TODAY AT THE GAMES August 8, 2012 Athletics ■ Jamaica’s Usain Bolt looks to defend his 200m title at 20:55 but will faces stiff competition from compatriot Yohan Blake. Great Britain’s Andrew Osagie also runs in the men’s 800m final at 20:00. Boxing ■ Nicola Adams goes for an historic gold in the final of the women’s flyweight final against three-time world [...]
Ferguson frustrated over RVP August 8, 2012 FOOTBALL: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted the club’s bid to sign Arsenal captain Robin van Persie has stalled. He said: “We’ve made a bid, they [Arsenal] have been trying to negotiate with other clubs.”
England top ODI rankings August 8, 2012 CRICKET: England are top of the world one-day international rankings for the first time. They lead South Africa by one sixth of a point.
Catt set for England stay August 8, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Mike Catt is expected to sign a permanent deal to remain an England coach.
Historic Hoy becomes Britain’s best August 7, 2012 TRACK cycling king Sir Chris Hoy has refused to rule out competing at the Rio 2016 Games after winning a sixth gold medal to become Britain’s most successful Olympian of all time. Hoy won the men’s keirin to overtake Sir Steve Redgrave’s five rowing golds on another day of British dominance in the Velodrome, with [...]
Brownlee brothers take gold and bronze August 7, 2012 BRITAIN’S Alistair Brownlee cemented his reputation as the world’s leading triathlete by claiming gold in Hyde Park yesterday, but blasted officials for handing brother Jonny a penalty that prevented the Yorkshiremen from completing an extraordinary one-two. World champion Alistair, 24, sped away from silver medal winner Javier Gomez in the closing stages of the 10km [...]
Grabarz bucks track trend August 7, 2012 EUROPEAN champion Robbie Grabarz continued his breakthrough season by adding Olympic bronze to his medal collection in Britain’s only track success of last night. Grabarz, competing at his first Games, cleared 2.25m and 2.29m with ease but could not keep his heels clear in three attempts at 2.33 as Ukrainian Ivan Ukhov’s leap of 2.38 [...]
Team GB equal record with dressage win August 7, 2012 BRITAIN’s dressage trio of Laura Bechtolsheimer, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin emulated Monday’s showjumping success to win Team GB’s 20th gold of London 2012 in their best performance since the 1908 Games. Great Britain finished top with an average score of 79.979, leaving former champions Germany on 78.216 to settle for silver, and Holland to [...]
TODAY AT THE GAMES August 7, 2012 Athletics ■ Jamaican sprint duo Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake look to set up a rematch of the 100m final in their respective 200m semi-finals at 20:10. British hurdlers Lawrence Clarke and Andrew Turner compete in the men’s 110m semi-finals at 19:15, vying for a place in the final at 21:15. Shara Proctor features in [...]
Pires and Fabregas sway Cazorla August 7, 2012 FOOTBALL: New £12m signing Santi Cazorla admits former players Cesc Fabregas and Robert Pires persuaded him to join Arsenal. “Pires and Fabregas have spoken very highly about the club,” he said.