Classics blow for Dubai Prince April 18, 2011 HORSE RACING: Dubai Prince will miss the 2,000 Guineas and Investec Derby at Epsom after suffering a setback in training. A minor injury will keep the 14-1 Derby chance out of competition for the next few weeks but Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford confirmed he will return later in the season.
Fulham wrap up Sidwell deal April 18, 2011 FOOTBALL: Fulham midfielder Steve Sidwell has signed a new contract which will keep at the club until the summer of 2014. Sidwell, 28, had been on a six month contract after signing in January but has earned a new deal after impressing Fulham manager Mark Hughes in eight first-team appearances.
Hendry beats Perry in thriller April 18, 2011 SNOOKER: Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry survived a Joe Perry fightback to win an epic first round match 10-9. Hendry capitalised on Perry’s miss on the brown to win the decider. “I’ve got a big decision to make at the end of the season, I might even retire if I win this tournament,” said Hendry. [...]
CITY A.M. BIG HITTERS TEE UP TO MAKE GOLF DAY GO WITH A SWING April 18, 2011 THE first City A.M. Golf Day took place at Kingswood Golf & Country Club in Surrey, designer James Braid’s “finest parkland golf course in England”. Braid, the five-times British Open champion who is famous for his golf courses at Carnoustie, Gleneagles and Hankley Common, built Kingswood in the 1920s during the same building boom as [...]
DIRK DESTROYER: KUYT GOAL KILLS ARSENAL TITLE HOPES April 17, 2011 Man Utd edge closer to Premier League crown as Liverpool equalise in 12th minute of stoppage time ARSENAL (1) vs LIVERPOOL (1) ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits his side’s Premier League title dream may be over after Dirk Kuyt’s 102nd-minute penalty snatched the most dramatic of draws for battling Liverpool. An injury-time spot-kick of their [...]
Bale scoops player of the year award April 17, 2011 TOTTENHAM winger Gareth Bale beat off competition from his more experienced peers to scoop the PFA Player of the Year prize at last night’s awards dinner. Teenage Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere ensured a north London clean sweep by landing the Young Player of the Year honour. Bale, 21, pipped Wilshere’s team-mate Samir Nasri and Manchester [...]
Stoke in dreamland as five-star show books FA Cup final with City April 17, 2011 BOLTON WANDERERS (0) vs STOKE CITY (5) STOKE manager Tony Pulis fears his side will never silence their detractors despite swaggering into their first FA Cup final with a rout of Bolton. Two goals from Jonathan Walters added to strikes from Matthew Etherington, Robert Huth and Kenwyne Jones catapulted the Potters into another Wembley date [...]
Records tumble as Mutai and Keitany sweep board for Kenya April 17, 2011 KENYAN Emmanuel Mutai set a new course record as he and compatriot Mary Keitany scorched the capital’s streets in the London Marathon. Mutai, last year’s runner-up, trimmed 30 seconds off the previous best time to win the men’s race in two hours, four minutes and 40 seconds – just over a minute quicker than fellow [...]
Daring Hamilton enjoys long-awaited victory in China to keep Vettel in sight April 17, 2011 ENGLAND’S Lewis Hamilton toasted a return to form after he breathed new life into the world championship by pipping title rival Sebastian Vettel at the Chinese Grand Prix. The McLaren driver claimed a first race win for eight months in an incident-packed contest that saw him reel in and overtake Red Bull’s Vettel with just [...]
McIlroy lets another title chance slip April 17, 2011 UNLUCKY Rory McIlroy put on a brave face after following up his Masters heartbreak with another final-day collapse at the Malaysian Open. The Northern Irishman held a three-shot lead at one stage during a third round that ran into Sunday because of rain, but ended up two shots behind the winner, the prodigious Italian 17-year-old [...]