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.
Suarez agrees new Liverpool deal August 7, 2012 FOOTBALL: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has signed a new contract to stay at the club until 2016 amid serious interest from Italian champions Juventus.
Vidic predicts success from failure August 7, 2012 FOOTBALL: Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic believes his team-mates will learn from last season’s failures and emerge as a stronger side. He said: “The young players can learn. I’m confident we’ll be better this year.”
Froch set to fight Oosthuizen August 7, 2012 BOXING: IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch is being lined up for an October fight against South African Tommy Oosthuizen in America.
Kenny claims gold as Team GB jump for historic glory August 6, 2012 TRACK cyclist Jason Kenny hailed Sir Chris Hoy as the inspiration behind his second triumph of the London 2012 Olympics, after he and the four-man equestrian jumping team both plundered gold for Great Britain yesterday. Kenny followed last week’s team sprint glory with success in the individual event, while Britain’s showjumpers won gold for the [...]
Bitter disappointment for Greene and Bleasdale August 6, 2012 BRITISH 400m hurdler Dai Greene admitted his “bitter disappointment” last night after his anticipated gold medal challenge failed to materialise on an underwhelming evening for home track and field stars. World champion Greene failed to even make the podium as Dominican Felix Sanchez won from American Michael Tinsley and Puerto Rico’s Javier Culson. It came [...]
Pietersen: Next Test may be my last for England August 6, 2012 ENGLAND batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that the next Test against South Africa at Lord’s may be his last. Pietersen yesterday secured 149 of England’s first innings 425 before they closed 123 short of victory at 130-4 after South Africa’s 419 and the 258-9 with which they declared. The former captain has already retired from limited-overs [...]
TODAY AT THE GAMES August 6, 2012 Athletics ■ Robbie Grabarz aims to be the first Briton to win Olympic high jump gold in the men’s final at 19:00; Lawrence Okoye competes in the men’s discus final at 19:45. Tiffany Porter is in the women’s 110m hurdles semi at 19:15. Triathlon ■ Strong medal favourites and brothers Alistair and Jonny Brownlee compete [...]