Bendtner to snub Milan for Arsenal July 27, 2009 ARSENAL striker Nicklas Bendtner has rubbished suggestions he is set to join AC Milan and pledged his future to the Gunners. The Dane, 21, has been linked with a move to the Italian giants, who are in the market for a forward. But Bendtner, who scored twice in Arsenal’s 5-0 victory over Hungarian outfit Szombathely [...]
Coe: London ‘ahead of schedule’ July 27, 2009 OLYMPICS: London 2012 organisers’ chief Sebastian Coe says preparations are ahead of schedule, three years before the Games begin. Coe, who yesterday took part in the inaugural journey of the Javelin Train, which will ferry spectators from St Pancras to Stratford, said all 10 targets set for this stage had been achieved. “We are a [...]
Contador slams rival Armstrong July 27, 2009 CYCLING: Tour de France winner Alberto Contador last night launched a stinging attack on Astana team-mate Lance Armstrong – just hours after the third-placed American praised him. “My relationship with Lance Armstrong is zero,” Contador said. “He is a great rider but it is another thing on a personal level, where I have never had [...]
England wait on IRB verdict July 27, 2009 RUGBY UNION: England are hotly-tipped to be named hosts for the 2015 World Cup today. South Africa, Japan and Italy are the other countries considered by the International Rugby Board, who are also set announce the 2019 hosts.
GB set to name Worlds squad July 27, 2009 ATHLETICS: Great Britain will today announce their squad for next month’s World Championships in Berlin. Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers is among those sweating on his place at the event, which starts on 15 August.
Skipper Terry rejects Man City to stick with Chelsea July 26, 2009 CHELSEA captain John Terry yesterday pledged his future to the club, insisting there was never any possibility he would be lured by a lucrative offer from Manchester City. England skipper Terry broke his silence to end weeks of speculation that he was ready to halt his 14-year association with Chelsea and become ambitious City’s most [...]
Hamilton’s tribute to Massa after Hungary win July 26, 2009 WORLD champion Lewis Hamilton claimed a long-awaited first victory of 2009 at yesterday’s Hungarian Grand Prix – and then paid tribute to hospitalised Ferrari rival Felipe Massa. Brazilian Massa needed emergency surgery on a fractured skull following a freak accident during qualifying on Saturday. Last night he remained in an induced coma in intensive care [...]
Bell backed to grasp Ashes chance with both hands as selectors raise hopes over Flintoff July 26, 2009 ENGLAND selector Geoff Miller has backed batsman Ian Bell to seize his Ashes chance after confirming he will start the third Test against Australia. Bell is set to replace the injured Kevin Pietersen in the batting line-up at Edgbaston on Thursday after being included in the 13-man squad yesterday. The absence of Pietersen, who will [...]
Champ Hamilton back to winning ways July 26, 2009 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton kick-started his world title defence with success at yesterday’s Hungarian Grand Prix – his first chequered flag for nine months. Hamilton has had such a miserable season in his under-performing McLaren that he had not even been on the podium before the weekend. But 2009 pacesetters Brawn GP and Red Bull were [...]
Contador in second Tour de France win July 26, 2009 SPAIN’S Alberto Contador admitted his relief after winning his personal duel with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong and clinching a second Tour de France title in three years. And there was also joy for Britain’s Mark Cavendish, who won the Tour’s final stage in Paris – his sixth of this year’s race – with another searing [...]