Froome well placed in Catalunya March 24, 2014 CYCLING: Tour de France champion Chris Froome finished safely among the peloton on stage one of the Volta a Catalunya yesterday. Slovenia’s Luka Mezgec holds a lead of four seconds, with Britain’s Froome 10 seconds off the pace. Sir Bradley Wiggins withdrew from the race to concentrate on next month’s Paris-Roubaix event.
England beaten in T20 opener March 24, 2014 CRICKET: England suffered defeat to West Indies by nine runs in the opening match of the women’s World Twenty20. The West Indies fell from 87-0 to 133-7 at the conclusion of their 20 overs in Sylhet. But, in reply, England could only muster 124-9, with captain Charlotte Edwards scoring 44.
Bristol sign former Wales captain March 24, 2014 RUGBY UNION: Wales forward Ryan Jones has signed a two-year deal with Championship leaders Bristol. Jones has won 75 international caps, including 33 as captain, but missed this year’s Six Nations with a hamstring injury. The 33-year-old will leave Ospreys at the end of the Pro12 season.
Premier League: Sherwood: We won’t give up Gunners chase March 23, 2014 AT WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 SOUTHAMPTON 2 TOTTENHAM manager Tim Sherwood yesterday refused to give up the chase for Champions League qualification after moving to within six points of north London rivals Arsenal. Following the Gunners’ 6-0 humbling at Chelsea on Saturday, Spurs recovered from two goals down at White Hart Lane to [...]
Sport Comment: Arsenal need a boss who ensures they turn up for biggest matches March 23, 2014 ARSENE Wenger has never had the healthiest of pallors but the colour had almost completely drained from his face by the time Arsenal were three goals and a man down against Chelsea as the clock struck 1pm on Saturday lunchtime. The occasion of his 1,000th match in charge should have been an opportunity, irrespective of [...]
Lions tour has helped Farrell grow, says Sarries chief McCall March 23, 2014 SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall believes fly-half Owen Farrell is vastly improved since touring with the British & Irish Lions in Australia last year. Farrell scored 17 points in a man of the match performance as Sarries defeated Harlequins 39-17 on Saturday to reclaim top spot in the Aviva Premiership in front of a [...]
Debutants flourish as England take third place at Tokyo Sevens March 23, 2014 ENGLAND boss Simon Amor is predicting a bright future after his inexperienced side finished third in the HSBC Sevens World Series event in Tokyo yesterday. Series debutant Jack Clifford was among the try-scorers as England beat New Zealand in a play-off, having lost to eventual runners-up and new overall leaders South Africa in the semi-finals. [...]
Broad causes storm as captain is fined after England defeat March 23, 2014 ENGLAND captain Stuart Broad yesterday bemoaned the slap on the wrist he was given by cricket’s authorities for publicly criticising the umpires following defeat to New Zealand in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup. Broad was fined 15 per cent of his match fee by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after expressing annoyance [...]
Tsonga next for champ Murray March 23, 2014 WORLD No6 Andy Murray must overcome France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in tomorrow’s Sony Open fourth round to continue the defence of his title in Miami. Murray last week split with coach Ivan Lendl, but the eighttime grand slam champion watched from the Scot’s box as he took just 73 minutes to defeat Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-1 [...]
Massaro ends 15-year wait March 23, 2014 NEW world squash champion Laura Massaro admitted she had to battle through the toughest match of her career in yesterday’s final in Malaysia to become the first English woman to hold the title since 1999. The world No2, who finished runner-up to Nicol David in 2013, won 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 against Egyptian teenager [...]