Ladies Day proves and education and more than a pat on the back August 9, 2011 Olympic champion shares Cowes Week diary with City A.M. WELL, I have been duly educated and it seems I have to hold my hand up: I was wrong. Ladies Day at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week isn’t a pat on the back for us from the establishment – it’s serious, and is an effort to [...]
McMillan puts on a show for sailing’s stars August 9, 2011 HOME skipper Leigh McMillan’s The Wave seized the overall lead in the Extreme Sailing Series on a star-studded day four of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week. One win and two second places from yesterday’s seven races elevated Isle of Wight-born McMillan and his crew into first place, ahead of France’s Groupe Edmond de Rothschild and [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF August 9, 2011 Caddy seeks to end Woods row GOLF: Tiger Woods’ former caddy Steve Williams admits he regrets his outspoken remarks after he was sacked by the former world No1 last month. After helping Adam Scott to victory in last weekend’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational he claimed it represented the greatest triumph of his career. But ahead of the [...]
England to pile on misery for Indians at Edgbaston August 9, 2011 SPORT TRADER OLLIE DREW AND DAVID WILD BRING YOU THE BEST BETS FROM ENGLAND VS INDIA AS WELL AS THE USPGA CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY – 11.00 AM SKY SPORTS 1 With India 2-0 down with just two Tests to play, they may be the ones drinking in the last chance saloon, but there’s one man in [...]
More glory in store for Rory at USPGA August 9, 2011 TOMORROW – 6PM SKY SPORTS 2 Can the 93rd USPGA Championship provide us with a story worthy of a gripping season of golf so far? It is less than a month since Open winner Darren Clarke’s emotional walk up the 18th at Royal St. George’s and two months since Rory McIlroy tore up the record [...]
Riots spark concerns for England game at Wembley August 8, 2011 International under threat as Carling Cup games at West Ham and Charlton postponed on police advice FEARS were growing last night that England’s friendly against Holland tomorrow at Wembley may have to be called off after violent rioting spread throughout London and beyond. Carling Cup fixtures at West Ham and Charlton due to take place [...]
Wenger splashes the cash on Oxlade-Chamberlain August 8, 2011 Arsenal sign Saints winger for fee that could rise to £15m ARSENAL have made their second significant close season purchase in the shape of Southampton’s precocious teenage midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The England Under-21 international, who turns 18 next Monday, joins for a fee that could eventually rise to around £15m including add-ons. Oxlade-Chamberlain hit 10 [...]
Johnno hopes for the best over Moody August 8, 2011 ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson is hopeful captain Lewis Moody will be fit for the World Cup, but admits he won’t find out the extent of his knee injury until today. Moody yesterday underwent a scan on the problem, which forced him off during Saturday’s first warm-up match for the tournament, a 23-19 win over Wales. [...]
Wounded India sure to come out fighting, warns Anderson August 8, 2011 ENGLAND fast bowler James Anderson insists his side are primed for and Indian backlash at Edgbaston this week. The tour-ending ankle injury suffered by the leader of India’s attack Zaheer Khan, has further hampered the tourists’chances of getting back into a series they trail 2-0 having been comprehensively outplayed. Anderson (right) accepts Khan’s unavailability represents [...]
Returning Bopara hopes he’ll be back for 10 years August 8, 2011 RECALLED England batsman Ravi Bopara hopes his return from the international wilderness won’t prove to be a short lived affair. Bopara hasn’t represented his country since the third Test of the 2009 Ashes series at Headingley a match in which he was dismissed for nought and one. Prior to that series he had been billed [...]