Crewe promoted to League One May 27, 2012 Crewe Alexandra will play in League One next season after clinching a convincing win in yesterday’s League Two play-off final at Wembley. Crewe dominated possession against promotion rivals Cheltenham Town, and secured a 2-0 win with a late goal from Bryon Moore. The Alex had taken a first half lead through a wonder-volley by teenage [...]
Ospreys narrowly win Pro 12 May 27, 2012 Leinster were denied a glamorous European and domestic double yesterday, as they lost the RaboDirect Pro12 final to Ospreys. A last gasp conversion gave the Welsh side a 31-30 victory.
Olympian Sotherton bows out May 27, 2012 British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton, Olympic bronze medallist in 2004 and 2006 Commonwealth champion, announced her retirement from athletics yesterday after failing to recover from a back injury.
Hesjedal snatches Giro d’Italia May 27, 2012 Ryder Hesjedal re-wrote the record books yesterday, winning this year’s Giro d’Italia to become the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour. The triumph is also the first podium finish in a Grand Tour for his team Garmin. Hesjedal snatched victory from Joaquim Rodriguez on a thrilling final day, yet Rodriguez pipped the UK’s Mark [...]
Sole has the Power to win Temple Stakes again May 24, 2012 SOLE POWER did this column a massive favour 12 months ago when landing Haydock’s Group Two Temple Stakes and he looks to hold solid claims of notching back-to-back wins tomorrow afternoon (3.00pm) in the next instalment of the QIPCO British Champions Series. Eddie Lynam’s five-year-old never got the credit he deserved for winning the Nunthorpe [...]
HAYLEY’S THOUGHTS May 24, 2012 I’M going to be riding at Goodwood for the next two days, but I’ve had a good look at tomorrow’s Betfred Temple Stakes at Haydock, the next leg of the QIPCO British Champions Series. The first thing to say is that with these sprinters everything needs to fall right. There’s very little between them and [...]
O’Brien still tight-lipped on Investec Derby team identity May 24, 2012 AIDAN O’Brien still remains reluctant to confirm the exact make-up of his Investec Derby team, although he confirmed yesterday at Epsom’s ‘Breakfast with the Stars’ that his teenage son Joseph would be on hot favourite Camelot a week tomorrow. The master of Ballydoyle gave nothing more away via telephone link other than the fact that [...]
Title would cap Robshaw year, says Healey May 24, 2012 HARLEQUINS captain Chris Robshaw will crown the most remarkable individual season ever if he leads the south Londoners to their first Premiership title tomorrow at Twickenham, says former England star Austin Healey. In a whirlwind few months Robshaw has been plucked from the international wilderness to become the central figure in Stuart Lancaster’s new-look England [...]
Strauss: Lord’s struggle was a good lesson May 24, 2012 IF COMPLACENCY was a factor in England’s woeful winter then captain Andrew Strauss believes the first Test victory over West Indies served as a timely reminder of the importance of labour in their rise to world No1. A five-wicket win at Lord’s earlier this week came only after the hosts had been made to scrap [...]
Fluke hands Drysdale lead as McIlroy and G-Mac hit trouble May 24, 2012 A MIRACLE shot that found the water but bounced out again helped Scotland’s David Drysdale share the lead after the first round of the PGA Championship at Wentworth yesterday. World No291 Drysdale enjoyed the enormous stroke of luck on his second shot to the par-five final hole, which he birdied for a 66 that left [...]