, who won the Championship Player of the Year award after netting 19 times during a spell at Middlesbrough last term, has also signed a new three-year contract at Stamford Bridge. “It was an easy decision in [...]
Whole of Europe wants Wladimir Klitschko beaten, says Tyson Fury July 21, 2015 BRITAIN’S Tyson Fury insists he will have the support of an entire continent when he bids to strip world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko of his WBA, IBF and WBO titles in October. Fury boasts a 24-0 career record and declared it his personal mission to rid boxing of such a “robotic” and “uncharismatic” competitor as [...]
Motorsport mourns Bianchi July 21, 2015 FORMULA One stars past and present gathered in Nice yesterday for the funeral of former Marussia driver Jules Bianchi. World champion Lewis Hamilton and fellow Englishman Jenson Button were joined by French great Alain Prost to mourn Bianchi, who died at the weekend, aged 25, nine months after suffering head injuries at the Japanese Grand [...]
£13m Aleksandar Mitrovic deal takes Newcastle summer transfer spend to highest level of Mike Ashley era July 21, 2015 Is Mike Ashley adopting a new approach to Newcastle United after years of mounting criticism? Read more: Newcastle to pay McClaren trophy bonus The club's much-maligned owner has already allowed £27m of its funds to be spent on new players this summer – more cash than he has ever released on transfers in an entire season [...]
British Open 2015: Zach Johnson toasts “surreal” victory July 20, 2015 Modest Zach Johnson toasted a “humbling and surreal” victory after the American Ryder Cup star emerged triumphant from a marathon Open Championship at St Andrews last night. Read more: Sam Torrance – 'Johnson’s just played the best golf of his life' Johnson saw off 2010 winner Louis Oosthuizen and Australian Marc Leishman in [...]
Sam Torrance: Zach Johnson’s just played the best golf of his life at British Open July 20, 2015 It couldn't have been a much closer Open, but in the end Zach Johnson’s class told and nobody can argue that he didn’t deserve to add the Claret Jug to his Green Jacket from the Masters in 2007. Read more: Zach Johnson toasts "surreal" victory Eagle-eyed readers may recall I tipped him as [...]
Fifa crisis: Ambushed Sepp Blatter to step aside in February July 20, 2015 It was meant to be the latest episode in embattled Fifa president Sepp Blatter’s self-styled bid to clean up the tarnished image of football’s world governing body. Read more: Here’s the money shot – cash rains down on Blatter Instead it descended into chaos and farce before it had even started, as British comedian [...]
Timely career-best knock boosts James Taylor’s chances of England recall July 20, 2015 Batsman James Taylor chose the perfect moment to amass a career-best double century as recriminations over England’s batting woes continue following their 405-run thrashing in the second Investec Test against Australia. Read more: Tremlett – After a bad Ashes opener, Aussies should bounce back at Lord's Taylor, who has made two Test appearances [...]