Nadal sets record on favoured clay April 29, 2012 World No2 Rafael Nadal won the Barcelona Open yesterday with a 7-6 (7-1), 7-5 final victory over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. He becomes the first man in the Open era to capture two ATP events seven times. He said: “This is my hardest clay match this season.”
Dujardin breaks record in Germany April 29, 2012 Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin yesterday set a new dressage world record at Hagen, Germany, by scoring 88.022 per cent aboard her Olympics-bound horse Valegro. “It is a new test and it was the first time we had ridden it competitively, but he was just amazing,” said Dujardin.
Celtic win adds to Rangers’ misery April 29, 2012 Scottish Premier League champions Celtic beat financially stricken rivals Rangers 3-0 with goals from Charlie Mulgrew, Kris Commons and Gary Hooper, yesterday. “It’s been a great day for the players, club and supporters,” said Celtic manager Neil Lennon, whose side are now 21 points clear of their closest challengers.
It’s just too close to call in title decider April 26, 2012 It is likely to be a hard fought contest between the two Manchester rivals GAMES simply don’t come any bigger than this. Sir Alex Ferguson has said that Monday’s Manchester derby is the most important in his 26-year reign as Manchester United boss. The cross-city rivals have dominated the Premier League this season and whoever [...]
Tidal Bay and Knighton Combe are the value calls in Bet365 Gold Cup April 26, 2012 ANOTHER season of National Hunt racing draws to a damp end at Sandown tomorrow and the Bet365 Gold Cup (3.10pm) looks set to be run on bottomless ground. At the time of writing, the going at the Esher track was described as heavy and I am not sure that the meeting would survive another deluge. [...]
Saha: I’m playing for my Spurs future April 26, 2012 4 Goals scored by Saha, who has made just six starts for Spurs TOTTENHAM’S Louis Saha admits he could be forced out of the club in the summer, just four months after his arrival, but is nevertheless desperate to ensure they claim the Champions League spot he insists they deserve. The much-travelled French striker only [...]
Lancaster lauds incoming Smith as final piece of England jigsaw April 26, 2012 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has hailed New Zealander Wayne Smith as “a coach of the highest regard” and believes his addition could be a major coup for the national set-up. Smith, part of the triumphant All Blacks coaching team at the 2011 World Cup, is expected to agree to replace Andy Farrell as England’s [...]
Slump is fault of Redknapp, says Corluka April 26, 2012 TOTTENHAM will miss out on Champions League qualification because of fatigue caused by an under-rotated squad, believes exiled defender Vedran Corluka. A run of three wins in 14 games has taken Spurs from Premier League title contention to fifth place, behind Arsenal and Newcastle, and outside of the top-four placing required to reach the Champions [...]
Handshake cancelled over fears Terry trial could be prejudiced April 26, 2012 PREMIER League chiefs have cancelled the pre-match handshake at Sunday’s clash between Chelsea and QPR in order to avoid inflaming the race row surrounding John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. The League stepped in after QPR defender Ferdinand was advised by lawyers that shaking hands or snubbing Blues captain Terry could prejudice the latter’s criminal trial, [...]
Pressure mounts on Euro chiefs to scrap final bans for bookings April 26, 2012 EUROPEAN chiefs are coming under increasing pressure to change rules on bookings given to players in competition semi-finals after three players from each of this year’s Champions League finalists, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, were suspended from selection. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, chairman of Bayern and of the influential European Club Association, has echoed calls from his coach [...]