Gandy silver joy but Phelps loses July 28, 2011 SWIMMING: British teenager Ellen Gandy claimed silver in the 200m butterfly at the Fina World Championships yesterday. The 19-year-old was edged out in Shanghai by home favourite Jiao Liuyang, while team-mate Jemma Lowe was fourth. Fourteen-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps, meanwhile, was beaten in the 200m individual medley by fellow American Ryan Lochte, who [...]
England wait on World Cup draw July 28, 2011 FOOTBALL: England will discover who stands between them and a place at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil tomorrow when the qualifying draw is made. Fabio Capello’s team are among the top seeds and will be hoping to avoid France, the danger side in pot two.
England can edge a little closer to the Test summit July 28, 2011 ENGLAND vs INDIA TODAY – 11AM SKY SPORTS 1 THERE promises to be an electric atmosphere for the second Test at Trent Bridge today after England completely outclassed the current world No1 side to secure a 196-run victory at Lord’s. Andrew Strauss hailed the “perfect” performance as one of the best of his tenure and [...]
Hannon to continue firing in the winners July 28, 2011 RICHARD Hannon had an unbelievable Glorious Goodwood last year and although Canford Cliffs was disappointingly beaten by Frankel on Wednesday, the yard is once again in red-hot form on the Sussex Downs. Chandlery was a decent winner of the Group 2 Vintage Stakes earlier this week, but he isn’t held in as high regard as [...]
London’s ready July 27, 2011 City could stage Games today, says Boris, as last venue is handed over MAYOR Boris Johnson joked London is already so well prepared for the 2012 Games that it should “call a snap Olympics tomorrow and catch the rest of the world napping”, after a day of celebrations to mark one year until the sporting [...]
Aquatics Centre wows first guests July 27, 2011 IT MAY have been the last venue to be finished, but the Aquatics Centre certainly appears to have been worth the wait. The £269m, 17,500-capacity wonder designed by leading architect Zaha Hadid was finally opened yesterday – and was an instant hit. Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee called it “a masterpiece”, adding: [...]
TWEDDLE: I’M READY FOR HOME CROWD PRESSURE July 27, 2011 BRITISH gymnastics doyenne Beth Tweddle believes she will have a head start on many of her Olympic team-mates when it comes to handling the extra pressure next summer. The three-time world champion from Liverpool admits she is feeling the burden of an expectant home crowd, but plans to draw on her experience of recent competitions [...]
BERNARD: LET’s GET THIS PARTY STARTED July 27, 2011 BRITISH high jumper Martyn Bernard admits he’s finding it hard not to let his imagination run wild with the prospect of competing in the London Olympics suddenly a very real proposition. Bernard is yet to qualify for next summer’s Games and faces stiff competition to do so from the likes of Beijing silver medallist Germaine [...]
Frankel will go down as a true great, beams Cecil July 27, 2011 TRAINER Henry Cecil has labelled his multiple Group One winner Frankel one of the greatest race horses of all time after the three-year-old romped to victory in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. Jockey Tom Queally (right) moved the 2,000 Guineas winner to the front straight out of the stalls and kept him there until [...]
Villas-Boas to make use of Lampard’s versatility July 27, 2011 CHELSEA boss Andre Villas-Boas insists he has not ditched 4-3-3 despite his tactical experimentation proving a landslide success in yesterday’s 4-0 win over Hong Kong champions Kitchee. Villas-Boas dabbled in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Frank Lampard in a holding midfield role – and saw the Blues romp to victory in the first of their two [...]