Bubba backs Open for top 10 winner July 16, 2012 MASTERS champion Bubba Watson has ruled out an outsider repeating Darren Clarke’s fairytale triumph of 12 months ago at this year’s Open, which starts on Thursday at Royal Lytham and St Anne’s. Watson believes only a player ranked among the world’s top 10 will have the required mental fortitude to overcome the current dreadful weather [...]
Wiggins: Froome would be my greatest rival on another team July 16, 2012 TEAM Sky’s Bradley Wiggins admits that the greatest threat to his ambitions of winning this year’s Tour de France would come from fellow Briton Chris Froome if he were on another team, Wiggins remains the Tour’s leader after the race’s 15th stage was won by Pierrick Fedrigo of France but if any concerns remain that [...]
Deliver me a car and I’ll deliver you my loyalty, says Hamilton July 16, 2012 BRITISH driver Lewis Hamilton will base a decision on whether to continue pursuing his career with McLaren upon their ability to deliver him a car he believes capable of securing a second title. McLaren’s deal with Hamilton ends this year but despite the degree of loyalty established over the course of their 14-year relationship, myriad [...]
Hearn: It’s our duty to support flawed BBBofC July 16, 2012 PROMOTER Eddie Hearn has reacted to the threat of a split within British boxing by defending the British Boxing Board of Control’s (BBBofC) role as the sport’s governing body. Over the last three months, rival promoter Frank Warren has built a controversial relationship with the Luxembourg Boxing Federation (FLB) who sanctioned Saturday night’s heavyweight fight [...]
WATSON WINS CAREER FIRST WTA TITLE July 16, 2012 NEW British No1 Heather Watson won the first WTA title of her career after partnering Marina Erakovic to victory in the Bank of the West Classic. Watson and Erakovic were playing together for the first time but overcome top seeds Vania King and Jarmila Gajdosova 7-5, 7-6 (9-7) in the final in Stanford, California.
Russia to appoint Capello as coach July 16, 2012 FOOTBALL: Former England manager Fabio Capello is set to be confirmed as Russia’s new national team coach. “If, as I believe the case will be, all goes as planned in terms of the contract, it will be a splendid adventure,” said Capello. “Russia are a great nation.”
Price could be right for Chisora July 16, 2012 BOXING: British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price hopes to fight Dereck Chisora in 2013. “I want to fight the best fighters and Chisora is one of the best in Britain and would be a good test for me,” said 29-year-old Price.
Boxing faces shake up as Warren considers licensing breakaway July 15, 2012 BRITAIN’S top boxing promoter Frank Warren has threatened to overhaul the sport in this country after revealing he will consider prolonging his partnership with the controversial Luxembourg Boxing Federation (FLB). David Haye’s clinical fifth-round stoppage of the durable Dereck Chisora on Saturday night concluded an acrimonious six-month period in which a press conference brawl between [...]
Bopara named in England’s Test squad ahead of South Africa tie July 15, 2012 ESSEX’S Ravi Bopara was yesterday rewarded for his sparkling one-day form for England with a call- up to the squad for the opening Test against South Africa, starting on Thursday at the Oval. Bopara excelled with both bat and ball during the one-day international series against Australia that ended last week, averaging over 45 runs [...]
Wiggins holds back with Tour sabotaged by nails on the road July 15, 2012 BRITISH hopeful Bradley Wiggins led a magnanimous stance among cyclists at the Tour de France yesterday, slowing down the leading pack after the race was sabotaged by nails spread on the track. Wiggins’s close rival Cadel Evans was one of around 30 riders to suffer punctures, becoming stranded near the summit of the Mur de [...]