Govt hand Ainslie project £7.5m July 1, 2014 SAILING: Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team project has been granted a £7.5m injection form the government. Britain’s most decorated competitive sailor is aiming to raise £80m to enter the contest in 2017, and the public money is set to go towards a team base in Portsmouth.
Orient drop Olympic dispute July 1, 2014 FOOTBALL: Leyton Orient have dropped their legal bid to prevent West Ham moving to the Olympic Stadium. The League One club is on the verge of being taken over by Italian businessman Francesco Becchetti, who is thought keen to remain at the Matchroom Stadium.
Keane is new Villa assistant July 1, 2014 FOOTBALL: Aston Villa have appointed Roy Keane assistant to manager Paul Lambert. The former Manchester United captain will carry on as Republic of Ireland No2.
Suarez bites bullet and sets up £80m Barca switch June 30, 2014 LIVERPOOL and Uruguay forward Luis Suarez last night paved the way for a big-money transfer to Barcelona by finally issuing an apology for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. Six days after the incident that shocked the World Cup and earned him a four-month ban from all football activity, Suarez spoke of “deep regret” and promised [...]
Murray rules out recruiting Sir Alex to backroom team June 30, 2014 FORMER Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will not be invited to join Team Murray in an official capacity, but was on hand last night to offer words of wisdom he hopes will take his Scottish compatriot all the way to the Wimbledon final once again. Ferguson watched from the royal box on Centre Court [...]
World Cup: Germany need extra time to see off Algeria June 30, 2014 GERMANY 2 ALGERIA 1 (After extra time) EXTRA-TIME goals from Chelsea’s Andre Schurrle and Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil saw Germany reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the 15th time in 16 tournaments at the expense of plucky Algeria. The three-time winners advance to play France at the Maracana on Friday, but were given an almighty scare [...]
Wozniacki calls for introduction of shot clocks June 30, 2014 FORMER world No1 Caroline Wozniacki has called on tennis authorities to get tough on time-wasters following her surprise fourth-round exit in straight sets to Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova. With top two seeds Serena Williams and Li Na already out, 2012 finalist Agnieszka Radwanska and former world No1 Ana Ivanovic joined Wozniacki on the scrapheap on a rain-disrupted [...]
Golf Comment: Rose maintains winning run as Ryder team takes shape June 30, 2014 ONE OF the greatest compliments you can pay Justin Rose is that it comes as no surprise whatsoever when he wins another title, as he did on Sunday in the National at Congressional. It may have been the Englishman’s first victory this season, but it kept up his run of winning a PGA Tour event [...]
Aussie wildcard bidding to upset world No1 Nadal June 30, 2014 THE TWO most dominant players men’s tennis has ever known are in action at Wimbledon today. World No1 Rafael Nadal continues his pursuit of a 15th grand slam title against Australian wildcard Nick Kyrgios, the surprise package of the tournament so far. And 17-time grand slam winner Roger Federer is looking to inflict an 11th defeat over [...]
Not cool: Millar sad at Tour axe June 30, 2014 BRITISH cyclist David Millar has been dropped by Garmin-Sharp from their team for the Tour de France just days after he let slip that he had been selected. Garmin-Sharp said they omitted the Scottish veteran, who had been due to compete in his 13th and final staging of the race this month, due to health [...]