Mo Farah: Prove I’m doping or leave me alone June 30, 2015 Double Olympic champion Mo Farah has issued a passionate defence of his integrity, insisting he is “100 per cent clean” and urging his detractors to “prove I am a cheat or leave me alone”. Read more: Athletes defend Farah over tests Briton Farah, 32, has not been accused of doping but found his character [...]
Nigel Pearson sacked by Leicester over rift with board June 30, 2015 Leicester City last night blamed a breakdown in relations between Nigel Pearson and the board after sacking the manager who steered them to Premier League survival last season. Read more: Pearson riles Lineker with pundits jibe The Foxes paid tribute to the outspoken 51-year-old for his unlikely relegation escape but said it had “become [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Fightback fires Heather Watson towards Serena meeting June 30, 2015 British No1 Heather Watson insisted that her faith wavered only momentarily despite having to save three match points before powering past France’s Caroline Garcia in her truncated Wimbledon opener yesterday. Read more: Andy Murray leads British charge to round two Restarting at 1-6, 6-3 after bad light stopped play on Monday evening, the 23-year-old [...]
Wimbledon Spy: Eugenie Bouchard out but avoids bra rap June 30, 2015 Bouchard out but avoids bra rap There will no repeat of last year’s fireworks for Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard after the 2014 women’s finalist suffered a straight-sets defeat to China’s Duan Ying-Ying yesterday. The 21-year-old, who has slumped to 12th in the world rankings from a high of five last year, has now lost nine of [...]
Tony McCoy tribute to late Kauto Star June 30, 2015 Champion Jockey Tony McCoy hailed Kauto Star as the greatest modern steeplechaser after the two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner passed away following a freak accident. The 15-year-old, who moved into dressage after finishing a glittering racing career in 2012, was put down after suffering neck and pelvis injuries in a fall last week. [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Bring on my next victim, says Liam Broady June 30, 2015 Trailblazer Liam Broady insists he has nothing to fear from second-round opponent David Goffin after the British wildcard sealed a shock Wimbledon victory with a stunning comeback on his grand slam singles debut yesterday. Read more: Broady earned £47,000 from his grand slam debut The 21-year-old, who is ranked 182nd in the world, was [...]
Germany, France and Italy warn Greek people referendum ‘no’ vote will spark exit from currency union June 29, 2015 Eurozone leaders ratcheted up the pressure on embattled Greek leader Alexis Tsipras yesterday by warning Greek voters that Sunday’s crunch bailout referendum was a vote on the return of the drachma. Amid a day of high drama in Greece, the Eurozone’s top three economies, Germany, France and Italy, raised the stakes by urging voters [...]
Greek debt crisis: George Osborne vows to help British pensioners, businesses and holiday makers June 29, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne has said that the government will protect British pensioners, businesses and holiday makers who stand to lose money in the ongoing Greek debt crisis. In a special statement to the House of Commons yesterday, Osborne said that Britain is “prepared” in a “rapidly changing situation”. “Britain’s attitude to the developing [...]
How to prepare for a summer trip to Greece June 29, 2015 ▀ Take more than one means of payment. Foreign-registered cards are not subject to controls put in place, which include ATM withdrawal limits of €60 (£43) a day. So this should not affect Brits on holiday. Yet the Foreign Office suggests making sure you have “more than one means for payment” with you – including cash, [...]
Shale setback as Cuadrilla’s plans rejected June 29, 2015 THE UK’S nascent shale gas industry suffered a shock setback yesterday, when Lancashire council rejected Cuadrilla’s application to frack at a site in the county, despite planning officers giving it the green light. Energy firm Cuadrilla was planning to explore for shale gas at the Preston New Road site by using the controversial fracking technique [...]
