Lambert gets England call August 8, 2013 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has given shock call-ups to Rickie Lambert and Wayne Rooney in his squad to face Scotland for Wednesday’s friendly at Wembley. Lambert, 31, is included in the international set-up for the first time while Rooney figures despite missing United’s pre-season with hamstring and shoulder injuries.
Scott shares the lead but misses course record August 8, 2013 MASTERS champion Adam Scott missed out on equalling the course record at Oak Hill by one shot, finishing with a five under par round of 65 to earn a share of the lead at the US PGA Championship. The world No5’s first round was spoiled at the 16th with a bogey, while co-leader Jim Furyk [...]
Sloan backs Quins to win Sevens and make strong start to season August 8, 2013 TEENAGER Harry Sloan hopes to maintain a winning habit and help Harlequins to victory in the J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby Sevens Series finals tonight at Bath. The 19-year-old centre was part of the England Under-20s team that won the IRB Junior World Championship title last summer, with a try-scoring performance against hosts South [...]
Murray suffers shock defeat August 8, 2013 WORLD No2 Andy Murray suffered a shock straight sets defeat to Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis in the Rogers Cup third round yesterday. Playing in his first tournament since winning Wimbledon, Murray lost 6-4, 6-3 to the player ranked 38th in the world, ending the Briton’s 13-match winning streak. Gulbis said: “I am excited because I have been [...]
Liverpool meet Magpies in cup August 8, 2013 FOOTBALL: Liverpool, the Capital One Cup’s most successful club, have been drawn at home to Notts County in round two. The eight-time winners will entertain the Magpies at Anfield on the week commencing 26 August. Meanwhile, newly-promoted Crystal Palace travel to Bristol City, Fulham have been draw away to Burton and West Ham take on [...]
Swansea soar in Europa League August 8, 2013 FOOTBALL: Swansea reached the Europa League play-off round, following a 0-0 draw in Malmo last night, progressing 4-0 in aggregate. Wilfried Bony scored twice in the first leg, with Michu and Alejandro Pozuelo also on target.
Athletes face extended drugs ban August 8, 2013 ATHLETICS: Competitors found guilty of first-time doping offences will be banned from competition for four years from 2015.
Expect England to be back on top at Chester-le-Street August 8, 2013 WILLIAM CHRIMES PREVIEWS THE FOURTH ASHES TEST AND BILL ESDAILE GIVES US HIS BEST RACING BETS ENGLAND’S 100 per cent record at Chester-le-Street makes them worthy favourites to land a third Investec Ashes victory to win the series with a Test to spare. Digging a little deeper into England’s four Test results at the Durham [...]
Ihtimal can continue Godolphin’s sweet record in the Solera Stakes August 8, 2013 ASCOT stages its popular Shergar Cup meeting tomorrow and the fields are as competitive as ever. It really does look like a minefield for punters, but one that has caught my eye is RACY in the Barclays Shergar Cup Dash (2.05pm) for the in-form Brian Ellison team. The six-year-old ran a stormer to finish fourth [...]
Suarez punished by Rodgers for lacking respect August 7, 2013 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers will force Luis Suarez to train alone after the wantaway striker accused the Reds of breaking a promise to sell him if they did not qualify for the Champions League. Suarez yesterday asked the Professional Footballers’ Association to assess the small print on his contract, believing Liverpool’s refusal of a £40m [...]