SIGNING OFF IN STYLE: Federer ends his year on a high to claim record sixth ATP World Tour Finals November 27, 2011 SWISS superstar Roger Federer capped his 100th career tournament final with a record sixth victory at the ATP World Tour Finals in London after vanquishing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three high-quality sets. Federer was pushed all the way by France’s Tsonga but had just enough in his locker to complete a 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 win [...]
SIGNING OFF IN STYLE: Webber wins season ending race in Brazil but the glory goes to Red Bull team-mate Vettel November 27, 2011 WORLD champion Sebastian Vettel warned his rivals there’s no chance he or his Red Bull team will be resting on their laurels next season. Vettel’s team-mate Mark Webber led home a Red Bull one-two, his first victory of the season, in Brazil with Britain’s Jenson Button third. German Vettel, now a back-to-back world champion, had [...]
White not keen on England November 27, 2011 FORMER South Africa head coach Jake White is the latest high-profile candidate to have distanced himself from succeeding Martin Johnson as England manager. Johnson resigned earlier this month following England’s catastrophic World Cup campaign which ended in abject defeat to France in the quarter-finals and was undermined by off-field controversies. White, who masterminded South Africa’s [...]
Rodgers: Players wanted to honour their manager November 27, 2011 SWANSEA (0) vs ASTON VILLA (0) SWANSEA boss Brendan Rodgers insisted his side were eager to honour the memory of Wales manager Gary Speed, who passed away yesterday, by ensuring their Premier League fixture against Aston Villa went ahead. Four members of the Wales national squad were involved in the fixture as Swansea’s Ashley Williams, [...]
Americans win World Cup November 27, 2011 American duo Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland hit six birdies in a closing 67 to win the World Cup by two shots in China. England’s Ian Poulter and Justin Rose carded a nine-under-par 63 to finish second alongside Germany on 22 under.
Quins make it nine from November 27, 2011 Premiership leaders Harlequins moved nine points clear of second placed Saracens with a 39-8 home win over Newcastle, their ninth consecutive victory this season. Seb Stegmann and Danny Care went over in the first half with Jeremy Manning responding. Luke Wallace crossed for Quins’ third try and Mike Brown’s effort added the bonus point, before [...]
Becker: Scrap unfair tax or more stars will shun UK November 24, 2011 FORMER Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has called on the government to scrap “unfair” tax laws for foreign players, or risk more of the world’s top sportsmen boycotting British events. Tennis star Rafael Nadal has already cancelled his annual appearances at Queen’s Club in protest at the controversial levy, while Olympic sprint champion Usian Bolt has [...]
Chelsea lean toward move to Battersea November 24, 2011 CHELSEA have moved a step closer to relocating to Battersea power station after confirming they have appointed property developers and architects to draw up plans for the site. The Premier League club have appointed Mike Hussey, the former Land Securities director and current chief executive of Centre Point owners Almacantar, as their development partner and [...]
RFU ‘at rock bottom’ after Twickileaks November 24, 2011 EMBATTLED Rugby Football Union chief Rob Andrew has again steadfastly refused to consider tendering his resignation, despite admitting the sport has hit “rock bottom” as a result of the damaging Twickileaks scandal. Three confidential reports into England’s dismal World Cup campaign were leaked into the public domain earlier this week which revealed the level of [...]
Power play sees Tsonga overcome tired Nadal November 24, 2011 FRANCE’S Jo-Wilfried Tsonga confirmed his place among the sport’s elite with an epic three-set win over Rafael Nadal to seal a spot in the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Tsonga was in inspirational form as he beat Nadal for only the third time in his career, recovering from the blow of having [...]