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 [...]
Wowen’s World Cup: England reach last eight with historic victory June 22, 2015 NORWAY 1 ENGLAND 2 ENGLAND made history last night as Mark Sampson’s side reached the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup with their first ever victory in a knockout match at the tournament. Full-back Lucy Bronze proved the match-winner with a stunning late strike after skipper Steph Houghton had earlier cancelled out Norway’s opener from [...]
West Ham handed Lusitans tie: know your Andorran part-timers June 22, 2015 WEST Ham have been pitted against Andorran minnows FC Lusitans in the first qualifying round of the Europa League. New manager Slaven Bilic’s first competitive game is set to take place at Upton Park on 2 July, with the second leg a week later in Andorra. Here are five key things to know about FC Lusitans. [...]
It’s not just official sponsors feeling a boost from 2015 Rugby World Cup factor June 22, 2015 Sport tour operator Gullivers expecting an uplift from this year’s tournament With an estimated 466,000 international visitors flocking to England for this year’s Rugby World Cup, companies with an interest in rugby do not necessarily need to have their names brandished on every stadium’s advertising boards to reap the benefits. Take Gullivers Sports [...]
Italian football club Parma declared bankrupt and will have to start next season as an amateur team in Serie D June 22, 2015 Italian football club Parma has been declared bankrupt and will have to start as an amateur outfit in Serie D, the fourth tier of Italian football, next season. It first filed for bankruptcy in March and a judge declared it should be sold, naming a price of €20m (£14.4m). There had been interest; Italian-American ex-baseball star [...]