Ainslie inspires astonishing cup turnaround September 25, 2013 FOUR-TIME Olympic champion Sir Ben Ainslie inspired one of the most remarkable sporting comebacks ever last night as Oracle Team USA recovered from 8-1 down to win the America’s Cup 9-8 in the final race against Team New Zealand. For only the third time in the regatta’s 162-year history a decider was required after the [...]
Luiz: I’m not second choice September 25, 2013 CHELSEA defender David Luiz is adamant he has nothing to prove to manager Jose Mourinho, despite being a victim of his rotation policy in Saturday’s win over Fulham. Luiz missed the first three games of the season with a hamstring problem, but has featured in four of the Blues’ last five matches, including Tuesday’s 2-0 [...]
Clubs starting to fear Spurs September 25, 2013 IN-FORM Tottenham are beginning to get the recognition they deserve from rival teams, according to central defender Jan Vertonghen. Spurs have won eight of their nine matches this season in all competitions, conceding just a solitary goal to north London rivals Arsenal in the process. A positive result against Chelsea on Saturday lunchtime would briefly [...]
Lee protests innocence after he gets snooker’s longest ever ban September 25, 2013 SNOOKER’S former world No5 Stephen Lee has vowed to clear his name after being handed a career-ending 12-year ban for seven counts of match-fixing. The 38-year-old Englishman would also have to pay a £40,000 fine in the unlikely event he were to launch a comeback aged 49, though he still hopes to overturn what is [...]
Capital One Cup: Arsenal’s kids hold nerve to reach round four September 25, 2013 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 vs ARSENAL 1 (ARSENAL WIN 4-3 ON PENALTIES) ARSENAL set up a Capital One Cup fourth round clash with London rivals Chelsea following a nail-biting penalty shoot-out victory against West Brom at the Hawthorns last night. The Gunners, who made nine changes to the side that beat Stoke 3-1 on Sunday, [...]
Brits to miss Seve Trophy September 25, 2013 SIX of Britain’s best golfers will be absent from Sam Torrance’s squad for next month’s Seve Trophy, but the captain is still content with the balance of his team. Major winners Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell have opted not to compete, while Luke Donald, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood have also made themselves [...]
World Championships set for London September 25, 2013 CYCLING: The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park velodrome is to stage the five-day Track World Championships in February 2016. Team GB won nine medals in the venue at London 2012 and will stage the final leg of the Olympic qualification process for the next Games in Rio. The Park is also set to hold Rugby World [...]
QPR move for striker Chevanton September 25, 2013 FOOTBALL: Championship pacesetters QPR have strengthened their forward line with the signing of Uruguayan free agent Javier Chevanton on a three-month contract. Harry Redknapp’s side are unbeaten in eight league matches but have scored just eight goals. Chevanton, 33, has scored seven goals in 22 games for his country and said: “I have scored goals [...]
Essex blow promotion chance September 25, 2013 CRICKET: Northamptonshire wrapped up promotion to Division One of the County Championship halfway through their four-day match with Worcestershire yesterday after rivals Essex failed to take maximum bonus points at Hampshire. Essex were bowled out for 207 in reply to Hampshire’s first innings score of 456 and are 44-0 having been asked to follow on.
Hick handed key Australia role September 25, 2013 CRICKET: Australia have turned to former England batsman Graeme Hick in an attempt to cure their cricketing malaise just weeks before the Ashes. The 47-year-old has been appointed high performance coach at Cricket Australia’s centre of excellence and is tasked with improving the standard of young players Down Under.