North Korea footballers rebel after use of South Korean flag July 25, 2012 NORTH Korea’s women’s football team were last night involved in the first major blunder of London 2012 when they walked off of the pitch after the South Korean flag was instead incorrectly displayed. The fixture, against Colombia, was scheduled to begin at 7.45pm at Hampden Park, Glasgow, and eventually began over an hour later after [...]
Greece dismiss Olympian following Twitter race row July 25, 2012 GREEK triple jumper Voula Papachristou has been expelled from competing at London 2012 after posting comments on Twitter that were considered to be racist. The Greek Olympic Committee deemed Papachristou to have undermined the spirit of the Games in tweets mocking African immigrants and in support of a far-right political party and, despite her subsequent [...]
Klitschko ready to make Haye with title fight July 25, 2012 WORLD heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has revealed he he and his brother Vitali are considering a fight with Britain’s David Haye. The two-weight world champion last summer lost to Wladimir but after returning from a shortlived retirement to stop Dereck Chisora in just five rounds earlier this month after the latter had gone the distance with [...]
Kagawa scores in United victory July 25, 2012 FOOTBALL: New signing Shinji Kagawa yesterday scored his first Manchester United goal in a 1-0 victory over Shanghai Shenhua.
Allen approach angers Swansea July 25, 2012 FOOTBALL: Swansea admit Liverpool’s pursuit of midfielder Joe Allen has angered them. “Swansea can confirm that Liverpool have expressed an interest in Joe Allen, despite a written agreement with Liverpool not to approach any players within the 12-month period of former manager Brendan Rodgers leaving,” said a club spokesman.
Ashton confident about Sarries switch July 25, 2012 RUGBY UNION: England wing Chris Ashton believes he will thrive in his new surroundings at Saracens. “One of the reasons I came here was to help my rugby and push myself again,” he said.
South Africa to rest Kallis July 25, 2012 CRICKET: South Africa will rest all-rounder Jacques Kallis for the one-day series against England.
Murray: Tears won’t return at Olympics July 24, 2012 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray has vowed to control his emotions when he returns to Wimbledon at the weekend seeking to overcome his Wimbledon final heartbreak by claiming gold at the London 2012 Olympics. The Scot broke down uncontrollably shortly after his four-set defeat to Roger Federer at the SW19 grand slam earlier this month, visibly [...]
Idowu troubled by BOA’s public injury enquiry July 24, 2012 LONDON 2012 medal hopeful Phillips Idowu is “incredibly disappointed” with the British Olympic Association over the organisation’s decision to make public their request to see his medical records. The triple jumper’s preparations for the Olympics have been an exceptionally frustrating experience during which a foot injury sustained early last month was followed by a hip [...]
Early start for London 2012 July 24, 2012 THE Olympics begin today – ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony – with a fixture between Team GB’s and New Zealand’s women’s football teams at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. Regardless of the outcome, Team GB will then play Cameroon, again in Cardiff, on Saturday, before Brazil at Wembley Stadium three days later. The men’s team, [...]