Lendl link-up on trial as Murray seeks own watershed moment January 26, 2012 THE NASCENT union of Britain’s Andy Murray and new coach Ivan Lendl faces its first major test this morning, when the Scot faces world No1 Novak Djokovic for a place in the Australian Open final. Murray hired multiple grand slam champion Lendl at the turn of the year in a bid to polish his remaining [...]
Cook puts positive spin on late England wobble January 26, 2012 ENGLAND opener Alastair Cook denied England had thrown away the chance to take the second Test against Pakistan by the scruff of the neck, despite the mini collapse at the end of day two which threw the match back into the melting pot. Two wickets for James Anderson and one for Stuart Broad ensured Pakistan [...]
Onuoha reunited with Hughes at Loftus Road January 26, 2012 QPR manager Mark Hughes stepped up his January recruitment drive yesterday with the signing of versatile Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha. The former England Under-21 international’s arrival comes less than 24 hours after the addition of left-back Taye Taiwo, who joined on loan from AC Milan until the end of the season. Onuoha, 25, signed [...]
Coe confident of delivering Games within 9.3bn budget January 26, 2012 LONDON 2012 chief Sebastian Coe has vowed to ensure the final cost of staging this summer’s Olympics comes in within budget and hoped to offer a fault free service to customers when the final batch of tickets goes on sale in April. A report yesterday, which factored in spending on additional security and transport upgrades, [...]
Trial won’t affect Spurs preparation, vows Bond January 26, 2012 WATFORD vs TOTTENHAM TOTTENHAM assistant coach Kevin Bond insists the ongoing trial involving the club’s manager Harry Redknapp will not disturb his side’s preparations ahead of tonight’s FA Cup fourth round London derby against Watford at Vicarage Road. Redknapp has not been able to take a training session this week as he has been at [...]
Nadal and Sharapova make finals January 26, 2012 WORLD No2 Rafael Nadal took a step closer to an 11th grand slam title yesterday after he recovered from a set down to beat long-time rival Roger Federer and book a place in Sunday’s Australian Open final. Federer won a tense first set on a tie-break, but the Spaniard roared back with typical determination to [...]
Strauss and Co out to stump rivals in best team award January 26, 2012 UP there with recent Ashes glory, last year’s 4-0 series victory over India will long rank as one of English cricket’s most memorable achievements. Undefeated since May 2009 at the time, England emerged from the whitewash series win as the world’s No 1 Test team, the first time they had ever reached the top of [...]
New-look England in for tough defence January 26, 2012 AFTER a bit of a break, London Scottish face Nottingham on Sunday at the Richmond Athletic Ground looking for bonus points to take into the play-offs. We’re entering into the last phase of the regular season and, although it may be tempting to look ahead to the relegation play-offs, it is vital that we focus [...]
Khan made to wait by Peterson January 26, 2012 BOXING: A deal between Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson over a rematch is still to be agreed with the US boxer choosing to wait until an appeal over a demand for a new fight is concluded. A spokesman for Peterson said: “Right now our efforts are focused on the appeal to the World Boxing Association. [...]
No conflict of interest for Farrell January 26, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Andy Farrell will put family ties aside in helping to decide if son Owen makes his first England start in next week’s Six Nations opener against Scotland. Farrell Sr, assistant to interim coach Stuart Lancaster in the England set-up, will have a say on whether his 20-year-old son wins a first international cap. [...]