MINE’S A DOUBLE: CONTADOR AFTER RARE FEAT June 30, 2011 SPAIN’S Alberto Contador will begin his challenge to become the first man for 13 years to complete the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France double as he defends his title, starting in Passage du Gois in the Vendee region of western France, tomorrow. “As time goes by, I feel more and more rested [after the Giro] [...]
Cardiff concedes its Test status June 30, 2011 CRICKET: Glamorgan have been stripped of the right to host England’s Test against the West Indies in Cardiff in 2012. The ECB made the decision after Glamorgan said they would be late paying the fee they owe for hosting May’s Sri Lanka Test.
Wasps make Young appointment June 30, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Wasps have named Dai Young as their new director of rugby, on a four-year deal. Young teams up with Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards and ex-Cardiff fly-half Nicky Robinson.
Top class Workforce to land Coral Eclipse June 30, 2011 THERE have been some titanic battles in the Coral Eclipse over the years and the market suggests that we’re going to see another one tomorrow afternoon at 3.10pm. Aidan O’Brien’s So You Think, who was beaten by Rewilding at Royal Ascot just a couple of weeks ago, is the red-hot 4/5 favourite with the sponsors [...]
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 [...]