Villas-Boas homes in on Argentinian £40m star July 24, 2011 CHELSEA are closing in on the signing of Palermo playmaker Javier Pastore, one of the most sought-after talents in the world, the Italian club said yesterday. The Sicilian side’s vice-president Guglielmo Micciche declared it was “very probable” that Stamford Bridge would be the 22-year-old’s destination. Pastore, who is valued at around £40m, is also thought [...]
Khan eyes Mayweather after despatching Judah July 24, 2011 AMBITIOUS Amir Khan has set his sights on challenging pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather within a year following his emphatic WBA light-welterweight title defence. Khan knocked out American veteran Zab Judah in five rounds in their unification fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night, a performance that added to the Bolton 24-year-old’s burgeoning reputation. His next [...]
Silver for Adlington at Worlds July 24, 2011 Britain’s Rebecca Adlington claimed silver in the 400m freestyle at the Fina World Championships but her fellow London 2012 hopeful, teenage diver Tom Daley, failed to defend his 10m individual platform title. Double Olympic champion Adlington overcame an unfavourable outside lane to take second behind Italian Federica Pellegrini in Shanghai. Daley, 17, finished fifth, with [...]
Poor finish fails to deny Noren July 24, 2011 Sweden’s Alexander Noren secured his third European Tour title at the Nordea Masters in Stockholm, despite a closing round of 77. Noren, who started Sunday with an 11-shot lead, won by seven from England’s Richard Finch.
Khan injury hands Trott the initiative July 21, 2011 ENGLAND batsman Jonathan Trott believes India may rue passing up a golden opportunity to take the initiative on the opening day of the first Test at Lord’s, on which the tourists saw Zaheer Khan suffer a potentially series-defining injury. With overhead conditions favouring swing bowling India’s captain MS Dhoni needed no second invitation to insert [...]
Benayoun abused as Chelsea fail to shine under Villas-Boas July 21, 2011 CHELSEA manager Andre Villas-Boas blamed stifling heat after a scrappy 1-0 victory over a Malaysia XI in Kuala Lumpur which was marred by racial abuse of Yossi Benayoun. An own goal from opposition substitute goalkeeper Mohd Izham Tarmizi handed the Blues a late win in the first match of their pre-season tour of Asia. However [...]
Schleck launches challenge but Voeckler clings to yellow jersey July 21, 2011 LAST year’s runner-up Andy Schleck ignited his bid for a maiden Tour de France title with a gutsy breakaway victory in yesterday’s gruelling 18th stage. On a day when the pre-race favourites were expected to make their move, the Leopard Trek rider surged clear to win by more than two minutes. The margin was not [...]
Caddie hits out at Tiger over axeing July 21, 2011 CADDIE Steve Williams has fired a parting shot at Tiger Woods, who sacked him this week after 12 years, accusing the former world No1 of abusing his loyalty. Williams, who was by Woods’s side for 13 of his 14 Major wins, said he had lost “a tremendous amount of respect” for the American over his [...]
Mark Spitz reveals how to swim like an Olympic great July 21, 2011 As a few City A.M. readers prepare for London Triathlon, the gold medal hero explains how to make a splash IKNOW more than anyone how tough swimming can be, let alone swimming in open water and then following it up with a cycle and a run, so big respect to anyone doing a triathlon. Hopefully [...]
Fulham march on past Crusaders July 21, 2011 FOOTBALL: Bobby Zamora and Andy Johnson scored as Fulham beat Crusaders 4-0 at Craven Cottage last night. The win, which also featured strikes from Damien Duff and Steve Sidwell, sealed a 7-1 aggregate victory to reach the third round of the Europa League qualifiers.