Athletes defend Farah over tests June 18, 2015 BRITISH athletes have rallied to the defence of Mo Farah after it emerged that the double Olympic champion missed two drug tests. Farah, whose coach Alberto Salazar and training partner Galen Rupp have denied claims they broke doping rules, was reported to have missed tests in the two years preceding his success at the London [...]
England call up left-arm seamer for Ashes camp June 18, 2015 UNCAPPED Derbyshire seamer Mark Footitt has been handed the opportunity to stake a late claim for Test recognition this summer after being named in England’s pre-Ashes training squad yesterday. Left-arm fast bowler Footitt has taken 32 wickets in Division Two of the County Championship so far this summer, which follows an impressive haul of 82 [...]
Female F1 racer a certainty, says Toto Wolff June 18, 2015 But I won’t sign up my wife Susie, he tells Christian Sylt and Katy Fairman FORMULA One will eventually get a female driver according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, whose wife Susie is the only woman racing in the sport as development driver for Williams. “Somebody will do it,” he said. “Can you imagine [...]
Women to get Super League June 18, 2015 ENGLAND’S cricket bosses have pledged to pump £3m into a ground-breaking six-team women’s cricket Super League to start next summer. The tournament is set to mirror the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League in Australia, which is due to start in December, and assume a T20 format initially. The plan is to attract the world’s best [...]
Alonso to be hit by Austria grid penalty as McLaren plan gamble June 18, 2015 FORMER world champion Fernando Alonso is set to start Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix at the back of the grid after McLaren decided to take a strategic penalty. Alonso could be demoted up to 20 places, while team-mate Jenson Button may also be penalised as engine suppliers Honda are set to exceed their permitted number of [...]
19 June on this day… June 18, 2015 2001: BRITISH Lions suffered their first setback when they lost 28-25 to Aussie A, having scored 241 and conceded 24 in the opening three games. The trend continued in the Test series; the Lions went one up but lost. Will Greenwood (above) was on his second Lions tour but did not make his Test debut [...]
It’s all about style, admits cool Morgan June 17, 2015 ENGLAND skipper Eoin Morgan has prioritised style over substance after his side mustered a record run chase in a seven-wicket demolition of New Zealand at Trent Bridge last night to set up a winner-takes-all finale to the one-day series. The rampant hosts successfully chased down 350 with six overs to spare, eclipsing their previous best [...]
Murray will not win Wimbledon, insists Wawrinka June 17, 2015 French Open champion Stan Wawrinka ranked Britain’s Andy Murray as only the third-favourite to win Wimbledon after failing to contain big-serving South African Kevin Anderson in the second round of the Aegon Championships yesterday. Second seed Wawrinka slipped to his fourth consecutive defeat against familiar nemesis Anderson, losing 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (13-11), a day after [...]
Liverpool to reject Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling bid and issue record transfer fee demand June 17, 2015 Manchester City are likely to have shell out a record fee for an English footballer of more than £40m if they want to sign unsettled Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling. The Reds were yesterday expected to reject City’s latest bid for the 20-year-old, which is thought to amount to £35.5m rising to a possible £40m [...]
Juan Cuadrado joy at Radamel Falcao’s Chelsea loan deal June 17, 2015 Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado has confirmed that Colombia team-mate Radamel Falcao is set to join him at Stamford Bridge. The Blues are set to take striker Falcao on a season-long loan from Monaco despite him scoring just four times in 29 appearances at Manchester United last season. Cuadrado, currently on international duty alongside the 29-year-old [...]