Burns eyes Broner showdown after latest London defence October 1, 2012 WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns is to return to the ring on December 15 at the London Excel and hopes victory will secure a unification title fight against America’s Adrien Broner. The Scottish world champion on 22 September defeated Dagenham’s Kevin Mitchell over four rounds and, as promoter Frank Warren said after that particular victory, [...]
Ryder Cup win is highlight of Poulter’s career October 1, 2012 EUROPE’S Ian Poulter is adamant that Sunday evening’s Ryder Cup victory has guaranteed contentment beyond the end of his career, even if he fails to win another tournament. Poulter was Europe’s most influential performer and at one point secured five straight birdies in Sunday’s staggering comeback after winning all four of his matches at Medinah [...]
United leave entire midfield at home October 1, 2012 MANCHESTER United have left what is potentially their entire first-choice midfield – Luis Antonio Valencia, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Ryan Giggs – out of the squad that travelled to Romania for tonight’s Champions League fixture away to league champions CFR Cluj. Valencia has ankle damage, Carrick is ill, and Scholes and Giggs are being [...]
Wilshere completes comeback October 1, 2012 FOOTBALL: Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere, 20, yesterday made his return to football after playing for over an hour for Arsenal’s U21 team against West Brom. The returning Emmanuel Frimpong also played.
Addicks sign Hulse and Ashton October 1, 2012 FOOTBALL: Charlton Athletic yesterday recruited QPR striker Rob Hulse, and Chelsea full-back James Ashton, on loan after losing several first-team players to injury. Hulse joins for three months, while Ashton is set to remain for the entire season.
Sturridge out for Chelsea October 1, 2012 FOOTBALL: Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge is to miss tonight’s Champions League Group E fixture away to FC Nordsjaelland because of a hamstring injury.
Murray set to return to action October 1, 2012 TENNIS: Britain’s US Open champion, Andy Murray, will tomorrow begin his Japan Open title defence, his first competitive match since his grand slam victory. World No1 Victoria Azarenka, meanwhile, yesterday defeated France’s Alize Cornet 6-1, 6-0 in the first round of the China Open. Maria Sharapova beat Simona Halep 7-5, 7-5.
Victory! Spirit of Seve inspires historic European comeback September 30, 2012 EUROPEAN captain Jose Maria Olazabal paid an emotional tribute to the late Seve Ballesteros last night after his team stormed to an astonishing fightback to retain the Ryder Cup. The Europeans defeated their US counterparts in eight of yesterday’s dozen singles matches to turn a 10-6 deficit into an historic 14½–13½ victory. “Seve will always [...]
European golf’s greatest day September 30, 2012 That was European golf’s greatest ever day. America have come back before but that was in Brookline, that was at home. This, for Europe, was away. England’s Ian Poulter should be given an MBE for his magnificent, influential display. If he was in the transfer market, there wouldn’t be enough money in the entire world [...]
Indifference towards the World Twenty20 is almost inevitable September 30, 2012 THE Ryder Cup may have been the biggest show in town in Chicago over the past week but it certainly hasn’t been the only one. The White Sox have been playing baseball. Endlessly. Night after night in front of swathes of empty seats as the sport drifts aimlessly into becoming a kind of athletic Muzak [...]