Hamilton most marketable star May 19, 2014 BRITISH driver Lewis Hamilton is the world’s most marketable sportsman, according to an extensive new study conducted by SportsPro magazine. The current Formula One world championship leader came out on top in a survey where consumers were asked to rank eight factors based on the next three years of an athlete’s career. India batsman Virat [...]
Andrews, 31, dies after accident May 19, 2014 MOTOR RACING: English motorcyclist Simon Andrews, 31, died yesterday as a result of injuries suffered during a Superstock race at the North West 200 series in Northern Ireland at the weekend. Andrews raced more than 50 times in the British Superbike Championship.
Joshua set for Wembley fight May 19, 2014 BOXING: British heavyweight Anthony Joshua will fight 38-year-old Matt Legg at Wembley Stadium on the undercard of super-middleweight champion Carl Froch’s rematch with George Groves on 31 May.
Redmond fires England to victory May 19, 2014 FOOTBALL: A hat-trick from Norwich midfielder Nathan Redmond saw England Under-21s beat Wales 3-1 last night, to take a giant stride towards European Championship qualification. Gwion Edwards struck Wales’s goal.
Azarenka to miss French Open May 19, 2014 TENNIS: World No5 Victoria Azarenka will miss next week’s French Open with a foot injury. Azarenka, 24, reached last year’s semi-final.
Monitise triumph in O2 Rugby challenge May 19, 2014 HAVING ex-rugby player Alastair Lukies as your founder and counting ex-pros such as Matt Perry as employees makes for a formidable corporate rugby team, as Monitise proved by winning the O2 Touch Rugby challenge at Twickenham last week. They beat the likes of City of London Police and Santander to take the title. The winning [...]
Three more years for Wenger May 18, 2014 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger is set to sign a new three-year contract this week that will extend his reign in north London to 21 years. The 64-year-old, who joined the Gunners from Nagoya Grampus in October 1996, is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal, with his current contract expiring next month. [...]
Victorious Gunners aim to fill up trophy cabinet May 18, 2014 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger and his players believe their victory in the weekend’s FA Cup final can drive the north Londoners onto further glory, having ended their nine-year wait for a trophy. Addressing thousands of celebrating fans during the club’s victory parade in Islington yesterday, Wenger said this was the most important of his joint-record [...]
Sarries over semi-final stumbles May 18, 2014 SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall feels his players have banished the demons of their recent past after staying in contention for a European and domestic double. Having lost their last two Aviva Premiership semi-finals, Sarries successfully cleared the same hurdle on Saturday by beating Harlequins 31-17, recovering from a 17-11 half-time deficit thanks to [...]
Sport Comment: Cup final thriller proves there is life in the old competition yet May 18, 2014 SOMETIMES it is good to be wrong. Having convinced myself on Saturday morning that this year’s FA Cup final had all the must-see elements of a McBusted concert, I planned a football-free TV day which involved possibly getting home from a long journey in time for the last five minutes to see the trophy lifted, [...]