Sport Comment: Lack of boxing on free-to-air TV leaves stars marginalised September 7, 2014 BRITAIN currently has four world boxing champions. Between now and a few paragraphs’ time, the challenge is to see whether you can name them. That number rose from three to four at the weekend when, in front of the biggest crowd in history for a bout in Northern Ireland, the latest Belfast Boy Carl Frampton [...]
Serena routs Wozniacki to win 18th slam September 7, 2014 MAJESTIC world No1 Serena Williams brutally dispatched a defenceless Caroline Wozniacki to claim a record-equalling sixth US Open title yesterday. The 32-year-old cruised past Denmark’s Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 in 75 minutes to secure her third successive Flushing Meadows crown and move level with Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert on 18 grand slam titles – four [...]
Morgan smashes India as the hosts taste T20 success September 7, 2014 STAND-IN skipper Eoin Morgan insisted the England bowling unit profited from the mistakes of their Indian counterparts after the hosts salvaged pride from the wreckage of the limited-overs summer with a nerve-shredding three-run T20 international win at Edgbaston yesterday. Morgan smashed a record-equalling seven sixes in an exhilarating 71 as the captain injected momentum into [...]
Hamilton profits as pressure gets to Rosberg September 7, 2014 WORLD championship hopeful Lewis Hamilton has vowed to keep piling the pressure on title rival Nico Rosberg after cutting his team-mate’s lead with a dazzling victory at yesterday’s Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton suffered a nightmare start but relentlessly pursued Rosberg until the German made a mistake, then overtook him to move to within 22 points [...]
Cavendish crashes but finishes third in Tour of Britain opener September 7, 2014 SPRINT star Mark Cavendish suffered a repeat of his Tour de France woes on the first stage of the Tour of Britain yesterday, suffering a leg injury in a crash as he missed out on victory in Liverpool. Germany’s Marcel Kittel won the stage, for which Cavendish had been among the favourites, with the Briton [...]
So near and yet so Farah September 7, 2014 BRITAIN’S Mo Farah set a new national half-marathon record as he became the first home winner of the Great North Run since 1985 yesterday. Olympic, world and European champion Farah completed the 13.1-mile course in exactly one hour to narrowly beat Kenya’s Mike Kigen into second place. Britain’s Gemma Steele was second in the women’s [...]
Welsh cakes, whiskey and rugby balls: What’s in the Nato goody bag? September 5, 2014 US President Barack Obama, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko and German chancellor Angela Merkel were among the Nato leaders presented with a goody bag of Welsh goods today – and the contents certainly made us stop and look. No doubt Obama and Merkel bonded over the Welsh cakes they received. Maybe Poroshenko used the honey [...]
Boxing champ Brook stabbed in Spain attack September 4, 2014 Bloody scene in Tenerife as British star knifed weeks after breakthrough victory BRITAIN’S newest world champion boxer Kell Brook was recovering in hospital last night after he lost a significant amount of blood in a knife attack while on holiday in Tenerife. Brook, who shot to prominence by winning the IBF welterweight title last month, [...]
Murray likely to miss out on O2 Tour Finals again September 4, 2014 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray admits he may miss the ATP World Tour Finals in London for the second year in a row after his resurgence was checked by world No1 Novak Djokovic at the US Open on Wednesday night. Murray skipped the tournament at the O2 last season in favour of having back surgery on a [...]
No youth excuses for Rooney as England lose Bake Off TV battle September 4, 2014 SKIPPER Wayne Rooney concedes England cannot use inexperience as an excuse when the Three Lions take their first step on the road to Euro 2016 qualification in Switzerland on Monday. The Manchester United forward donned the captain’s armband for the first time as England limped to a one-goal victory over Norway at Wembley on Wednesday [...]