Tottenham clinch Toby Alderweireld deal July 8, 2015 Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld admits his international team-mates helped persuade him to opt for a, £11.5m switch to Tottenham over a return to Southampton. Alderweireld, 26, who spent last season on loan at the Saints from Atletico Madrid, completed a move to White Hart Lane yesterday despite a legal row over the transfer. [...]
Swansea cap away tickets at £22 July 8, 2015 Swansea chiefs have been praised for capping the cost of their away fans’ tickets at £22 from next season. Read more: Football fans march against ticket prices The Premier League club will spend around £300,000 on subsidising the price of admission for travelling supporters. Swansea estimate it will save fans up to £250 [...]
Wimbledon 2015 prize money: Andy Murray beats Pospisil to become third-highest earning player in men’s singles history July 8, 2015 Andy Murray became the third-highest earning man in Wimbledon history today, after beting Canadian Vasek Pospisil in straight sets. Read more: Andy Murray primed to face familiar enemy Pospisil In doing so, the Scot set up his sixth Wimbledon semi-final and secured a minimum prize of £470,000 taking his total earnings on the grass of the [...]
Tottenham Hotspur to host NFL games in new stadium July 8, 2015 Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium will host American Football games after the Premier League club reached a 10-year agreement with the NFL. Read more: Tottenham prepare £350m loan facility for new stadium project The club's new home – due to open in 2018 – will be a multi-sport venue featuring a retractable grass pitch with an artificial [...]
Chris Tremlett on Ashes 2015: Squads are evenly matched in all areas but I see tourists going unbeaten and retaining the urn July 8, 2015 OPENERS An outstanding issue for Australia is who partners David Warner: Chris Rogers or Shaun Marsh. I expect Rogers to get the nod because he is well versed in opening the innings in English conditions, where the ball tends to swing, after spells with Middlesex and Derbyshire. It could be vital having someone used to [...]
Brewer toasts strong first half ahead of the Rugby World Cup July 7, 2015 BRITISH pub chain Young & Co’s Brewery toasted a strong start to the year at its annual general meeting yesterday. Chairman Nick Bryan reported that trading in the current year “has started well, with managed house sales for the first 13 weeks up 8.3 per cent in total and up 5.6 per cent on a [...]
Ashes 2015: England captain Alastair Cook vows to go on attack to secure win July 7, 2015 England skipper Alastair Cook has vowed to showcase an aggressive brand of captaincy in a bid to wrestle the urn from the grasp of bitter Ashes rivals Australia. Read more: Squads are evenly matched but I see tourists going unbeaten On the eve of today’s First Investec Test at Cardiff, both captains appeared to [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Serena Williams argues women deserve greater show court time July 7, 2015 World No1 Serena Williams insisted that women are under-represented on Wimbledon’s main courts after recovering from a set down to overcome Belarusian Victoria Azarenka yesterday. Read more: Serena Williams brushes aside sister Venus to reach last eight Five-time champion Williams dispatched Aazarenka 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to progress to tomorrow’s semi-finals where fourth seed Maria [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Andy Murray primed to face familiar enemy Pospisil July 7, 2015 Centre Court will not be the only familiar sight greeting Andy Murray when the British No1 emerges for his Wimbledon quarter-final against Vasek Pospisil this afternoon. Read more: Murray still concerned with shoulder despite win over Karlovic Murray has already faced the unseeded Canadian, set for a grand slam last-eight debut, three times [...]
Tour de France 2015: Chris Froome glad to see Tony Martin take yellow jersey July 7, 2015 Britain's Chris Froome lost the yellow jersey but admitted his relief after emerging from the Tour de France’s longest and perhaps most treacherous stage unscathed yesterday. Read more: Froome – "Success stokes fire ahead of Tour de France" German time trial specialist Tony Martin took the maillot jaune for the first time in his [...]