Off-form McIlroy confident of title defence August 6, 2013 WORLD No3 Rory McIlroy remains confident that he can put a terrible start to the year behind him and mount a strong defence of his US PGA Championship title at Oak Hill when he tees off tomorrow. McIlroy has entered 15 events in 2013 and failed to make the cut on four occasions. He is [...]
Governing body take action over DRS complaints August 6, 2013 THE International Cricket Council will send one of its officials to Durham on Friday to speak with England and Australia, following calls for changes to the controversial Decision Review System which has threatened to undermine the Ashes series. Both teams have continually expressed their frustration at DRS, with TV evidence often contradicting the on-field umpire’s original [...]
Austin strikes to spare QPR on night of shocks August 6, 2013 STRIKER Charlie Austin marked his full debut with a goal to help Queens Park Rangers beat League Two minnows Exeter City 2-0 on a night of shocks for Championship clubs in the Capital One Cup first round. Austin, a £4m signing from Burnley, netted in the third minute turning in former Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas’s [...]
Tweddle calls time on illustrious career to take on new challenge August 6, 2013 BRITAIN’S most decorated female gymnast Beth Tweddle, 28, has admitted a lack of focus is the reason for her decision to retire. Tweddle made the surprising announcement on the anniversary of her bronze-medal winning performance on the uneven bars at the London 2012 Olympics. “It’s been a hard decision to make. Gymnastics has been and [...]
Cowes Week Diary: Lack of wind means impromptu day off at Cowes August 6, 2013 YOU are only as good as your last race, that’s a normal sailing mantra. Unfortunately the most impressive sight yesterday at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week was the armada of yachts charging back up the river when racing was abandoned for the day. Light winds led to racing being called off and competitors were keen [...]
Surrey through to T20 semi-final August 6, 2013 CRICKET: Surrey reached Twenty20 finals day for the first time in seven years with a three-wicket win over Somerset at the Oval.
Injured Nastasic to miss kick-off August 6, 2013 FOOTBALL: Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic will miss the start of the new Premier League season with an ankle injury.
England told to forget the winter and seal the series August 5, 2013 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook has told his team-mates to focus on wrapping up a series win against Australia and forget about rubbing salt in the wounds in the winter return series Down Under. Heavy rain at Old Trafford put paid to Australia’s chances of winning the third Test yesterday, despite a profitable morning session where [...]
We can’t blame rain for Ashes loss, says Clarke August 5, 2013 AUSTRALIA captain Michael Clarke admitted his team had to blame themselves, not the English weather, for their failure to regain the Ashes after the third Test ended in a draw yesterday. England, chasing 332 to win at Old Trafford yesterday, were left reeling on 35-3 at lunch as the tourists dominated the morning session to [...]
Golf Comment : Woods is in ominous form ahead of US PGA August 5, 2013 THAT was Tiger Woods at his best. He was absolutely magnificent in winning the WGC Bridgestone Invitational by seven shots at Firestone at the weekend. He carded a second round 61, having been nine under in 13 holes, then a composed final round with 16 pars sealed his fifth win of the year. He was [...]