Robshaw load eased by Quins August 4, 2014 DIRECTOR of Rugby Conor O’Shea believes the decision to hand prop Joe Marler the Harlequins armband will allow England captain Chris Robshaw the freedom to scale lofty heights over the next 12 months. Back row forward Robshaw has skippered Harlequins for the past four seasons and held the reins as the Twickenham Stoop club secured [...]
Woods unlikely to play in PGA August 4, 2014 FORMER world No1 Tiger Woods looks destined to miss the US PGA Championship at Valhalla this week as his long-term back injury shows little sign of relenting. Playing in only his third event since undergoing surgery in March, Woods re-injured his lower back and was forced to withdraw from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Woods, who has [...]
West Ham star is granted bail August 4, 2014 WEST Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison was released on bail yesterday after three days in custody on charges of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her mother. The England Under-21 star faces two charges of common assault after an alleged incident involving Reah Mansoor, 19, and Parveen Mansoor, 39, on 27 July. He was initially remanded in custody [...]
Golf Comment: McIlroy isn’t just back to his best – Rory is now better than ever August 4, 2014 RESURGENT Rory McIlroy’s return to world No1 ranking following back-to-back wins at the Open and WGC-Bridgestone Invitational have got people wondering: is the Northern Irishman back to his best? For me, he’s even better than ever. McIlroy’s turn of form has been extraordinary, and he was magnificent in chasing down Sergio Garcia at Akron on [...]
Cowes Week Diary: Financial firms out to prove they’re big fish in Solent race August 4, 2014 ABERDEEN Asset Management’s association with sailing stretches around the world. From our title sponsorship of Cowes Week taking place this week to the Farr 40 Australian Series Down Under and the Extreme Sailing Series in Singapore, sailing has become a sport in which our company values of teamwork, diligence and dedication are displayed by crews [...]
Selfless Pooley tees up Armitstead for road gold August 3, 2014 CYCLIST Lizzie Armitstead paid tribute to the heroic selflessness of England team-mate Emma Pooley after winning road race gold on the final day of the Commonwealth Games yesterday. Armitstead improved on her silver medals from Delhi four years ago and the London 2012 Olympics as England finished top of the medal table in Glasgow for [...]
Courtois ships two in first 45 minutes for Chelsea August 3, 2014 Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois conceded two goals in 45 minutes as he made his long-awaited Chelsea debut. The Blues keeper played for the first half of a pre-season friendly which ended in a 3-0 defeat at Werder Bremen yesterday. Two contentious penalties, converted by Eljero Elia and Felix Kross, plus a glancing header from Ludovic Obraniak [...]
Hammers suffer third loss in four August 3, 2014 WEST Ham’s troubled pre-season suffered another setback yesterday when they suffered their third loss in four games, a 2-0 defeat to Malaga in Germany. Goalkeeper Adrian saved a penalty as defender Carl Jenkinson picked up an injury on his debut. The Hammers face Sampdoria next on Saturday at Upton Park.
Cowes Week Diary: Thrills at sea and ashore: Cowes is more than a red trouser-fest August 3, 2014 ABERDEEN Asset Management Cowes Week, as its 179-year tradition dictates, kicked off at the weekend, and even if you’ve not been before I’m sure you could describe it. All the maritime cliches are here bold and proud: stripy jumpers, red trousers, peaked hats, Hugo and Barnaby down from Town for a spot of yachting, yah! [...]
Sanchez leads Gunners’ line August 3, 2014 MANAGER Arsene Wenger suggested headline act Alexis Sanchez could spearhead the Arsenal attack this season after deploying the Chilean through the middle in the second half of yesterday’s 1-0 Emirates Cup defeat to Monaco. Wenger said: “It was an opportunity for me to see him as a centre forward and we looked better – he [...]