Britain relinquish early advantage on opening day of the Seve Trophy October 3, 2013 GREAT Britain and Ireland captain Sam Torrance remains upbeat about his team’s chances of retaining the Seve Trophy despite ending day one two points behind Continental Europe. Paul Lawrie and Stephen Gallacher got the first point on the board in the day’s opening four-ball with a 3&2 win against Thomas Bjorn and Miguel Angel Jimenez. [...]
Joshua looks up to Holyfield for inspiration ahead of debut bout October 3, 2013 OLYMPIC champion Anthony Joshua makes his professional debut against Italy’s Emanuele Leo at the O2 Arena tomorrow. And the 23-year-old heavyweight from Watford intends to model his style on Evander Holyfield having studied videos of the former undisputed world champion. Joshua said: “I applied some of Holyfield’s tricks in sparring and it worked a treat.”
Whitlock misses out on medal October 3, 2013 GYMNASTICS: Britain’s Max Whitlock narrowly missed out on a podium place in the six-apparatus event at the World Championships in Belgium last night, finishing fourth. Compatriot Dan Purvis was seventh in the same event.
Storm worry for Korean Grand Prix October 3, 2013 FORMULA ONE: Organisers fear this weekend’s Korean Grand Prix could be disrupted by Tropical Storm Fitow currently passing through Asia. The 2010 race was suspended for more than an hour due to a heavy storm.
Germany’s Novellist to strike in mouthwatering edition of Arc showpiece October 3, 2013 BILL ESDAILE AND BEN CLEMINSON WITH THEIR BEST RACING AND FOOTBALL BETS OF THE WEEKEND A FAR wiser man than me once quipped “The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion” and that perfectly describes my attempt to pick the winner of Sunday’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (3.15pm) ahead of this morning’s all [...]
Toffees to prove tough nut to crack again for wounded City October 3, 2013 THERE’S no doubt that Champions League holders Bayern Munich are a team right out of the top drawer but, even so, the way they brushed aside Manchester City on Wednesday night at the Etihad was phenomenal. Pep Guardiola’s side absolutely battered the ragged hosts and a 3-1 scoreline understates their superiority. While it’s been David [...]
Champions League: Hart failure as City suffer Euro mauling October 2, 2013 MANCHESTER CITY 1 vs BAYERN MUNICH 3 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini conceded his team were outclassed by European champions Bayern Munich last night. Goals from Franck Ribery, Thomas Muller and former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben saw City suffer their first home defeat in Europe since 2008 on a night to forget for Joe Hart. [...]
Champions League: United make a point but Moyes demands more October 2, 2013 SHAKHTAR DONETSK 1 vs MANCHESTER UNITED 1 UNDER-FIRE Manchester United boss David Moyes insists it is too early to talk of a revival despite his side doing what no English club has done before and earning a point at Shakhtar Donetsk last night. England striker Danny Welbeck poked the visitors ahead early on and although [...]
Godolphin call in former police chief to investigate operations October 2, 2013 OWNER of troubled Godolphin stable Sheikh Mohammed has asked former Metropolitan Police chief Lord John Stevens to investigate all aspects of his equine empire. Godolphin was rocked by a doping scandal earlier this year when former trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni admitted administering banned steroids to 22 horses based at Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket, and handed an [...]
Torres let-off for scratch is farcical, says Villas-Boas October 2, 2013 PERPLEXED Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has slammed the Football Association for failing to inflict a retrospective punishment on Chelsea striker Fernando Torres for his scratch on Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen. The FA said rules prevented them from penalising Torres, sent off later in Saturday’s 1-1 draw, because the incident had been seen by one of the [...]