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 [...]
Woods in Ryder Cup injury blow August 3, 2014 FORMER world No1 Tiger Woods’s Ryder Cup place was plunged deeper into doubt last night when he quit the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational with a back injury. Woods, who had back surgery in March, is set to miss out on an automatic spot in the USA team but was in contention for a captain’s pick at Gleneagles [...]
Credibility for Moores after England beat India to level July 31, 2014 HEAD COACH Peter Moores believes the manner of England’s victory gives credibility to his methods after the hosts polished off India yesterday to win the third Test at Southampton in convincing style. England secured the six wickets required to end their 10-match losing streak, routing the tourists by 266 runs and levelling the series as [...]
Fragapane and Whitlock claim third golds each July 31, 2014 GYMNASTS Max Whitlock and Claudia Fragapane both won their third gold medals of Glasgow 2014 yesterday as England consolidated their place at the top of the Commonwealth Games leaderboard. Rebecca Downie added the Commonwealth title to her European crown by taking first place in the uneven bars. With gold medals already secured in the all-around [...]