Just how good was 2012 tally? August 14, 2012 BRITAIN will not repeat the mistakes of Australia and let performance levels plummet after a successful home Olympics, some of the country’s leading sport powerbrokers vowed yesterday. Olympics minister Hugh Robertson and elite performance agency UK Sport are confident Team GB will instead improve on their record-breaking London 2012 medal tally at the next Games [...]
Brits punched above weight August 14, 2012 UK SPORT may believe that Britain’s 65 medals at London 2012 were no great surprise, but a new study based on demographic and historical data indicates Team GB truly did punch above their weight. Britain won 14 more medals than they were entitled to, based on population size, gross domestic product, performance at past Olympics [...]
Broad rejects blame for KP Twitter prank August 14, 2012 ENGLAND fast-bowler Stuart Broad admits he is friends with the man at the centre of the Kevin Pietersen Twitter row, but insists he has had no input into the controversial parody account. Posts on the site from the user “KP Genius” have been blamed for widening the chasm between the squad and batsman Pietersen, who [...]
United agree Henriquez deal August 14, 2012 FOOTBALL: Manchester United are to sign 18-year-old Chilean striker Angelo Henriquez from Universidad de Chile. He is expected to return to the club on loan.
Lyon confirm Spurs Lloris bid August 14, 2012 FOOTBALL: Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulus has confirmed the club rejected a bid from Tottenham for goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. “This year there was an approach from Tottenham that was quickly rejected,” he said.
Kone heads to Wigan August 14, 2012 FOOTBALL: Wigan have signed striker Arouna Kone from Levante for a fee of £2.7m. The Ivorian has signed a three-year contract.
Keen to match the All Blacks August 14, 2012 RUGBY UNION: RFU recruit Peter Keen has targeted England matching New Zealand’s success. He said: “[New Zealand] is what you are aiming for. Bring it on.”
London 2012 was the best Olympics ever, says Boris August 13, 2012 MAYOR Boris Johnson added his voice to the chorus proclaiming London 2012 the greatest Olympic Games of all time yesterday, but admitted to relief that the sporting extravaganza had finally drawn to a close. Johnson also lavished special praise on Lord Coe, who led the city’s bid to stage the event and then chaired its [...]
South Africa: KP texts were only banter August 13, 2012 SOUTH Africa officials have dismissed as “perfectly acceptable banter” the text messages that appear to have spelled the end of England batsman Kevin Pietersen’s Test career. Pietersen has been dropped for this week’s must-win third match against the tourists, amid claims he sent disparaging texts about England coach Andy Flower and captain Andrew Strauss to [...]
Masterful McIlroy’s win brightens European Ryder Cup hopes August 13, 2012 SUNDAY’S result, with him winning the US PGA Championship, was magnificent for Rory McIlroy – it truly doesn’t get much better than that. It was a fantastic week for the Europeans involved – there were seven in the top nine – and I was also pleased for David Lynn in second, but McIlroy’s the man [...]