Olympic venue set for Rugby World Cup use October 8, 2012 WEMBLEY and the Olympic Stadium are among three London venues on the longlist for use when England hosts the Rugby World Cup in 2015. Twickenham is the other on the 17-strong list, which will be cut to 12 and controversially does not include Welford Road, the home of Leicester Tigers. Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium is one [...]
Amazing Grace could be best yet of Ernie’s finishing school October 8, 2012 GARY PLAYER, Bobby Locke, Ernie Els; South Africa have produced some magnificent golfers over the years and that conveyor belt just keeps on producing great talents. The latest to announce himself is Branden Grace, the 24-year-old from Pretoria who took his season’s tally to five tournaments with an emphatic victory at the Dunhill Links Championship [...]
Shelvey wins England call as Cole is charged by FA October 8, 2012 LIVERPOOL midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has been rewarded for this season’s fine form with the first England call-up of his career as he and Ryan Bertrand were respectively promoted as cover for the injured Frank Lampard and Kieran Gibbs. Lampard remains in the squad but is considered a doubt for Friday’s World Cup qualifier with San [...]
Rodgers riled by vilification of Suarez dive October 8, 2012 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers has criticised the “vilification” of Luis Suarez after the forward was on Sunday accused of diving against Stoke City. The Uruguay international theatrically fell in the Stoke penalty area during their 0-0 Premier League draw away to Liverpool at Anfield but Rodgers has been exasperated by criticism of the forward’s behaviour [...]
Cleverly out to send a statement October 8, 2012 BOXING: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly, of Wales, insists next month’s fight in LA with Ryan Coyne is his opportunity to send “a statement” to his rivals.
Bolt plans to defend sprint titles October 8, 2012 ATHLETICS: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has revealed he plans to defend his 100m and 200m sprint titles at the 2016 Olympics. He said: “To do three [sprints], that is the focus.”
Wonga readies Newcastle sponsorship deal October 7, 2012 SHORT-TERM lending company Wonga.com, led by Errol Damelin, is close to sealing a shirt sponsorship deal with Premier League football club Newcastle United that would see it replace Virgin Money from the start of the 2013-14 football season. Wonga, which already sponsors Championship side Blackpool United and Scottish outfit Hearts, is not interested in a [...]
Villas-Boas eyes Chelsea as bright start continues October 7, 2012 TOTTENHAM 2 vs ASTON VILLA 0 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas yesterday revealed his pleasure at the continuation of his side’s fine form but insisted he is yet to make a decision on who to make his first-choice goalkeeper. France international Hugo Lloris started his first Premier League match for Spurs on an afternoon when goals [...]
Who is sport’s most influential person? It’s a one-horse race October 7, 2012 A MID all the speculation about who will win the 2012 BBC sports personality and team awards, a major event took place yesterday that highlighted the potential need for another category in the end of year jamboree – the most influential sports star. Bradley Wiggins and the way he’s got us all dressing up in [...]
Victorious West Indies promise more to come October 7, 2012 WEST INDIES captain Darren Sammy and star batsman Marlon Samuels said the team must build on last night’s thrilling victory in the World Twenty20 final. Sammy’s men battled back from a terrible start to beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs in Colombo. Having reached 137-6, West Indies limited the home side to 101 all out. [...]