I couldn’t have argued if I had lost, says Serb January 20, 2013 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic was left almost speechless after prevailing in a five-set marathon against 15th seed Stanislas Wawrinka to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open yesterday. The Serb came from a set down to lead 2-1 and then drew on the experience of his five grand slam wins to see off the dogged [...]
Snow prevents England seamer Broad from returning to India January 20, 2013 THE WEEKEND’S heavy snow has prevented England seam bowler Stuart Broad from flying out to rejoin his colleagues on the final stage of their tour of India, it was revealed yesterday. In a tale familiar to many frustrated travellers, England’s new one-day international coach Ashley Giles explained that Broad’s trip was thwarted by cancelled flights [...]
Abu Dhabi win for Donaldson January 20, 2013 WALES’S Jamie Donaldson is set to move even further up golf’s world rankings after pipping England’s Justin Rose to the Abu Dhabi Championship, yesterday. Donaldson finished 14 under par to beat Rose by one stroke, overcoming a two-shot deficit. The Welshman is ranked 47th in the world after winning the Irish Open last year, when [...]
US will forgive cheat Lance, says Johnson January 20, 2013 DISGRACED cyclist Lance Armstrong will be forgiven by the American public within “a few months” now that he has admitted cheating his way to seven Tour de France wins, says former sprinter and fellow doper Ben Johnson. Armstrong ended years of vehement denials last week when he confessed to chat show host Oprah Winfrey that [...]
Selby claims Masters title January 20, 2013 England’s Mark Selby defeated defending champion Neil Robertson in last night’s Masters final at Alexandra Palace. Selby, nicknamed the Jester from Leicester, beat the Australian by 10 frames to six, despite a valiant fight-back from Robertson producing a dramatic end to the final. Selby is enjoying an excellent run of form, having won the UK [...]
Cisse leaves QPR for Qatari team January 20, 2013 QPR have loaned pacey striker Djibril Cisse to Qatari club Al Gharafa until the end of the season. Cisse was considered surplus to requirements after QPR captured French international Loic Remy from Marseille for £8m.
Spurs can slow down United’s title charge January 17, 2013 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MANCHESTER UNITED Sunday 4.00pm THERE’S no doubting who the Premier League’s form team is at the moment. Having taken 28 points from the last 30 available, Manchester United sit seven clear at the top of the table and the bookies have all but given up on the chasing pack. Sir Alex Ferguson’s outfit [...]
No home comfort for Chelsea January 17, 2013 CHELSEA ARSENAL Sunday 1.30pm THE boos inside Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night would have been music to Arsene Wenger’s ears ahead of Arsenal’s crunch game in West London this weekend. Chelsea suffered more home misery, despite early strikes from Demba Ba and Eden Hazard setting the Blues coasting towards a first home victory since before [...]
Brits are whizz kids of Oz January 17, 2013 BRITAIN’S Laura Robson insists she has still not found top gear at the Australian Open, despite claiming another grand slam winner’s scalp in a sapping late-night epic against 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. Robson confirmed her burgeoning reputation as one of the tour’s gutsiest competitors by seeing off the Czech eighth seed 2-6, 6-3, 11-9 [...]
Frost is the only thing that can prevent the Black Aeroplane triumphing again January 17, 2013 THE winter has arrived with a bang this week and it must be doubtful that either Haydock or Ascot will get the green light to race tomorrow. My weather forecasting skills aren’t the hottest but Ascot looks to have a slightly better chance, and if the snow stays away, we have a real treat in [...]