Golf Comment: This might just be Mickelson’s year at US Open June 15, 2015 IT IS very difficult to know what to expect from a golf course yet to host its first Major, which makes predicting a winner for this week’s US Open at the extraordinary Chambers Bay even trickier than usual. None of the players seem to want to comment on the setting, near Seattle in Washington state, [...]
Villa summon Grealish for meeting over Tenerife holiday photographs June 15, 2015 PREMIER League side Aston Villa plan to hold talks with midfielder Jack Grealish after he was apparently photographed passed out on a street while on holiday in Tenerife. Several pictures of the 19-year-old, who has represented Republic of Ireland at under-21 level but is also eligible to play international football for England, were posted on [...]
Player bonus strike forces Italy to suspend World Cup training June 15, 2015 ITALY’S Rugby World Cup preparations have been thrown into disarray after the Azzurri were forced to suspend their pre-tournament training camp due to a player strike over bonuses. The players are demanding a match-by-match bonus scheme whereas Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) bosses are refusing to budge on their proposals for a one-off bonus payment linked [...]
Austria silver after bus crash June 15, 2015 TWO Austrian synchronised swimmers have dedicated the silver medal they won at the European Games yesterday to their team-mates who were hit by a bus last week. Twins Anna-Maria and Eirini-Marina Alexandri, 17, finished second to Russia at the inaugural competition in Baku, Azerbaijan, just four days after one 15-year-old colleague was left in a [...]
Royal Ascot 2015: Solow can get the ball rolling in Queen Anne Stakes June 15, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE OPENING DAY OF ROYAL ASCOT 2015 Royal Ascot has got underway with a bang in recent times – and this year’s meeting should be no exception. The Queen Anne Stakes (2.30pm) normally features the best milers that Europe has to offer. On this occasion they will be joined by [...]
Bolger to knockout rivals in Round Two June 15, 2015 IT really is bizarre that this afternoon’s Coventry Stakes (3.05pm) is still only a Group Two. You only have to look at the roll of honour over the past decade to see why it should be awarded the highest status. Henrythenavigator, Canford Cliffs, Strong Suit, Dawn Approach and The Wow Signal all proved themselves to [...]
Top Tips from Paddy Power June 15, 2015 If you were looking for an unbiased view of the King’s Stand today, you’re in the wrong place! I am of course talking about my mum’s horse Sole Power who is trying to become the first horse ever to win the King’s Stand three years on the trot. All I can tell you is he’s [...]
King’s Stand beckons for speedy Angel June 15, 2015 THE Group One King’s Stand Stakes (3.40pm) is always hotly-contested and today features 19 speedballs that are sure to be wound up and ready to go. Sole Power has been a wonderful servant for Eddie Lynam and the Power family. He has won the last two editions of this race and bids to make history [...]
Ray to give flat boys a long overdue Ascot Stakes June 15, 2015 NATIONAL Hunt trainers have had a stranglehold on the Ascot Stakes (5.00pm) in recent years, winning the last five renewals, and they are strongly represented again. Nicky Henderson and Willie Mullins saddle five runners between them in their attempts to win the race for a second time. But I reckon RAY WARD can put one [...]
No end in sight for London house price boom: Average asking price soars to more than £600,000 June 15, 2015 House prices in the capital are set to outpace earnings for the foreseeable future, despite government efforts to boost house building and affordability. Average London asking prices have jumped to £613,922 – above £600,000 for the first time ever – according to Rightmove data published today. It marks a rise of 5.8 per cent compared [...]
