Note perfect Bell changes England tune April 13, 2015 BATSMAN Ian Bell last night urged England to take full advantage of a reprieve earned by his 22nd Test century and ram home their advantage in the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua. England, who ended day one 341-5, were indebted to Bell for a determined and classy 143 that contributed to two [...]
Golf Comment: Baby-faced superstar Spieth’s gift is an old head on young shoulders April 13, 2015 FOR SOMEONE who looks like they could shave with nothing more than a rough towel, Jordan Spieth showed extraordinary maturity and composure on his way to winning the Masters on Sunday. His all-round game was excellent, but perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Spieth’s first Major victory was that, at the age of just 21, [...]
Premier League: Rodgers to quiz Sterling on laughing gas clip April 13, 2015 LIVERPOOL 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers last night vowed to speak to Raheem Sterling after footage emerged appearing to show the England forward taking nitrous oxide, the legal high also known as laughing gas. Sterling’s off-field controversy marred an otherwise good night for player and club, as his 11th goal of the [...]
Bianchi family report progress April 13, 2015 COMATOSE Formula One racer Jules Bianchi’s tentative recovery from life-threatening injury is tantamount to “running a marathon every day”, according to his father. Bianchi, 25, has been unconscious since crashing into a trackside recovery vehicle at the Japanese Grand Prix in October. The Frenchman was flown home to be cared for by local doctors in [...]
Lewis and Nico over China crisis April 13, 2015 MERCEDES Formula One driver Nico Rosberg has backed down in his row with team-mate Lewis Hamilton, which erupted as the Briton cruised to victory at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. Rosberg revealed yesterday that clear-the-air talks with world champion Hamilton and team chiefs had resolved the spat. The German had accused his colleague of [...]
Blues win Euro Youth League April 13, 2015 CHELSEA enhanced their reputation for producing some of England’s top age-group sides yesterday when the club’s Under-19s were crowned champions of Europe. The Blues beat Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk 3-2 in the Uefa Youth League final in Nyon, Switzerland. Captain Izzy Brown, who was promoted to the first team earlier this year and was on the [...]
Jordan Spieth’s sponsor Under Armour was the other winner at the 2015 Masters April 13, 2015 Jordan Spieth wasn’t the only winner at the 79th Masters in Augusta this year. His sponsor Under Armour will also come out of golf’s first major tournament of the season with its profile raised and reputation enhanced. Under Armour, the American sportswear brand, overtook Adidas in its domestic market last year with sales of $1.2bn [...]
Jordan Spieth career earnings top $13m after Masters win April 13, 2015 Winning a first major championship isn't about the money. It's about the realisation of an unshakeable dream, the pay-off for all those sacrificed hours on the green or the driving range. Still, although the prized green jacket is the true symbol of prestige Jordan Spieth was after this weekend, the $1.8m (£1.23m) he picked up [...]
Masters 2015: Here’s why Jordan Spieth’s record-equalling win was so special April 13, 2015 Winning the Masters is an impressive, rarefied feat in itself. Winning it at 21 years of age even more so. But triumphing at Augusta in the style demonstrated by Jordan Spieth this weekend is truly something special. Not only did the young Texan fulfill the goal he's been gunning for from childhood almost as soon [...]
2015 Rugby World Cup: Banking on shared values – and the 3bn viewers for a great global event April 12, 2015 When a senior figure from the world of banking talks up his company’s major sponsorship deal with a particular sport, because it represents the “core values” of his business, there’s a tendency sometimes to roll the eyes in a “that’s so on-message” kind of a way. So when Ian Fisher, head of coverage and investment [...]