Tancock in 50m backstroke glory July 31, 2011 Liam Tancock claimed Great Britain’s third gold medal at the World Championships in Shanghai with an impressive swim in the 50m backstroke event. The defending champion, who has now won five medals in four World Championships, touched in 24.50s, finishing just ahead of France’s Camille Lacourt.
Tseng adds to her Major haul July 31, 2011 Yani Tseng won the women’s British Open yesterday to claim her fifth Major title at the age of 22. The world No1 from Taiwan shot 69 in the final round at Carnoustie to finish 16 under par, four strokes ahead of Brittany Lang.
Fergie rubbishes Sneijder link July 31, 2011 Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson dismissed further speculation about any approach by the club to sign Dutch international Wesley Sneijder from Inter Milan. “Absolute nonsense. I have never discussed him. There is nothing new,” he said. Ferguson was speaking after watching his side defeat European champions Barcelona 2–1 in Washington.
Flintoff: We’ll dominate for next 10 years July 28, 2011 ENGLAND are ready to embark on a decade of unrivalled dominance as Test cricket’s leading force, according to former skipper Andrew Flintoff. Following their win over India at Lord’s England will look to further advance the prospect of replacing the tourists at No1 in the ICC rankings when the second Test begins at Trent Bridge [...]
HAMSTRUNG: BRESNAN LIKELY TO REPLACE TREMLETT July 28, 2011 ENGLAND seamer Chris Tremlett is losing his battle to be fit for the start of today’s second Test against India at Trent Bridge. Tremlett struggled during practice yesterday and will have a fitness test on his damaged hamstring this morning. Tim Bresnan is likely to take his place, while Steven Finn has been called up as [...]
Bendtner set for Sporting July 28, 2011 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger will bolster his transfer war chest to the tune of £9m once striker Nicklas Bendtner completes his move to Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon. The Denmark international, 23, was given permission to miss last week’s friendly in Cologne in order to “sort his future out” having been pushed down the Arsenal pecking [...]
City sign Aguero July 28, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY’S new record signing Sergio Aguero hopes to fire the FA Cup holders to the Premier League title after he completed his £35m move yesterday. The former Atletico Madrid striker, who has penned a five-year deal, said: “I think we are a team that in the future will be fighting to win major trophies.” Aguero’s Argentine [...]
Webber calms Red Bull fears July 28, 2011 RED BULL’S Mark Webber insists the team aren’t panicking ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, despite going two races without a win for the first time in almost a year. Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won in Germany on Sunday, with Webber and team-mate Sebastian Vettel pushed into third and fourth, while Fernand0 Alonso won the [...]
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.