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 [...]
Prandelli praises deserved victory June 24, 2012 ITALY manager Cesare Prandelli insisted his side deserved to advance to the European Championship semi-finals after their dramatic penalty shoot-out win over England set up a difficult tie against Germany. The Italians dominated possession for large periods of play and were ultimately unfortunate not to win in normal time but Prandelli, whose side showed greater [...]
Broad praise for Hales’s 99 run record knock June 24, 2012 ENGLAND captain Stuart Broad heaped praise upon batting hero Alex Hales after yesterday’s Twenty20 victory denied West Indies a single win against the hosts during their summer tour. Ahead of this Friday’s opening one-day international against Australia, England saw off West Indies with a narrow win in the shorter version of the game. Hales top [...]
Lancaster pleased by progress June 24, 2012 Coach Stuart Lancaster insists he is pleased with England’s progress during their tour of South Africa, despite Saturday’s 14-14 draw with the Springboks meaning they departed without a Test win. “It’s been a fantastic opportunity to take a wider group of players and work with them,” said Lancaster. “We have now got a team of [...]
Injured Black Caviar to be rested June 24, 2012 Unbeaten mare Black Caviar will be given time off to recover back muscles torn winning Saturday’s Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. “The mare pulled up pretty sore,” said part-owner Neil Werrett. “She pulled a couple of back muscles and she was pretty sorry for herself.”
Brownlee back on Olympics track June 24, 2012 Alistair Brownlee is back in contention for an Olympics triathlon title following World Series victory in Kitzbuhel, Austria. “This was very important,” said Brownlee, 24. “It couldn’t get any better, could it, really?”
McCOLGAN FOLLOWS MOTHER’S OLYMPIC LEAD June 24, 2012 BRITISH steeplechaser Eilish McColgan yesterday booked her place at London 2012, 24 years after her mother Liz won silver at the Seoul Olympics. McColgan triumphed at the national trials, where long-jumper Shara Proctor and pole-vaulter Holly Bleasdale clinched qualification for the Games with new British records.