England treading familiar sorry path July 4, 2011 THREE games into his reign as England’s one-day captain and Alastair Cook could be forgiven for thinking his Test opening partner Andrew Strauss called it right when he announced his retirement from the 50 over game after the World Cup. The appointment of a new captain – putting aside any individual feelings on Cook’s suitability [...]
Wimbledon hero Djokovic vows to keep on the grass July 4, 2011 WIMBLEDON champion Novak Djokovic has vowed to reprise his eccentric grass-eating celebration if he ever repeats his breakthrough triumph at the All England Club on Sunday. Djokovic capped his ascent to world No1, confirmed after Friday’s semi-final win, by beating defending champion Rafael Nadal to claim his first triumph at SW19. The Serb, who is [...]
Diets, skiing and subtlety July 4, 2011 1 NOVAK’S parents, Srdan and Dijana, wanted their eldest son to become a skier but, despite playing on the slopes near their Belgrade pizza restaurant, he took to tennis from an early age and was spotted, aged eight. 2. Djokovic puts his incredible purple patch – he has won 50 of his last 51 matches, [...]
Cavendish livid with rival for kamikaze approach July 4, 2011 MARK CAVENDISH blasted Tour de France sprint rival Romain Feillu for ‘kamikaze’ tactics and insisted he should not be written off after being beaten to victory on stage three in Brittany by American Tyler Farrar. Farrar claimed the United States’ victory on the 198-kilometres route from Olonne-sur-Mer to Redon ahead of Feillu (Vacansoleil) and Jose [...]
Easter spots England advantage July 4, 2011 RUGBY UNION: England’s Nick Easter believes the staging of the Tri-Nations between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in July will given northern hemisphere teams an advantage at September’s World Cup. “This time the northern hemisphere teams might have a little bit of an advantage over the southern hemisphere teams in terms of the scheduling because we’ve [...]
Singh clings to Open hope July 4, 2011 GOLF: Former world number one Vijay Singh has been offered an Open Championship place but may not be fit enough to take it. The double USPGA winner pulled out of last week’s AT&T National in America with back trouble.
Electric Djok stuns Nadal July 3, 2011 Serb caps rise to world No1 by claiming first Wimbledon title with dazzling triumph NEW world No1 Novak Djokovic toasted a double celebration last night after crowning his dazzling ascent to the apex of the men’s game by beating the man he replaces, Rafael Nadal, to win his first Wimbledon title. Djokovic thrilled Centre Court [...]
Haye uncertain on future after Klitschko damp squib July 3, 2011 BRITAIN’S David Haye admits he is having second thoughts about retiring after losing his WBA heavyweight title to Wladimir Klitschko in Germany on Saturday night. Haye has long insisted he would quit the ring in October, when he turns 31, but refused to commit following his unanimous points defeat to the Ukrainian, who also holds [...]
Cook sticking to trusted recipe despite England’s half-baked batting failures July 3, 2011 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook has ordered his batsmen to improve in Wednesday’s must-win fourth one-day international after Sri Lanka took a 2-1 lead in the series at Lord’s yesterday. Cook smashed 119 but received scant assistance from his top order colleagues as England reached 246-7 – a total the tourists surpassed with six wickets and [...]
Hammers and Tottenham at war after fresh claims fire Olympic Stadium row July 3, 2011 WEST HAM have vowed to take legal action against London rivals Tottenham following a fresh bout of controversy over the future of the Olympic Stadium. The Hammers yesterday mounted a vigorous defence of their successful bid for the Stratford venue after it emerged that a director of the OPLC, the public body that voted for [...]