Westwood cards lowest Major round to head PGA leaderboard August 8, 2014 ENGLAND’S Lee Westwood matched his lowest ever round in a Major to share the lead with Americans Kevin Chappell and Ryan Palmer on six under par after round one of the US PGA at Valhalla yesterday. World No1 Rory McIlroy entered the tournament in prime form after wins at the Open and last week’s WGC-Bridgestone [...]
Andy Murray receives double boost in Rogers Cup ahead of quarters August 8, 2014 Britain’s Andy Murray was handed a double boost yesterday at the Rogers Cup in Toronto as top seed and would-be opponent Novak Djokovic was knocked out before Richard Gasquet was forced to withdraw from their third-round tie. Murray received a walkover into the quarter-finals after Gasquet pulled out shortly before the clash due to an [...]
West Ham star threatened girl with acid attack, court is told August 8, 2014 WEST Ham star Ravel Morrison threatened to throw acid in his ex-girlfriend’s face, blow up her house and have her killed during a four-year campaign of terror, a court heard yesterday. The harassment allegations emerged as England Under-21 midfielder Morrison appeared before Manchester magistrates charged with assaulting his former partner and her mother last month. [...]
Arsene Wenger cools Sami Khedira rumours as Thomas Vermaelen nears Arsenal transfer exit August 8, 2014 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has distanced himself from a move for Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira but admits there is every chance he will make further signings before the transfer window shuts next month. Wenger last week acknowledged his interest in Khedira, a signing which would add to the club’s nucleus of German players. Fellow [...]
Cowes Week Diary: Action switches from sea to sky as regatta reaches a conclusion August 8, 2014 AS THE curtain comes down on another Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week this weekend, I was lucky enough to join the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation on board a racing yacht during the regatta’s Ladies Day yesterday. The weather was glorious. So glorious, in fact, that we didn’t manage to do much racing due to [...]
Legia probe offers Celtic Champions League hope August 8, 2014 CELTIC were last night given hope of an extraordinary Champions League reprieve after their conquerors Legia Warsaw revealed that they are under investigation for fielding an ineligible player. The Polish title winners said European governing body Uefa was probing the participation of full-back Bartosz Bereszynski, who only came on as a substitute for the final [...]
Football Comment: Costa fortunes are key to Chelsea August 8, 2014 Champions Manchester City may have had a quiet summer but their Premier League rivals have all spent big on stars who they hope will turn them from also-rans into prize-winners. Chelsea’s key buy is Diego Costa. They have also splashed out on Cesc Fabregas, but the Brazil-born Spain striker is the signing with most riding [...]
On this day: USA Dream Team take basketball gold at Barcelona Olympics August 8, 2014 It was 22 years ago that the USA’s Dream Team took Olympic gold in Barcelona, the first time NBA superstars such as Michael Jordan and Earvin “Magic” Johnson had been allowed to compete. The 117-85 scoreline in the final against Croatia was the narrowest margin of their eight wins. Jordan, now 51, is widely regarded [...]
RideLondon-Surrey Classic: Bradley Wiggins hitting road in search of capital hat-trick August 8, 2014 Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins is aiming to complete a hat-trick of victories on London tarmac this weekend after being named as a last-minute entrant to Sunday’s RideLondon-Surrey Classic. Tour de France winner Wiggins has triumphed in his last two races on the capital’s roads: the 2012 Olympic Games time trial and the Tour of Britain [...]
Who will Arsenal face in the Champions League play-off? One for Gunners to avoid as Bilbao lurk August 7, 2014 Arsenal’s hopes of reaching the Champions League proper suffered a potential setback last night as Athletic Bilbao slipped into the pot of teams which the Gunners could draw in the group stage play-off. Arsene Wenger’s side, who finished fourth in the Premier League last season, will enter the draw as one of the seeded teams [...]