Sport Comment: Golf’s authorities need to make a major shift towards the Far East September 1, 2013 DOZENS of naked Korean men watching women’s golf. Now there’s a first line that forces you to read on… Let me explain – saunas here in Korea are places where men go to relax, sometimes for hours on end. They often have giant televisions, invariably showing sport. And if that sport isn’t baseball, it is [...]
England rocked by Rooney injury September 1, 2013 STRIKER Wayne Rooney will miss England’s two forthcoming World Cup qualifiers with a head injury, however boss Roy Hodgson has been boosted by the news midfielder Jack Wilshere will be fit to report for international duty. Rooney sat out Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat at Liverpool yesterday and manager David Moyes said he has “no chance” [...]
West Brom sink to the bottom September 1, 2013 WEST BROM slumped to the foot of the Premier League table last night, after goals from Ben Davies and Pablo Hernandez earned Swansea a 2-0 win at the Hawthorns. Davies scored his second goal for the club with a thunderous volley on 22 minutes and Hernandez wrapped up the visitors’ first win of the season [...]
Liverpool set to capture Moses and two more September 1, 2013 CHELSEA will today agree to loan Victor Moses to Liverpool for the rest of the season. The 23-year-old winger seemed unlikely to be given much first-team football at Stamford Bridge this season after manager Jose Mourinho added attacking midfielders Willian and Andre Schurrle to his squad, while Kevin De Bruyne returned from loan. TRANSFER DEADLINE [...]
Ryder Cup dream inspires Bourdy to Wales victory September 1, 2013 FRANCE’S Gregory Bourdy revealed a place on Europe’s Ryder Cup team was at the forefront of his mind as he sunk a 30 foot birdie putt on the final hole at Celtic Manor to win the ISPS Handa Wales Open yesterday. Tied with overnight leader Peter Uihlein after 15 holes, the world No173 birdied the [...]
Warner axed for one-day series September 1, 2013 CRICKET: Controversial Australian batsman David Warner has been axed for the one-day series with England due to a string of poor performances. The 27-year-old, exiled from the Test team earlier this summer due to off-field disciplinary problems, has scored just one half-century in his last 11 one-day international matches for Australia. And Warner has been [...]
First world gold for Britain’s eights September 1, 2013 ROWING: Great Britain won their first ever men’s eight title at the World Championships in South Korea yesterday. The team of Dan Ritchie, Tom Ransley, Alex Gregory, Pete Reed, Moe Sbihi, Andy Triggs Hodge, George Nash and Will Satch, along with cox Phelan Hill, finished ahead of Germany and the United States. Britain’s lightweight fours [...]
Lorenzo claims Silverstone victory September 1, 2013 MOTO GP: World champion Jorge Lorenzo won yesterday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone with a thrilling final lap pass on championship leader Marc Marquez.
Fox-Pitt clinches European bronze September 1, 2013 EQUESTRIAN: Double Olympic silver medallist William Fox-Pitt won bronze at the European Eventing Championships in Malmo yesterday.
Contrasting fortunes for capital pair in Euro draw August 29, 2013 ARSENAL’S hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout rounds for a 14th consecutive season have been dealt a savage blow after they were handed an onerous draw in the group stage yesterday. The Gunners received the most daunting group of the four Premier League clubs, with last term’s beaten finalists Borussia Dortmund, Rafael Benitez’s Napoli [...]