Brit bobsleigh athlete fails test April 25, 2012 ■ WINTER SPORTS: A British bobsleigh athlete is facing a two-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance. The competitor, who has not been named, has been informed and suspended, pending a hearing.
Vettel: Red Bull confidence knocked April 25, 2012 ■ FORMULA ONE: World champion Sebastian Vettel admits Red Bull have been knocked by their indifferent start to the season. The sport’s dominant team of the past two years took until last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix – race four – to win and Vettel said: “It is tight and we’re not as confident as we [...]
THE £50M GOAL April 24, 2012 Torres sends Chelsea into final after Terry red card shame BARCELONA 2 vs CHELSEA 2 CHELSEA WIN 3-2 ON AGGREGATE JUBILANT manager Roberto di Matteo marvelled at Chelsea’s “special DNA” after the 10-man Londoners beat Barcelona to reach the Champions League final, thanks to a stoppage-time goal by £50m misfit Fernando Torres. The Blues looked [...]
Pearce declares war on Wenger over Wilshere April 24, 2012 TEAM GB coach Stuart Pearce has signalled his intention to fight Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger over midfielder Jack Wilshere’s availability for London 2012, insisting he will not be told what to do by clubs. Wenger last week revealed Wilshere would not recover from the ankle injury that has sidelined him all season in time to [...]
Pearce hints England boss will be named in next two weeks April 24, 2012 ENGLAND chiefs are running out of time to name a replacement for Fabio Capello after it emerged an internal deadline has been set for two weeks’ time. Interim boss Stuart Pearce let slip that the squad for this summer’s European Championships would be named on 10 May – whether by him or a permanent successor. [...]
Villa dragged into relegation battle as Bolton secure lifeline April 24, 2012 ASTON VILLA 1 vs BOLTON 2 ASTON Villa’s defeat to Bolton leaves them in serious danger of relegation to the Championship after a run of just one win in fourteen matches. Stephen Warnock put Villa ahead in the 61st minute but Carlos Cuellar’s foul on Mark Davies gave Bolton a penalty which Martin Petrov scored [...]
England flanker Robshaw up for player of the season award April 24, 2012 ENGLAND and Harlequins captain Chris Robshaw has been rewarded for a landmark season with a nomination for the Premiership Rugby Player of the season award. Flanker Robshaw recovered from the disappointment of missing the 2011 Rugby World Cup to earn the England captaincy under new coach Stuart Lancaster and lead first-placed Quins to the brink [...]
Wimbledon prize money increased April 24, 2012 ■ TENNIS: Wimbledon’s prize money is to be increased by 10 per cent to £16.1m this summer. Andy Murray, meanwhile, yesterday reached the Barcelona Open’s third round by defeating Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3 6-2.
McIlroy tipped to replace the Tiger April 24, 2012 ■ GOLF: Rory McIlroy has been tipped to replace Tiger Woods as the sport’s big star by Peter Dawson, chief executive of governing body the R&A. “Every generation has its stars, and Rory is going to be this one,” he said.
Geraghty to return to London Irish April 24, 2012 ■ RUGBY UNION: Fly-half Shane Geraghty will rejoin London Irish this summer from Brive, three years after leaving the club. “Shane is an exceptional player,” said the Exiles director of rugby Brian Smith.