Team GB stars hit by lottery funding cuts October 14, 2013 THIRTEEN British athletes, seemingly with the world at the feet at the London 2012 Olympics, have been stripped of their National Lottery funding due to doubts about their future medal chances. Triple jumper Phillips Idowu, a silver medallist in 2008, heads a list of those who represented Team GB in Stratford last year, but will [...]
Britain’s Murray and Watson fall in world rankings October 14, 2013 INJURED Andy Murray has fallen to No4 in the world following the latest update to the rankings. Murray is set to miss the rest of the season following back surgery and has slipped below David Ferrer after the Spaniard reached the last-16 of last week’s Shanghai Masters – won by world No2 Novak Djokovic in [...]
Rugby Comment: It doesn’t get better than playing at Wembley October 14, 2013 YOU always want to play in front of big crowds and there is nowhere better than Wembley Stadium. I’ve played in all nine of Saracens previous visits there and loved it. I can’t wait to go back for our Heineken Cup tie on Friday. As an English guy it’s a dream to go to Wembley [...]
England are yet to reach their peak, insists new coach Amor October 14, 2013 ENGLAND Sevens head coach Simon Amor believes the best is yet to come from his side, following their third place finish in the opening leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Australia. Amor, who only took charge of England less than a month ago, oversaw wins against Spain and France on day one, before [...]
McIlroy begins legal action against agents October 14, 2013 TWO-TIME Major winner Rory McIlroy has begun legal proceedings against his former representatives Horizon Sports Management in the hope of recovering £5.9m in fees. The former world No1 feels he was misled by the Dublin-based firm during their 18-month association and views their fees as excessive. McIlroy also wants to end his association with Gurteen [...]
Jamaican PM sets up doping probe October 14, 2013 ATHLETICS: The World Anti-Doping Agency are set to investigate drug-testing practices in Jamaica at the request of the country’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller. Sprinters Asafa Powell and Veronica Campbell-Brown were among several Jamaican athletes who recently tested positive for banned substances.
Chishora set to defend Euro title October 14, 2013 BOXING: European heavyweight champion Dereck Chishora will make the first defence of his title against Arnold Gjerjaj of Switzerland at the Copper Box Arena at the Olympic Park on 30 November.
Ford named Surrey head coach October 14, 2013 CRICKET: Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has agreed a three-year deal to take charge at Surrey from February. The 52-year-old has previously worked with rival county Kent.
Derby winner Camelot retired October 14, 2013 HORSE RACING: Winner of last year’s Derby Camelot has been retired. The colt, who also won the 2,000 Guineas in 2012, will begin a breeding career next year.
Wikileaks flick struggles to tackle big questions October 13, 2013 FILM THE FIFTH ESTATE Daniel O’Mahony, Cert 15 Three Stars TWO YOUNG idealists defy warnings and threats from the powers-that-be in the relentless pursuit of journalistic truth. Is this film All The President’s Men for the information age? The answer: unfortunately not. This cinematic rendering of Julian Assange’s Wikileaks organisation doesn’t manage to scale the [...]