Botica’s boot mitigates Evans injury blow October 14, 2012 HARLEQUINS boss Conor O’Shea is calling for calm after fly-half Nick Evans limped off during Harlequins opening Heineken Cup win over Biarritz, adamant the fly-half will not be sidelined for too long. The 32-year-old was taken off after just 17 minutes of the European clash at the Stoop on Saturday, which Quins went on to [...]
Hamilton admits championship chase is over as Vettel goes top after Korean win October 14, 2012 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton threw in the towel after yesterday’s Korean Grand Prix, as the result left Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso in a two-horse race for the Formula One drivers’ championship. Red Bull’s Vettel took the chequered flag in one hour, 36 minutes and 28 seconds, ahead of team-mate Mark Webber and with Alonso completing [...]
Fury focused on Klitschkos, not on Price October 14, 2012 FIGHT promoter Mick Hennessy has revealed that a domestic match up between Tyson Fury and David Price is not a priority because he believes Fury to be close to a world title shot at one of the Klitschko brothers. Though conceding that there remains a chance that a fight between the two could happen next [...]
Armstrong’s lawyer says he could use a lie detector to clear name over doping charges October 14, 2012 FORMER champion cyclist Lance Armstrong could be prepared to take a lie detector test in a bid to refute doping charges, his lawyer claimed yesterday. Armstrong was accused of being a “serial cheat” by a damning report released by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) last week. But his lawyer, Tim Herman, said that he was [...]
Watson ends 24-year wait for Brit title October 14, 2012 BRITAIN’S Heather Watson paid tribute to her rivalry with friend Laura Robson after becoming the first female tennis player from this country to win a WTA tour title for 24 years. Watson, 20, had to save four match points before beating Chinese Taipei’s Chang Kai-Chen 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4) in a rollercoaster three-hour final at [...]
Jagielka cannot choose between Baines and Cole October 14, 2012 ENGLAND defender Phil Jagielka has acknowledged that manager Roy Hodgson has a substantial selection dilemma for tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier away to Poland given Leighton Baines’s impressive performance when deputising for Ashley Cole. Everton left-back Baines has this season been consistently superb and was again convincing when Cole’s long-term ankle problem meant he would be [...]
Lowry wins Portugal Masters October 14, 2012 Ireland’s Shane Lowry snatched victory in the Portugal Masters last night, to claim the first European Tour win of his professional career. Carding a final round 66, Lowry finished 14 under par to hold off a strong challenge from English golfer Ross Fisher.
Spanish dual for MotoGP title October 14, 2012 Spaniards Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo will fight it out for the MotoGP championship after Pedrosa closed the gap to 28 points by winning yesterday’s race in Japan. Pedrosa finished four seconds ahead of his rival, and now has three races to make up the rest of the deficit before the season ends.
Cleverley thankful for Olympics October 14, 2012 Manchester United and England midfielder Tom Cleverley believes playing for Great Britain at London 2012 has helped him become a regular international player. He said: “The Olympics were very important to me. It was perfect to get games and play competitive matches on a big stage. Roy Hodgson was at a couple of the games, [...]
DeGale targets Pavlik showdown October 14, 2012 European super-middleweight champion James DeGale says he has asked promoter Mick Hennessy to set up a fight with America’s former world champion Kelly Pavlik. “I think Kelly Pavlik is there for the taking,” said DeGale, who fights next on December 8. “He’s a massive name and it would sell out. I’ve spoken to Mick about [...]