Pistorius complaints were wrong, says blades expert September 3, 2012 PARALYMPIAN Oscar Pistorius’s outburst after his shock London 2012 T44 200m final defeat was groundless and wrong, according to one of the world’s experts in the sporting use of prosthetic limbs. Pistorius, who had never lost a 200m race before Sunday evening, argued that Brazilian Alan Oliveira only beat him to gold because he ran [...]
Blade runners: the facts September 3, 2012 WHY OSCAR WAS WRONG Oliveira’s new blades made him 181cm tall, some 3.5cm under his maximum height. Pistorius stands 184cm tall in his blades Pistorius in fact took fewer strides than Oliveira and covered 20cm further per step, negating his claims the Brazilian’s greater height meant he needed fewer strides The time run by Oliveira [...]
US Open brings bad Fish and food poisoning September 3, 2012 BRITISH youngster Laura Robson’s disappointment at exiting the US Open was compounded yesterday after the 18-year-old revealed that she is suffering from food poisoning. Her breakthrough run at the tournament was halted by a defeat to defending champion Sam Stosur on Sunday, but she had previously shown great promise in overcoming Li Na, Kim Clijsters [...]
Meireles set for £8m transfer to Fenerbahce September 3, 2012 CHELSEA midfielder Raul Meireles yesterday completed an £8m transfer to Turkish club Fenerbahce. The 29-year-old Portugal international was signed during Andre Villas-Boas’s brief reign but following his succession by Roberto Di Matteo and the consequent midfield arrivals of Oscar, Eden Hazard and Marko Marin, Meireles was no longer needed in London and has finally completed [...]
Liverpool are struggling but Rodgers needs time – and Owen September 3, 2012 Alot of recent focus has been placed upon Liverpool’s poor start to the season, their decision to let Andy Carroll go to West Ham, and their inability to sign a replacement. Brendan Rodgers is an idealist, and this is coming into football more because of the Barcelona effect, but they’ve been doing it for years [...]
Simmonds secures second gold and more GB medals follow September 3, 2012 GREAT BRITAIN’S Ellie Simmonds yesterday won her second gold of London 2012 by setting her second world record of the Paralympic Games in the SM6 200m individual medley. Having on Saturday already defended her 400m freestyle title, the 17-year-old surpassed her score from the heats to win in three minutes, 5.39 seconds as compatriot Natalie [...]
Cleverly to fight Uzelkov September 3, 2012 BOXING: Nathan Cleverly is to defend his WBO light heavyweight title against Ukraine’s Vyacheslav Uzelkov on 27 October at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena.
Pardew given touchline ban September 3, 2012 FOOTBALL: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has been fined £20,000 and given a two-match touchline ban after accepting an FA charge of improper conduct for pushing a linesman.
Nadal out for two more months September 3, 2012 TENNIS: Rafael Nadal is to miss two further months of tennis because of his ongoing knee injury.
Bopara and Morgan hope for KP September 3, 2012 CRICKET: Ravi Bopara and Eoin Morgan both admit they hope Kevin Pietersen will resume his England career. They play South Africa at Trent Bridge in an ODI tomorrow.