Saracens land tough Euro draw while Quins paired with Wasps June 10, 2014 HEINEKEN Cup runners-up Saracens have been drawn in a testing pool alongside last year’s runners-up Clermont Auvergne in the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup. Sarries must also take on Irish heavyweights Munster and ever-improving Sale Sharks in Europe’s new premier club competition. Harlequins and London Wasps have been paired in pool two with Leinster and [...]
America’s Cup excites Newey June 10, 2014 SAILING great Ben Ainslie says Formula One design guru Adrian Newey wants to join his quest to create the first successful British America’s Cup team. Newey signed a new deal with Red Bull last week, but revealed it would see him take a step back from the team whose success he has masterminded, allowing him [...]
Cricket Comment: Plunkett and Robson primed to shine in England auditions June 10, 2014 ENGLAND’S first Test against Sri Lanka tomorrow at Lord’s may be their debut five-day outing under new head coach Peter Moores, but it is two other men who will be in the spotlight. Middlesex batsman Sam Robson is set to win his first cap and open the batting with captain Alastair Cook, and you have [...]
Inhaler uproar shocks Froome June 10, 2014 TEAM Sky rider Chris Froome has been shocked by uproar caused following his use of an inhaler during the Criterium du Dauphine after retaining his 12-second advantage over rival Alberto Contador in yesterday’s third stage. Froome, who suffers from exercise-induced asthma, puffed on his inhaler with 19km remaining of the second stage, in which he [...]
England’s women end on a high June 10, 2014 HOCKEY: England’s women ended their miserable World Cup campaign with a 3-1 win over Germany, but that was not enough to avoid finishing bottom of Pool B.
Hardaker banned for abuse June 10, 2014 RUGBY LEAGUE: Leeds full-back Zak Hardaker has been given a five-match ban and fined £300 after being found guilty of homophobic abuse during Rhinos’ defeat to Warrington Wolves.
England well equipped to beat Italy now, says Hodgson June 9, 2014 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson is adamant his team is vastly better equipped to beat Italy in Saturday’s World Cup opener than they were when dumped out of Euro 2012 in the quarter-final. Just weeks after succeeding Fabio Capello in the England hot-seat, Hodgson saw his team put to the sword in Kiev on penalties, following [...]
World Cup in brief June 9, 2014 Cameroon arrive after bonus row A DAY later than scheduled Cameroon’s World Cup squad finally landed in Brazil, after a row over bonus payments was resolved. The players, including Chelsea’s Samuel Eto’o and Tottenham’s Benoit Assou-Ekotto, had refused to leave their hotel to board a Brazil-bound flight on Sunday complaining that the £61,000 fee for [...]
Froome fends off Contador to keep Dauphine lead June 9, 2014 TOUR de France champion Chris Froome has refuted the notion he has a hold over Spain’s Alberto Contador after finishing ahead of his main rival for a second successive stage at the Criterium du Dauphine. In a neck-and-neck mountain-top finish at Col du Beal, Froome was first over the line to retain the yellow jersey [...]
Injured Evans battles on at Queen’s June 9, 2014 BRITISH No2 Dan Evans has revealed he is battling through the pain barrier in his desperation to play in home tournaments this summer after he stunned former world No8 Jurgen Melzer in the first round of the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club. Evans is suffering with a long-standing knee injury and intends to take time [...]