Garcia claims second title of 2012 December 16, 2012 Spain’s Sergio Garcia won the Johor Open by three strokes in Malaysia yesterday, to claim his second title of the year. Some exceptional play from Garcia saw him end on 18 under par to hold off a challenge from America’s Jonathan Moore.
Messi extends goal-scoring record December 16, 2012 Barcelona’s Lionel Messi scored his 89th and 90th goals of 2012 during last night’s 4-1 victory over title challengers Atletico Madrid. After Messi recently overtook legendary striker Gerd Muller’s record of 85 goals in a calendar year, Brazilian club Flamengo claimed that Zico had scored 89 in 1979.
Schwartzel wins in South Africa December 16, 2012 South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel stormed to a resounding 12-stroke victory at the Alfred Dunhill Championship last night. Schwartzel ended 24 under par at the home course.
Ndlovu seriously hurt in car crash December 16, 2012 Former Coventry City footballer Peter Ndlovu spent last night in a Zimbabwean hospital after suffering an horrific car crash. The tragic accident resulted in the death of the ex-player’s brother, Adam. Ndlovu, who also played for Birmingham City, has been working for Zimbabwe’s national side, for whom he achieved 100 first team caps.
Grandouet can stake his claim for Champion Hurdle glory December 13, 2012 IT took a while for the Nicky Henderson bandwagon to start rolling this jumps season, but it has gone into overdrive in the past two weeks thanks to huge wins for Bobs Worth in the Hennessy and Sprinter Sacre in the Tingle Creek. The highlight of this weekend is tomorrow’s Stan James International Hurdle (3.05pm) [...]
Arabella the Boy to be with in Cheltenham’s Cross Country Chase December 13, 2012 THERE is a decent card at Cheltenham this afternoon and the bet of the day looks to be ARABELLA BOY in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase at 2.30pm. Enda Bolger is the master of these races, winning five of the eight runnings, including the last three with the wonderful Garde Champetre. He has booked [...]
Usmanov bids to bring Henry back to Arsenal in director roles December 13, 2012 BILLIONAIRE Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov has reignited the battle for the club with under-fire owner Stan Kroenke by lining up Gunners hero Thierry Henry for a return in a key boardroom role. Usmanov wants record goalscorer Henry to return to Emirates Stadium and take up an off-field role similar to that of former team-mate Patrick [...]
Blues must be more ruthless, insists Benitez December 13, 2012 CHELSEA manager Rafael Benitez has warned his squad they must improve their mentality and take their chances or risk losing the Club World Cup final against Corinthians of Brazil on Sunday. The jet-lagged Blues defeated Mexican side Monterrey 3-1 yesterday thanks to a smart Juan Mata finish, a deflected Fernando Torres effort and Darvin Chavez’s [...]
Pietersen tips England seamers to help score historic series win December 13, 2012 BATSMAN Kevin Pietersen believes England’s seam bowlers hold the key to securing their first Test series win in India since 1985. Spinners Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar had hogged the limelight to help England recover from defeat in the first Test to take a 2-1 overall lead going into the final match in Nagpur. But [...]
No claws out for Tom as Tiger gives full support to US skipper December 13, 2012 FORMER world No1 golfer Tiger Woods has thrown his weight behind the appointment of Tom Watson as America’s Ryder Cup captain for 2014 and played down talk of tension between the pair. Watson openly criticised Woods two years ago for his behaviour on and off the course. But, following yesterday’s announcement that the 63-year-old will [...]