SPORT | IN BRIEF August 8, 2011 Ainslee leads sailing test event OLYMPICS: Ben Ainslie battled strong winds to take the outright lead in the Finn class at the Olympic sailing test event in Weymouth and Portland. Ainslie pulled three points clear on Monday as the second day of the event was hit with 22-knot winds. But the three-time Olympic gold medallist [...]
Pink’s lucky not to sink after accident August 8, 2011 EXTREME 40s delivered the drama at Cowes yet again yesterday when John Pink’s Aberdeen Asset Management cartwheeled spectacularly in gusty afternoon conditions. The British team, who had earlier notched an encouraging second place in the day’s first race, were stuck between rivals Niceforyou and Red Bull Extreme Sailing when the boat flipped and almost capsized [...]
Ladies Day? We don’t need any extra motivation to beat the boys August 8, 2011 Olympic champion shares Cowes Week diary with City A.M. WET and windy were the adjectives to describe Sunday’s racing, but there were lots of big smiles as the boats came in after a great day on the water. In the Aberdeen Asset Management-sponsored Dragon Class, Gavia Wilkinson-Cox came out on top – a great result [...]
SUPER NANI August 7, 2011 MANCHESTER UTD (3) vs MANCHESTER CITY (2) Winger seals comeback as Rooney taunts City MANCHESTER UNITED striker Wayne Rooney last night taunted his Manchester City counterparts, claiming they were handed a “footballing lesson” after Nani’s injury-time goal ensured the season’s first piece of silverware will reside at Old Trafford. The FA Community Shield looked to [...]
Injured skipper Moody faces anxious World Cup wait August 7, 2011 ENGLAND (23) vs WALES (19) ENGLAND captain Lewis Moody will find out today whether or not his World Cup dream is over. The Bath flanker will undergo a scan today on the injured knee which forced him to leave the field of play in the 61st minute of England’s victory over Wales at Twickenham on [...]
Villas-Boas faces riddle as Lukaku arrives at Chelsea August 7, 2011 CHELSEA-BOUND Belgian wunderkind Romelu Lukaku has described his impending move as “a dream” – but for others in the already-crowded forward department at Stamford Bridge it may seem more like a nightmare. Lukaku, 18, is expected to complete his move from Anderlecht this week following a medical, after the clubs agreed a £20m fee on [...]
Miller deals a dose of reality to Allardyce August 7, 2011 WEST HAM UTD (0) vs CARDIFF CITY (1) WEST HAM manager Sam Allardyce lamented some wasteful finishing as his tenure began with a dispiriting last-minute defeat against Cardiff. A summer of steady and shrewd investment saw the Hammers installed as pre-season favourites to make an instant return to the Premier League, following their relegation in [...]
Dein backing for under-fire Wenger August 7, 2011 FORMER Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein believes it would represent a criminal error of judgement to write Arsene Wenger off before the season has even started. Wenger has gone six seasons without winning a trophy and has endured a turbulent summer, which has yet to see the futures of want-away midfielders Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas [...]
Zaheer blow hands Singh a chance to rescue India August 7, 2011 INDIA’S hopes of forcing their way back into the Test series against England have been dealt a seismic blow with the news seamer Zaheer Khan will miss the rest of the tour. Zaheer picked up a hamstring injury during the first Test at Lord’s, missed the second Test defeat at Trent Bridge, but was expected [...]
Brits reign at London Triathlon August 7, 2011 Britain’s Alistair Brownlee completed a double home triumph by winning the men’s elite race in the London leg of the ITU World Series. The win in Hyde Park saw him meet the qualifying criteria for next summer’s Olympics and followed the success of compatriot Helen Jenkins, who won the women’s elite race on Saturday. Brownlee’s [...]