Strettle double keeps four-try Saracens on top September 22, 2013 SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall believes a first half full of effective decision making paved the way for a 31-17 victory over Bath as his side maintained their 100 per cent record in Aviva Premiership Rugby. The Allianz Park outfit had wrapped up the try bonus point in the first 40 minutes thanks to [...]
Singapore victor Vettel brushes off boo boys September 22, 2013 RED Bull’s Sebastian Vettel laughed off the boos that are increasingly accompanying his podium appearances, after the German took another step towards a fourth straight Formula One title at yesterday’s Singapore Grand Prix. Vettel leads Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso by 60 points after passing the chequered flag in one hour, 59 minutes and 13 seconds, over [...]
Stenson’s superb run rolls on to land FedEx Cup and £6.25m prize September 22, 2013 IN-FORM Henrik Stenson feels he is playing the best golf of his career after continuing his outstanding season yesterday with a wire-to-wire victory in the Tour Championship to land the FedEx Cup and $10m (£6.25m) prize. Stenson’s two under par round of 68 saw him win by three shots from American pair Jordan Spieth and [...]
Panesar in bid for Ashes call September 22, 2013 ENGLAND’S selectors will reveal at lunchtime today if spinner Monty Panesar has won a reprieve from cricket’s hierarchy and a squad place for this winter’s Ashes series. Panesar has worked his way back into contention having been fined by police after urinating on bouncers outside a Brighton nightclub last month. Other hopefuls for the 17-man [...]
Breakaway cup named September 22, 2013 ENGLISH and French clubs plan to call their proposed breakaway competition the Rugby Champions Cup and are pressing ahead with plans to start next season. Premiership Rugby, which runs the English top flight, said the tournament would also be open to Celtic and Italian teams. European Rugby Cup, which runs the Heineken Cup and Amlin [...]
Fury demands rematch with Haye September 22, 2013 BOXING: British heavyweight Tyson Fury yesterday insisted that a new date be found to fight David Haye, after their contest – set for this Saturday – was cancelled. Haye called off the fight and posted a photo of a cut over his eye. “Get this Bollywood clown of a fighter back in the ring,” Fury [...]
England make winning start September 22, 2013 NETBALL: England began their three Test series against South Africa with a keenly contested 49-38 victory at Bath yesterday. Wembley Arena hosts the second Test on Wednesday and the series concludes on Friday at Worcester.
Film review: Rush September 20, 2013 AMID the resigned sighs of many Formula One fans throughout the world, Sebastian Vettel is currently cruising his Red Bull towards a drearily comfortable fourth straight world title. Two consecutive wins have put the relatively young German 53 points clear of Fernando Alonso, whose attitude towards his Ferrari increasingly resembles my own sentiment whenever I [...]
A right royal mess of a biopic September 19, 2013 FILM DIANA Cert 12a | By Daniel O’Mahony One star OLIVER Hirschbiegel’s film is an excruciating, tacky attempt to tell the story of the last two years of Diana, Princess of Wales’ life, starring Naomi Watts as the press-hounded princess. It revolves around her love affair with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews) and the [...]
Murray set to miss O2 finale with back op to end season September 19, 2013 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray is almost certain to miss November’s ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 after accepting he needs surgery to overcome a long-standing back problem. Murray, who looked troubled by the ailment during his unsuccessful US Open defence earlier this month, is set to go under the knife next week and is [...]