Bitter disappointment for Greene and Bleasdale August 6, 2012 BRITISH 400m hurdler Dai Greene admitted his “bitter disappointment” last night after his anticipated gold medal challenge failed to materialise on an underwhelming evening for home track and field stars. World champion Greene failed to even make the podium as Dominican Felix Sanchez won from American Michael Tinsley and Puerto Rico’s Javier Culson. It came [...]
Pietersen: Next Test may be my last for England August 6, 2012 ENGLAND batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that the next Test against South Africa at Lord’s may be his last. Pietersen yesterday secured 149 of England’s first innings 425 before they closed 123 short of victory at 130-4 after South Africa’s 419 and the 258-9 with which they declared. The former captain has already retired from limited-overs [...]
TODAY AT THE GAMES August 6, 2012 Athletics ■ Robbie Grabarz aims to be the first Briton to win Olympic high jump gold in the men’s final at 19:00; Lawrence Okoye competes in the men’s discus final at 19:45. Tiffany Porter is in the women’s 110m hurdles semi at 19:15. Triathlon ■ Strong medal favourites and brothers Alistair and Jonny Brownlee compete [...]
Laudrup to hold Allen talks August 6, 2012 FOOTBALL: Swansea manager Michael Laudrup will hold talks with midfielder Joe Allen amid interest from Liverpool. “We will have some talks so it [the speculation] does not go on,” Laudrup said.
West Ham end Carroll chase August 6, 2012 FOOTBALL: West Ham have given up their pursuit of Liverpool striker Andy Carroll after he rejected their interest.
Bolt blasts back to his best – and targets 200m test August 5, 2012 AT THE OLYMPIC STADIUM SPRINT superstar Usain Bolt hit back at his critics after successfully defending his 100m crown in Olympic record time – but insists he must retain his 200m title too in order to be deemed “a legend”. The Jamaican emphatically answered doubts over his fitness and form by running the second fastest [...]
Merry Murray makes medal magic as silver follows gold August 5, 2012 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray hailed winning his Olympic gold medal as the finest feat of his career after decisively defeating tennis great Roger Federer in the men’s singles final at Wimbledon. Murray and Laura Robson also yesterday won silver when losing in the mixed doubles final to Belarussians Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi but the [...]
Ainslie to retire after becoming greatest ever Olympics sailor August 5, 2012 BRITISH sailing hero Ben Ainslie revealed yesterday that after winning his fourth consecutive gold medal, London 2012 may mark the end of his Olympic career. Ainslie came ninth in the final Finn race to finish above Denmark’s Jonas Hogh-Christensen and secure his place as the most decorated sailor in Olympic history, and then hinted that [...]
Coe coos over GB medal feat August 5, 2012 LONDON 2012 chairman Lord Coe believes Saturday night’s prolific British medal haul constitutes the greatest day of sport he has ever witnessed. Great Britain’s Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah respectively secured heptathon, long jump and 10,000m golds after a morning in which two golds and a silver within rowing were supplemented by a [...]
I’m lucky, says silver Smith August 5, 2012 AT THE NORTH GREENWICH ARENA GYMNASTICS poster boy Louis Smith insists he still feels “lucky” despite missing out on gold by the finest of margins yesterday. Smith summoned a brilliant pommel horse routine to score 16.066, the same as favourite Krisztian Berki, but lost out to the Hungarian on a tie-break due to a fractionally [...]