Murray: I’ve got the edge over Ferrer on grass July 3, 2012 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray insists that playing on Wimbledon’s grass surface could make the difference for him today as he anticipates a difficult quarter-final contest against Spain’s David Ferrer. Seventh seed Ferrer defeated Murray 6-4, 6-7 (7-3), 6-3, 6-2 in the last eight of last month’s French Open but the Scot believes that the clay [...]
Spurs to let Villas-Boas spend July 3, 2012 TOTTENHAM chairman Daniel Levy will back new manager Andre Villas-Boas in the transfer market as the North London club aim to secure a return to the Champions League. Villas-Boas yesterday signed a three-year contract to succeed the sacked Harry Redknapp at White Hart Lane and, Levy has confirmed, will be given the funding necessary to [...]
Batsmen will inspire England to series win July 3, 2012 England face Australia at Edgbaston today with the momentum in this one-day international series. If they can triumph again then they’ll know they’re on their way to a series win. If they take a 5-0 victory, they overtake Australia as the world’s top one-day side, but talk of a whitewash remains premature. This isn’t a [...]
Chambers makes Olympics cut July 3, 2012 OLYMPICS: Sprinter Dwain Chambers, a former drugs cheat, has controversially been selected in Team GB’s athletics squad for London 2012. Among those joining him is Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah, Phillips Idowu, Dai Green and Christine Ohuruogu.
Sagan wins his second Tour stage July 3, 2012 CYCLING: Peter Sagan yesterday won the third stage of the Tour de France, his second of the race. The Liquigas rider won the 197km stage from Orchies to Boulogne-sur-Mer to add to his first-stage victory.
Rain results in misery for Murray July 2, 2012 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray will today resume his efforts to advance to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon after rainfall yesterday halted the momentum built throughout his fourth-round match against Marin Cilic. Intermittent drizzle transformed into consistent rainfall during a contest in which Murray had taken control, a promising turn after early exchanges had resulted in regular [...]
Pearce: Ticket sales don’t concern me – just players July 2, 2012 TEAM GB manager Stuart Pearce is adamant ticket sales and merchandising will be far from his mind as he prepares his squad to compete for success at London 2012. Pearce has been fiercely criticised for his decision to omit former England captain David Beckham from his squad despite the midfielder’s influential and dedicated support of [...]
Woods’s win shows he is back to his best July 2, 2012 Two great victories dominated play this weekend, with Tiger Woods winning the AT&T National title at Congressional, America, and Wales’s Jamie Donaldson winning his first European tour title at the Irish Open. I firmly believe that that win shows Woods to be back to his best. He required his mental strength to first overcome the [...]
Katsidis loss will inspire me to victory over Burns, says Mitchell July 2, 2012 WBO lightweight challenger Kevin Mitchell has vowed to use his only professional defeat as his motivation to overcome champion Ricky Burns when they fight in Glasgow on 22 September. Mitchell suffered a third-round stoppage loss to Australia’s Michael Katsidis in May 2010 but has won his last two fights since then and believes it is [...]
Chance to make history pushes Cavendish on July 2, 2012 WORLD CHAMPION Mark Cavendish has revealed his desire to win the second stage of the Tour de France yesterday was inspired by a greater goal to make history. Though he has previously insisted the prospect of winning an Olympic gold medal at London 2012 is his greatest ambition, Cavendish performed exceptionally during yesterday’s 207.5-kilometre test [...]