Murray medal magic marks miracle ride August 12, 2012 BRITAIN’S Samantha Murray hailed her incredible journey from schoolgirl to London 2012 Olympic silver medallist after snatching second place in the modern pentathlon on the final day of the Games. Murray shone in the final run-shoot event to climb from fourth onto the podium, behind Lithuanian Laura Asadauskaite, and take Great Britain’s closing medal tally [...]
Diver Daley targets Rio 2016 because the best is yet to come August 12, 2012 TEAM GB’s diving darling Tom Daley has admitted he is already targeting success at the 2016 Olympic Games to follow his bronze medal at London 2012. The home favourite on Saturday finished third in the 10m diving to fulfill some of the promise shown as a raw 14-year-old just four years ago in Beijing but [...]
McIlroy’s Major makes history August 12, 2012 NORTHERN Ireland’s Rory McIlroy last night became the youngest player in history to win two Majors with an outstanding eight-shot victory at the US PGA Championship. McIlroy finished first on 13 under in an impressive tournament for European golfers as England’s David Lynn came a shock second in front of joint-third compatriots Justin Rose and [...]
Liverpool defeat Leverkusen August 12, 2012 Unwanted Liverpool striker Andy Carroll yesterday scored the third of Liverpool’s goals in the 3-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen during their final pre-season friendly. Raheem Sterling had scored the first, Lucas the second, and Gonzalo Castro scored Leverkusen’s consolation goal with the score at 3-0.
Arsenal recruits impress in win August 12, 2012 Arsenal’s new summer signings starred in a resounding victory over German side FC Cologne yesterday. Lukas Podolski scored twice, and Thomas Vermaelen and Gervinho scored once in the 4-0 win. Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud also impressed.
Hart out of England friendly August 12, 2012 England goalkeeper Joe Hart has withdrawn from the squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Italy with a back injury, so either Jack Butland and John Ruddy will be given an international debut, and Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge will also miss out with an injured toe. England coach Gary Neville has confirmed manager Roy Hodgson will use [...]
Bolt blasts Lewis after blazing new 200m trail August 9, 2012 WORLD’S fastest man Usain Bolt launched a stinging verbal attack on former track great Carl Lewis last night after confirming, in his own words, his legendary status by becoming the first man to retain both individual Olympic sprint titles. Bolt said he had lost all respect for Lewis, and cast doubt on his own future [...]
Tomorrow night will be all about Farah August 9, 2012 Ican’t believe we are already two weeks into the Games; I’ve loved every day of it. I’m lucky enough to have seen Chris Hoy in the Velodrome, Beth Tweddle on Monday and the guys on super Saturday. But the thing I have most enjoyed is how the Olympics are capturing the whole nation. We now [...]
Adams: Following Leonard and Ali completes a lifelong dream August 9, 2012 GREAT Britain’s Nicola Adams revealed her pride at following in the footsteps of boxing greats Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard after winning an Olympic gold medal in the flyweight final. In defeating China’s Ren Cancan in such considerably convincing fashion, Adams became the Olympic Games’ first female winner of a boxing gold and even [...]
TODAY AT THE GAMES August 9, 2012 Athletics ■ Great Britain’s men aim for a medal in the 4x400m relay final at 21:20. Lisa Dobriskey and Laura Weightman run in the women’s 1,500m final at 20:55, while Julia Bleasdale and Joanne Pavey compete in the women’s 5,000m final at 20:05. In the women’s 4x100m final, Jamaica and USA are likely to be [...]