Title in sight after Froome blitzes rivals July 14, 2015 BRITAIN’S Chris Froome hailed “a dream day” on the Tour de France after an emphatic stage 10 victory blew away his main rivals and tightened his grip on the yellow jersey. Froome crossed the finish line 59 seconds before any other rider, extending his lead in the general classification from an overnight margin of 12 [...]
Raheem Sterling targets honours after £49m Manchester City transfer July 14, 2015 England forward Raheem Sterling insists he is looking forward to challenging for titles on a consistent basis after completing his protracted £49m transfer to deposed Premier League champions Manchester City yesterday. City will pay Liverpool an initial £44m for the 20-year-old, with a further £5m due in add-ons, which makes Sterling the most expensive Englishman [...]
Aussie Ashes hopes dented as England nemesis Haddin ruled out of Lord’s Test July 14, 2015 AUSTRALIA have been dealt a blow in their bid to retain the Ashes after it emerged that veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin is expected to miss the second Test at Lord’s, which starts tomorrow, due to personal reasons. The 37-year-old played only a limited part in Australia training yesterday and is set to be replaced by [...]
Golf Comment: Spieth’s no Open and shut case July 14, 2015 THERE’S no question who the favourite is for the Open Championship, but there is very good reason to doubt that Jordan Spieth will be able to complete the third leg of a Majors grand slam at St Andrews this week. Yes, Spieth is on the crest of a wave. His recovery from a bad first [...]
Rose takes leaf out of Faldo book in bid to blossom at St Andrews July 14, 2015 OPEN hopeful Justin Rose is looking to Sir Nick Faldo for inspiration as he attempts to emulate the last Englishman to win the Open this week at St Andrews. The 2013 US Open winner is due to play the first two rounds alongside three-time Open champion Faldo, 57, who is contesting golf’s oldest Major for [...]
British Open 2015 prize money: Jordan Spieth can take Rory McIlroy’s World No1 Ranking at St Andrews July 14, 2015 The injured Rory McIlroy is unable to defend the Claret Jug at this year's Open yet he may be keeping a nervous eye on proceedings with his No1 world ranking under threat from rising star Jordan Spieth. Read more: How much prize money is on offer at St Andrews? The Norther Irishman has held golf's No1 spot [...]
British Open 2015 prize money: How much can Jordan Spieth win at St Andrews? July 14, 2015 Not only has injury cost Rory McIlroy the chance to defend the Claret Jug, he will also miss out on the record £1.15m winner’s cheque on offer at the Open this week. Read more: McIlroy accepts Open defence hopes are over The total purse for the 144th staging of golf’s oldest Major has grown £900,000 [...]
Manchester City: This graph shows how £49m Raheem Sterling deal compares to every other Sheikh Mansour signing July 14, 2015 Since Sheikh Mansour decided to shower his billions on Manchester City the club have attracted many of football's most renowned and desired players; Premier League winners, Champions League winners and even World Cup winners have all arrived at Eastlands yet Raheem Sterling – with less than 150 professional appearances to his name – is the [...]
Van Gaal tips splurge past £200m mark July 13, 2015 MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal has hailed the signings of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin after taking his spending spree past the £200m mark. United paid close to a combined £40m in transfer fees to Bayern Munich for World Cup winner Schweinsteiger, 30, and Southampton for France midfielder Schneiderlin, 25, who completed moves yesterday. [...]
Nomadic Ranieri finds new home at Leicester City July 13, 2015 MUCH-TRAVELLED former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri has revealed that his appointment as Leicester manager yesterday ends a decade-long desire to return to the Premier League. The Italian, 63, has signed a three-year contract at the King Power Stadium and replaces Nigel Pearson, who was sacked in June despite keeping the Foxes in the top flight [...]