Garcia defeated in play-off June 26, 2011 Pablo Larrazabal beat Sergio Garcia in a play-off to win the International Open. It took five extra holes until Garcia three-putted to hand the title to Larrazabal. The former world No2 has now qualified for next month’s Open, however.
Carlton House beaten again June 26, 2011 Derby runner-up Treasure Beach went one better to give trainer Aidan O’Brien his ninth Irish Derby victory. The Queen’s horse Carlton House, third at Epsom, set off as the 5/4 favourite but could only finish fourth.
Germany off to a winning start June 26, 2011 Germany got their defence of the women’s World Cup off to a winning start with a 2-1 win over Canada.
WHEELER DEALER | LATEST TRANSFER GOSSIP June 26, 2011 ● MANCHESTER UNITED winger Ji-Sung Park insists he wants to stay and fight for his place following last week’s arrival of Ashley Young. ● THE agent of Roma forward Mirko Vucinic has cooled talk of his client joining Blackburn in a £10m move. Rovers are tracking Freiburg striker Papiss Cisse. ● FABRICIO COLOCCINI has reiterated [...]
Spurs lose Olympic Stadium fight June 23, 2011 High Court judge rejects applications from Tottenham and Leyton Orient to take OPLC’s decision to judicial review TOTTENHAM and Leyton Orient have failed in their attempts to prevent West Ham from moving into the Olympic Stadium after their bids for judicial reviews were rejected by a High Court judge. The north Londoners and chairman Daniel [...]
Big guns continue to make solid progress June 23, 2011 SIX-TIMES Wimbledon champion Roger Federer served up a late night masterclass under the Centre Court roof on day when the tournament favourites flexed their muscles at SW19. The former world No1 required just over an hour-and-a-half to dispatch France’s Adrian Mannarino, dropping just seven games on the way to booking a third round clash against [...]
Kieswetter relishes a second opportunity June 23, 2011 ENGLAND wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter believes his unscheduled sabbatical from international cricket has helped him to come to terms with the standard of performance required of him. The 23-year-old made a thrilling start to his England career by playing a pivotal role in clinching the World Twenty20 tournament last year, but lost his place in the [...]
Young deal part of £50m United spree June 23, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED’S summer spending is set to smash through the £50m mark after they completed the signing of England winger Ashley Young yesterday. Young (inset), 25, joins the champions from Aston Villa for a fee of around £16m having agreed terms on a five-year contract. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has already recruited England Under-21 defender [...]
SKY’S THE LIMIT: WIGGINS HAILS TEAM STRENGTH June 23, 2011 OLYMPIC champion Bradley Wiggins believes the revamped Team Sky should be targetting a top 10 finish at next month’s Tour de France. Wiggins was yesterday named alongside fellow Britons Geraint Thomas and Ben Swift in a nine-man squad. He said: “We are now in a better position than I’ve ever been in. Top 10 seems more [...]
India clinch series opener June 23, 2011 CRICKET: England’s upcoming opponents India won the opening Test against West Indies by 63 runs after running through the home side’s batting line-up on the fourth day at Sabina Park. Starting the morning on 131 for three and needing another 195 runs to win, West Indies lost six wickets in the first session before they [...]