Steely Bell chimes again as England cruise to easy win July 8, 2010 IAN BELL marked his return to the one-day side with a match-winning knock as England cruised to a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first of their three-match series. The Warwickshire batsman, making his first ODI appearance since November 2008, followed up his 158 for the Lions against India A on Tuesday with a splendid [...]
Injury has robbed us of a legend in Harry Ellis, says a saddened Johnson July 8, 2010 MARTIN JOHNSON believes England have lost a future legend in Harry Ellis, who was forced to retire yesterday at the age of 28 with knee problems. The Leicester and England scrum-half underwent reconstruction surgery on his left knee in 2007, then saw his brief comeback thwarted with a similar injury last season, eventually prompting him [...]
Spurs net £20m sponsor in league and cup split deal July 8, 2010 TOTTENHAM last night announced an innovative sponsorship proposal which will see them wear different branded shirts for league and cup matches. The move came after software infrastructure firm Autonomy announced a £20m deal over two years to become title sponsors for Premier League games only. Now, Spurs are looking to agree a deal with a [...]
Tottenham ready to mount a league title challenge – Bale July 8, 2010 TOTTENHAM flyer Gareth Bale believes Spurs are ready to take another step up and mount a challenge for the Premier League title next season. Harry Redknapp ended years of frustration in May when he led the White Hart Lane outfit to fourth place and a first ever shot at the Champions League. And Wales star [...]
Cavendish claims 11th stage win July 8, 2010 CYCLING: Mark Cavendish recovered from his recent setbacks to claim his 11th Tour de France stage victory after a sprint finish in Montargis. The Manxman crashed out of the first stage and finished a disappointing 12th in Wednesday’s fourth stage, but showed his class to hold off German Gerald Ciolek and Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson [...]
Slow start for Mickelson July 8, 2010 GOLF: Phil Mickelson suffered a disappointing opening round 71 at the Barclays Scottish Open as he attempts to overhaul Tiger Woods as world No1. Mickelson needs to finish first or second at Loch Lomond to leapfrog Woods ahead of next week’s Open, but struggled with a level-par round. Ulsterman Darren Clarke leads on six-under-par, ahead [...]
Sir Frank steps down July 8, 2010 FORMULA ONE: Sir Frank Williams handed over his role as team chairman to Adam Parr yesterday – but insisted he is not ready to retire. The 67-year-old remains as team principal, while Parr, who has been acting chairman since March, will take over the day-to-day running of the team with the experienced Patrick Head moving [...]
Spain can hold their nerve to lift the title July 8, 2010 HOLLAND vs SPAIN SUNDAY – 7.30PM BBC 1 AND ITV 1 MOST football purists would have been purring at the start of the tournament if I’d said it was going to be a Netherlands v Spain final in Johannesburg on Sunday 11th July. However, the Dutch have taken a far more pragmatic approach to this [...]
Flying filly Fleeting Spirit to take July Cup for second year running July 8, 2010 THERE is an international flavour to today’s July Cup at Newmarket with speedsters from Australia, the US, France and Ireland taking on the home contingent. However, I think the prize will stay in Newmarket and Jeremy Noseda’s FLEETING SPIRIT can become the first horse since Right Boy in 1959 to win the race back-to-back. This [...]
The INSIDER July 8, 2010 Ihaven’t had too many two-yearold bets so far this season but I’ll be changing that tomorrow with a hefty wager on MAJOR CONQUEST (8%) in the nursery at Ascot (2.20pm). John Hills’ runners often improve and this son of Librettist has been going the right way. The form in the book is very strong with [...]