Prepare for magic Murray to make history June 30, 2011 Today – From 1pm, BBC FOR the second consecutive Grand Slam tournament, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray meet at the penultimate stage. But, while the Spaniard had the upper hand on the clay courts of Roland Garros, winning their French Open meeting 3-0, we can expect a much closer contest on the grass of SW19’s [...]
BRING ON NADAL June 29, 2011 Rampant Murray storms past Lopez and believes he’s got the measure of semi-final opponent Nadal BRITAIN’S Andy Murray believes he can finally conquer his nemesis Rafael Nadal when it matters most after he moved into the Wimbledon semi-final following a second successive faultless Centre Court masterclass. The 24-year-old required a fraction over two hours to [...]
Federer defeat shocks everyone including Tsonga June 29, 2011 SWISS star Roger Federer will remain stuck on six Wimbledon titles for another 12 months after Joe Wilfried-Tsonga staged a remarkable Centre Court comeback from two sets down. Defeat represented the first time Federer had lost a grand slam match from a position of such strength and even Tsonga admitted his 3-6, 6-7 (3/7,) 6-4, [...]
I’ll let you decide my title, says Villas-Boas June 29, 2011 NEW Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas attempted to downplay comparisons with his mentor Jose Mourinho by declaring himself modestly as “The Group One”. The 33-year-old was officially unveiled yesterday but their was none of the bravado or showmanship that marked Mourinho’s introduction seven years ago. Villas-Boas, who like the now Real Madrid manager, quit Porto to take [...]
Chelsea’s new charmer is a real breath of fresh air June 29, 2011 AS A MASS of photographers scrambled to get the perfect shot of Chelsea’s new manager, Andre Villas-Boas made the only slip of an otherwise flawless first performance in front of the English press. With the flashbulbs popping around him, the Portuguese attempted to calm the masses by assuring them “we have time”. At just 33 [...]
Childish Haye bores me, insists focused Klitschko June 29, 2011 IBF AND WBO world champion Wladimir Klitschko has warned David Haye he will have the last laugh as he shrugged off his opponent’s latest “childish” publicity stunt. Haye has continually sought to goad his opponent (right) in the build-up to Saturday’s heavyweight unification bout. Yesterday the Londoner tweeted a link to a film featuring an Adolf [...]
Anderson determined to become a one-day wonder June 29, 2011 ENGLAND’S premier paceman James Anderson admits he’s still far from the finished article when it comes to the art of one-day bowling. The Lancastrian is rightly considered one of the most dangerous opponents to face on the Test circuit but he has often struggled in the shorter versions of the game. His form in the 50 [...]
De Gea not fazed by the task of taking over from Van der Sar June 29, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED’S latest summer recruit David de Gea insists he is excited rather than daunted by the prospect of succeeding Edwin van der Sar. The Dutchman hung up his gloves following May’s Champions League final defeat against Barcelona and Sir Alex Ferguson moved swiftly to tie up the services of the young Spaniard (right) for a fee [...]
Spurs refuse to give up the fight for Olympic Stadium June 29, 2011 TOTTENHAM have gone back to the High Court to continue their bid for a judicial review of the decision to award the Olympic Stadium to West Ham. Spurs are refusing to accept defeat after last week’s decision by Judge Mr Justice Davis to reject their bid and that of Leyton Orient’s. The club will now [...]
Sunderland seal Wickham coup June 29, 2011 FOOTBALL: England Under-21 international Connor Wickham has completed a sensational move to Sunderland. The Black Cats beat off stiff competition from Liverpool for the Ipswich striker who could eventually cost Steve Bruce’s side £12m. Bruce said: “A number of top sides have been chasing Connor for some time now, so naturally we are absolutely delighted he [...]