Bayern Munich star Jerome Boateng joins Jay Z’s sports management firm Roc Nation Sports June 23, 2015 Jay Z's sports management company, Roc Nation Sports, has made Jerome Boateng the first footballer on its expanding roster. Read more: Tidal wave as Jay Z's debut album disappears from Spotify The Bayern Munich defender joins a host of top-level athletes including world championship-winning boxers Andre Ward and Miguel Cotto, NBA stars such as Kevin Durant [...]
Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino could face Football League ban following tax evasion fine June 23, 2015 The future ownership of Leeds United has been pulled into further doubt after owner Massimo Cellino was fined for tax evasion by an Italian court. Read more: Can these Leeds United fans save English football's sleeping giant? Cellino was fined €40,000 (£28,398) for evading paying €16,000 tax on an imported Land Rover from the US according to [...]
US Open: Victorious Jordan Spieth takes earnings past $15m and sends Under Armour share price soaring June 23, 2015 Under Armour's share price enjoyed a two per cent lift yesterday after sponsored golfer Jordan Spieth secured his second major of the year. Read more: Jordan Spieth's sponsor Under Armour was the other winner at the 2015 Masters The prodigious 21-year-old, who became the youngest player to win the US Open on Sunday, is just six [...]
Petr Cech could win Arsenal the title, says John Terry June 23, 2015 Chelsea skipper John Terry believes goalkeeper Petr Cech could prove a title-winning acquisition for Arsenal should the Gunners complete the prospective signing of the veteran Czech Republic stopper. Cech has won four Premier League titles during 11 years at Stamford Bridge but is tipped to join Arsenal in search of first-team football after losing his [...]
Aussie cricket team welcomed ahead of Ashes June 22, 2015 Australian diplomats had their best sporting powerhouses on show last night, as the Australian cricket team met the media and introduced their players for the upcoming Ashes tour – just over two weeks away. The Australian team, known to some as “Dad’s Army” for their higher than average age range, are firm favourites for an [...]
Red hot Spieth targets McIlroy world No1 spot June 22, 2015 US OPEN winner Jordan Spieth has played down his burgeoning rivalry with Rory McIlroy but admits he is hungry to replace the Northern Irishman as golf’s world No1. Spieth, 21, became the youngest player for 93 years to win multiple Majors before his 22nd birthday when he followed up April’s Masters victory with success at [...]
Clermont-bound Strettle to miss World Cup again June 22, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has admitted the withdrawal of former Saracens winger David Strettle from his World Cup training camp was the right call once it emerged he did not want to delay his new career at Clermont Auvergne. Strettle was part of the Saracens side that won the Premiership title last month with [...]
England’s one-day revival can stoke Ashes bid, insists Billings June 22, 2015 ENGLAND newcomer Sam Billings believes the transformation of his side’s one-day fortunes can galvanise the Test team’s bid to beat Australia and regain the Ashes. Billings made his one-day international debut and played all five matches as England showcased an exhilarating and aggressive brand of cricket to overpower New Zealand 3-2 in a thrilling series [...]
Marsh: Aussies will relish fight June 22, 2015 AUSTRALIA batsman Shaun Marsh insists his side will match their rivals’ brand of aggressive cricket in a bid to end their Ashes woe in English conditions. Marsh is fighting for his place at the top of the Australian batting order having averaged 28 in their two-Test series in the West Indies last month, while opener [...]
Golf Comment: Greens weren’t perfect but that’s okay, champions make best of it June 22, 2015 YOU COULDN’T have asked for a better US Open. It was links golf to a tee and throughly enjoyable to watch as the extremity of the Chambers Bay course saw the lead change hands again and again. I had to feel for Dustin Johnson after he missed out on a first Major title and then [...]