How royal wedding fired Thorpe’s hopes of fairytale May 11, 2011 IT MAY not be his primary motivation, but Ian Thorpe admits attending the royal wedding last month has only increased his hunger to complete a fairytale of his own when he returns to London next year for the Olympics. Thorpe is back in training five years after hanging up his swimcap and aiming to add [...]
Take on the London Triathlon with a little help from Daley May 11, 2011 SUPER-FIT City A.M. readers can win the sporting chance of a lifetime by becoming a member of the Laureus team in this year’s London Triathlon – and receive special training from double Olympic gold medallist Daley Thompson. Triathlon is one of the fastest growing sports and one of the most exciting. And on 6 and [...]
Euro greats call for logo change as tribute to Seve May 11, 2011 FORMER European Ryder Cup captains Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie have urged the European Tour to redesign their logo to include an image of the late Seve Ballesteros. The funeral of the Spanish golfer, who passed away last week aged 54 following a long battle with cancer, took place yesterday in Pedrena and was attended [...]
Bopara, Morgan and Hildreth set for Lions shootout May 11, 2011 ENGLAND have named Test hopefuls Ravi Bopara, James Hildreth and Eoin Morgan in the Lions squad ahead of next week’s tour match against Sri Lanka at Derby. Paul Collingwood’s post Ashes retirement has created a vacancy in England’s batting line-up and Bopara and Morgan are the favourites to replace the Durham stalwart, with Somerset’s Hildreth [...]
Fan arrested after fracas with Lennon May 11, 2011 A MAN has been arrested in connection with an attack on Celtic manager Neil Lennon during his side’s 3-0 win at Tynecastle last night. The fan leapt from the Hearts section of the main stand after Celtic’s second goal and headed for Lennon, who was standing on the touchline. He connected with the former Northern [...]
Ireland handed World Cup boost May 11, 2011 CRICKET: The ICC Cricket Committee has unanimously recommended that there should be a qualifying process for the 2015 World Cup, enhancing the prospect of Ireland competing at the event. Last month, the ICC announced a move to restrict the 2015 competition to the sport’s 10 full members. “It’s excellent news that another group of people [...]
Weylandt death sparks probe May 11, 2011 CYCLING: UCI president Pat McQuaid says cycling’s governing body will investigate bike safety after the death of Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt. The Belgian rider died as a result of head injuries after a high-speed crash during the third stage of the Giro d’Italia. “We will investigate and discuss with the industry the rigidity and safety [...]
Paralympic ticket prices revealed May 11, 2011 OLYMPICS: Around two million tickets for the London 2012 Paralympics will go on sale from 9 September. Prices will start at £10 for adults and £5 for under-16s and over-60s. More than 95 per cent of the tickets will be priced at £50 or under.
Foster quits international scene May 11, 2011 FOOTBALL: Birmingham and England goalkeeper Ben Foster has announced his shock decision to take an indefinite break from international football. “I’ve enjoyed my time with England and am certainly not closing a door on the international side of things forever but this is the right thing for me to do right now in terms of [...]
Chabal axed from France squad May 11, 2011 RUGBY UNION: France have left Sebastien Chabal out of their provisional squad for the World Cup. The 33-year-old was dropped from the team after their Six Nations defeat by Italy.