Alonso given reprieve as Renault ban is overturned August 17, 2009 RENAULT and former world champion Fernando Alonso will race at this week’s European Grand Prix after being handed a late reprieve yesterday. The team were hit with a one-race ban after a wheel came loose from Alonso’s car during the Hungarian Grand Prix last month. But governing body the FIA yesterday agreed to lift the [...]
Tiger was finally out-Tigered August 17, 2009 I SUPPOSE it had to happen some time didn’t it? Historically, when Tiger Woods is leading a Major after 54 holes there really is only one winner, but Korean YE Yang obviously hadn’t read the script. Tiger actually played as well on the final round of the US PGA on Sunday as any of the [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF August 17, 2009 Ex-Bath duo plan appealsRUGBY UNION: Former Bath players Michael Lipman and Alex Crockett are to appeal their nine-month bans handed out by the RFU.Co-captains Lipman and Crockett, along with team-mate Andrew Higgins, were suspended after they were found guilty of failing to submit to drugs tests as the club investigated allegations of misconduct on a [...]
Richards gets three-year ban for fake blood fiasco August 17, 2009 FORMER Harlequins boss Dean Richards was last night banned from coaching for three years for his part in the club’s faking of a blood injury during last season’s Heineken Cup. Winger Tom Williams, whose mouth wound during April’s quarter-final defeat to Leinster was found to have been fabricated, had his 12-month suspension reduced to four [...]
Wenger: Champions League days numbered August 17, 2009 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger expects money-hungry big clubs to abandon the Champions League in favour of an even more lucrative European super league within 10 years. The Frenchman’s team will be striving to secure their place in the competition’s group stage when they face Celtic in the first leg of a Champions League play-off in [...]
LIGHTNING BOLT August 16, 2009 TRIPLE Olympic champion Usain Bolt left the world speechless in Berlin last night after smashing the 100m world record on his way to a stunning victory in the World Championships. The 22-year-old Jamaican recorded a time of 9.58 seconds to take 0.11 off the record he broke in Beijing last year. Elsewhere, on a superb [...]
Golden girl Jess is in a seventh heaven August 16, 2009 BRITAIN’S golden girl Jessica Ennis spoke of her “amazing feeling” after claiming Britain’s first ever heptathlon gold medal at the World Championships on a memorable night in Berlin. The 23-year-old led the seven-discipline event from start to finish, eventually securing a landmark success with victory in her heat of the 800m. Ennis finished with an [...]
Yang tames Tiger for a famous win August 16, 2009 KOREA’S Yong-Eun Yang last night became the first Asian-born player to win a Major title after recording a magnificent three-shot victory over world No1 Tiger Woods in the US PGA Championship at Hazeltine. The 37-year-old began the day two shots down on Woods but clawed his way back with a three-under-par 69, while Woods struggled [...]
Murray hits back in Montreal to confirm status as world No2 August 16, 2009 BRITAIN’S No1 Andy Murray completed a superb fight back to claim the Montreal Masters and justify his newly-earned status as the world’s second best player. Then 22-year-old came from a set down to defeat Juan Martin del Potro 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 for his fifth title of the year and 13th in his already [...]
New boy Seb hails dream Spurs debut to stun Reds August 16, 2009 NEW signing Sebastien Bassong hailed his “perfect debut” after earning Tottenham a dream Premier League start against title contenders Liverpool. Just ten days after completing his £8m move from Newcastle, Bassong met Luka Modric’s free-kick for his first goal in English football to ensure his side claimed a prized early-season scalp. Full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto gave [...]