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 [...]
First PGA tour win for Every March 23, 2014 AMERICA’S Matt Every claimed his first PGA Tour victory late last night, overtaking Adam Scott in the closing stages of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida to win by one stroke. Every began the final round four strokes behind Scott, but four birdies in five holes saw him take over, while Australia’s Scott slipped to [...]
Wenger puzzled by heavy losses versus big guns March 23, 2014 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has said he is puzzled by his team’s poor record against their big Premier League rivals, after the weekend’s 6-0 drubbing at Chelsea. Half of the league goals the Gunners have conceded this season have come in just three heavy away defeats against Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City. “We felt we [...]
Stoke romp to first away win since August March 23, 2014 STOKE boss Mark Hughes hailed his team’s change of style after the Potters won their first away game in the Premier League since August. Christian Benteke’s early strike earned Aston Villa the lead yesterday, but goals from Peter Odemwingie, Peter Crouch and Steven Nzonzi put the visitors ahead at half-time before Geoff Cameron’s late effort [...]
Cavendish fifth in season opener March 23, 2014 CYCLING: Britain’s Mark Cavendish had to settle for fifth place in yesterday’s epic Milan-San Remo race, while compatriot Ben Swift achieved a career-best finish by coming third in the opening spring classic of the season. The near-300km race, which is largely flat, was won by Norway’s Alexander Kristoff, defeating Swiss Fabian Cancellara in a sprint [...]
Barca edge seven-goal Clasico March 23, 2014 FOOTBALL: Barcelona moved to within a point of the top of La Liga last night with a 4-3 victory at Real Madrid. Andres Iniesta opened the scoring before a Karim Benzema brace put Real ahead, but Lionel Messi equalised before the break. Cristiano Ronaldo netted from the spot, but Messi then scored two penalties, Sergio [...]
Fashion biopic more style than substance March 20, 2014 FILMYVES SAINT LAURENTCert 15 | By Simon ThomsonTwo Stars THERE just isn’t enough of a story to support a biopic of Yves Saint Laurent. The first half, addressing his early career and emergence as an independent force in the fashion industry, is an underpowered French remake of Mad Men. The second, where he descends into [...]