Golf Comment: This might just be Mickelson’s year at US Open June 15, 2015 IT IS very difficult to know what to expect from a golf course yet to host its first Major, which makes predicting a winner for this week’s US Open at the extraordinary Chambers Bay even trickier than usual. None of the players seem to want to comment on the setting, near Seattle in Washington state, [...]
Villa summon Grealish for meeting over Tenerife holiday photographs June 15, 2015 PREMIER League side Aston Villa plan to hold talks with midfielder Jack Grealish after he was apparently photographed passed out on a street while on holiday in Tenerife. Several pictures of the 19-year-old, who has represented Republic of Ireland at under-21 level but is also eligible to play international football for England, were posted on [...]
Player bonus strike forces Italy to suspend World Cup training June 15, 2015 ITALY’S Rugby World Cup preparations have been thrown into disarray after the Azzurri were forced to suspend their pre-tournament training camp due to a player strike over bonuses. The players are demanding a match-by-match bonus scheme whereas Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) bosses are refusing to budge on their proposals for a one-off bonus payment linked [...]
Austria silver after bus crash June 15, 2015 TWO Austrian synchronised swimmers have dedicated the silver medal they won at the European Games yesterday to their team-mates who were hit by a bus last week. Twins Anna-Maria and Eirini-Marina Alexandri, 17, finished second to Russia at the inaugural competition in Baku, Azerbaijan, just four days after one 15-year-old colleague was left in a [...]
Gilbert set to adopt 2015 Rugby World Cup centre stage and continue game’s evolution June 14, 2015 You all know the story. William Webb Ellis, with a fine disregard for the rules of the game and all that, picked up the ball and ran with it at Rugby School in 1823, thereby inventing the game of rugby football. We don’t have time to go into what happened to him after that, [...]
Euro 2016 Qualifier: Hodgson hails matchwinning hero Rooney June 14, 2015 SLOVENIA 2 ENGLAND 3 ENGLAND boss Roy Hodgson lauded the personal and professional qualities of skipper Wayne Rooney after the Manchester United striker conjured a decisive strike to maintain his side’s unblemished Euro 2016 qualifying record in Slovenia yesterday. Rooney endured a series of missed opportunities but a late winner moved him to within a [...]
Emphasis on new attacking brand overrides defeat, admits Morgan June 14, 2015 ENGLAND skipper Eoin Morgan insisted that his side’s continued commitment to a more expansive batting style counterbalanced the disappointment of losing the third one-day international (ODI) against New Zealand at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton yesterday. Morgan top scored with 71 as Ben Stokes and Joe Root also struck half-centuries before England lost their last five [...]
Froome: Success stokes fire ahead of Tour de France June 14, 2015 BRITAIN’S Chris Froome immediately switched his focus to the Tour de France after yesterday storming to Criterium du Dauphine glory following a blistering final stage victory. Froome was in second place after success in Saturday’s seventh stage on Mont Blanc but overcame an 18-second deficit to take the yellow jersey from BMC Racing’s Tejay van [...]
Warburton set for speedy return to management north of border June 14, 2015 FORMER Brentford boss Mark Warburton is understood to be on the verge of a swift return to management with Scottish Championship side Rangers. Talks between Warburton and the Glasgow outfit are believed to be at an advanced stage, while the 52-year-old is set to be assisted by ex-Rangers skipper David Weir, who he enjoyed a [...]
Surrey duo left in hospital after horrific incident June 14, 2015 SURREY’S T20 Blast match at Sussex was abandoned yesterday after a horrific on-field clash left fielders Rory Burns and Moises Henriques unconscious and stricken on the outfield. Three ambulances were called onto the playing arena as both players required lengthy medical treatment after crashing into each other at high speed while attempting to take a [...]