Australia on top in women’s Ashes August 12, 2013 CRICKET: Opener Heather Knight scored an unbeaten 85, but England struggled on the second day of the women’s Ashes Test at Wormsley. Australia resumed on 243-3 and declared shortly before lunch on 331-6 after Alex Blackwell was dismissed on 54. England closed, in reply, on 172-6 with Knight spearheading the resistance.
Simmonds retains world gold August 12, 2013 SWIMMING: Four-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds retained her S6 400m freestyle world title on day one of the International Paralympic Committee World Championships in Montreal last night. The 18-year-old clocked a winning time of five minutes 24.02 seconds. Meanwhile, Ollie Hynd won S8 100m bronze.
Klitschko lines up Povetkin fight August 12, 2013 BOXING: World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is set to fight undefeated Russian Alexander Povetkin on 5 October. Klitschko will defend his WBA title at Moscow’s Olympic Stadium.
FA Community Shield: Rooney’s going nowhere, blasts Moyes after win August 11, 2013 AT WEMBLEY MANCHESTER UNITED 2 vs WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes expects striker Wayne Rooney to play some part in Wednesday’s friendly between England and Scotland at Wembley and insists his unsettled star is not for sale, despite continued interest from Chelsea. Rooney missed yesterday’s Community Shield triumph as he continues to [...]
Sport Comment: Don’t write off steady Gunners for the title August 11, 2013 YOU ARE carrying a shopping bag along a road near Oxford Street and Jose Mourinho is coming towards you. It is eight years ago and Chelsea have just won the title for the first time in six decades. Boldly you stop and congratulate him. He smiles graciously and asks what is in the bag. You [...]
Bell rescues England with 20th Test century August 11, 2013 ENGLAND batsman Ian Bell came to his team’s rescue with a superb century in the fourth Ashes Test yesterday at Durham, and insists that he and his colleagues must pile more runs onto the board when play resumes this morning. Bell batted for most of the afternoon and evening sessions, hitting 10 boundaries on the [...]
Dufner holds nerve to claim first ever Major with US PGA victory August 11, 2013 AMERICA’S Jason Dufner won his first ever Major title at the US PGA Championship late last night, erasing the heartache he suffered at the same event two years ago when he blew a five-shot lead. Dufner held his nerve yesterday to hit a final round 68 at Oak Hill – finishing 10 under par, two [...]
Quins promise World 7s fight August 11, 2013 HARLEQUINS centre Harry Sloan is adamant lightning will not strike twice as his team bid for global 7s success at Twickenham this weekend, after their domestic title challenge ended in a flash last week. Quins suffered a 19-17 defeat to Leicester on Friday in the JP Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series, but can [...]
Bolt romps to sixth world gold August 11, 2013 THE WORLD’S fastest man Usain Bolt defied the Russian rain to win the sixth world title of his career last night. The 26-year-old won the 100m final in a season’s best time of 9.77 seconds, with American Justin Gatlin and Bolt’s compatriot Nesta Carter clinching silver and bronze respectively in Moscow. Meanwhile James Dasaolu, the [...]
Prepare for winter World Cup August 11, 2013 FOOTBALL: Vice-president of world governing body FIFA, Jim Boyce, has warned the Premier League to be braced for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be moved from its regular summer slot. He said: “Medically, you would be asking for massive problems, not just for the players, but for the spectators.”