Swann: Strauss best captain in the world April 4, 2012 ENGLAND spinner Graeme Swann hailed Andrew Strauss as “the best captain in world cricket” after the skipper’s return to form helped the tourists to a commanding position in the second Test in Sri Lanka yesterday. Under-fire Strauss hit 61 – only his second half-century of a miserable winter – and shared a patient 122-run stand [...]
Thomas expects to smash records in London after Melbourne glory April 4, 2012 GREAT Britain’s Geraint Thomas believes the men’s pursuit team can go faster still at London 2012 after they laid the foundations for Olympic glory with gold at the Track Cycling World Championships yesterday. Thomas, Ed Clancy, Pete Kennaugh and Steven Burke set a new world record of three minutes 53.295 seconds to beat arch-rivals Australia [...]
Harrington risks Masters jinx by completing par-three hat-trick April 4, 2012 IRELAND’S Padraig Harrington found form on the eve of the Masters by winning the traditional par-three tournament last night – but could be forgiven for not dreaming of adding to his three Majors just yet. Harrington’s five-under-par total, matched by American Jonathan Byrd, earned him the distinction of becoming the first man to win the [...]
Real set up Bayern semi-final April 4, 2012 FOOTBALL: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid beat Cypriot minnows Apoel Nicosia 5-2 last night, and 8-2 on aggregate, to set up a Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich.
McGeechan to leave Bath April 4, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Former Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan is to leave his post as Bath director of rugby at the end of the season. The 65-year-old arrived at the Premiership club as performance director in 2010.
Gunners to put final nail in City’s title bid April 4, 2012 ARSENAL vs MANCHESTER CITY Sunday – 4.00pm Sky Sports 1 ROBERTO Mancini could be forgiven for playing Oasis’s ‘Where Did It All Go Wrong?’ on repeat on his iPod. Just over a month ago Manchester City were still five points clear of local rivals Manchester United, but now, with only seven games to go, they [...]
Four Commanders can strike for Mouse in Irish National April 4, 2012 THE racing fare this weekend is pretty poor and there is nothing really to get stuck into on Saturday or Sunday. However, we do have the Irish Grand National on Easter Monday and I like the look of FOUR COMMANDERS, who was tipped up in this column for the four-miler at Cheltenham last month. Mouse [...]
McIlroy is ready to banish memories of Augusta nightmare April 4, 2012 U.S. MASTERS From today, 3.45pm – Sky Sports 1, from 7pm TALK of the 76th US Masters being the best ever before a ball has even been struck is a tad optimistic but the ingredients are nevertheless all there for a classic tournament. All the big names seem to have peaked at precisely the right [...]
We’ll be hoping Tiger doesn’t roar around Augusta April 4, 2012 SO, Tiger is back and it’s certainly made for an interesting betting market ahead of this week’s US Masters. And to make it even more interesting Paddy Power have thrown the mother of all spanners in the works – we will be refunding all losing outright bets if Tiger wins his fifth US Masters this [...]
Matches and special bets: Oppose Garcia against homegrown talent April 4, 2012 Bookmakers are falling over themselves to offer imaginative bets that will make you part with your hard-earned for the first big golf tournament of 2012. Coral, for instance, have introduced their exclusive Masters shotcast, which allows you to combine a choice of a winner and their margin of victory. But for those who find it [...]