WATSON FLIES THROUGH TO SECOND ROUND June 25, 2012 BRITISH No3 Heather Watson (above) beat Iveta Benetsova 6-2, 6-1 in the opening round of Wimbledon to secure her first singles victory at the All England Club. Watson, 20, will meet unseeded American Jamie Lee Hampton in the tournament’s next round. She said: “I was lost in the moment, the crowd was amazing and I [...]
Crowd darlings set for support June 25, 2012 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray and wildcard Laura Robson today begin their respective attempts for Wimbledon success, with the former hoping home support can inspire him to a first grand slam title. “I think that when you look over the years it has normally helped players raise their game by being at home,” said Murray, who [...]
Murphy agrees Blackburn move June 25, 2012 FOOTBALL: Danny Murphy has signed a two-year contract to leave Fulham and join relegated Blackburn.
Barton punished for City debacle June 25, 2012 QPR have stripped Joey Barton of the club captaincy and fined him six weeks’ wages his infamous red card against Manchester City last season.
England name squad for Australia June 25, 2012 CRICKET: England have named an unchanged 14-man squad for their five-match one-day series against Australia, which begins on Friday.
Tennis is booming financially – but the cash is wasted June 25, 2012 TENNIS is one of Britain’s greatest inventions. It was codified in the nineteenth century and exported all over the world. Yet, while many of us love the strawberries and cream side of Wimbledon, the undoubted financial success of the tournament has failed to produce a British champion since 1936. And more importantly, it has failed [...]
Brave England suffer cruel exit June 24, 2012 ENGLAND (0) vs ITALY (0) Italy win 4-2 on penalties Young and Cole miss in shootout as curse strikes again MANAGER Roy Hodgson leapt to the defence of Ashley Young and Ashley Cole last night after the pair’s missed spot-kicks condemned England to yet another heartbreaking penalty shoot-out exit from a major tournament. Their blunders [...]
Djokovic ready for Wimbledon road to recovery June 24, 2012 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic insists he has got over his French Open hangover as he prepares to begin the defence of his Wimbledon title today. The Serb was denied the honour of becoming the first man since 1969 to hold all four grand slam titles at once earlier this month when he lost the final [...]
We must learn to control games in midfield like the best teams June 24, 2012 ENGLAND did well to get this far in the tournament, but last night there was really no question that the better team won and football justice was definitely done. Roy Hodgson must now show that he can take the team forward, changing tactics so that England can control games and keep possession. Hodgson’s men worked [...]
Crash causes Hamilton feud with Maldonado June 24, 2012 BRITISH driver Lewis Hamilton hit back at Pastor Maldonado yesterday after the Venezuelan crashed into Hamilton’s McLaren and knocked him out of the European Grand Prix with little more than one lap to go. The eighth Formula One race of the season was won by Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, but controversy struck behind the Spaniard as [...]