Usain Bolt: I’ll join the ranks of the immortal if I complete “triple triple” of Olympic sprint golds at Rio August 15, 2016 Usain Bolt says he will join the ranks of the “immortal” if he follows the defence of his 100m crown with further gold medals in the 200m and 4 x 100m this week at the Rio Olympics. Bolt held off American Justin Gatlin and Canada’s Andre de Grasse to clinch the first leg of his [...]
Jason Kenny and Laura Trott’s bids for more gold head British medal hopes on Tuesday at the Rio Olympics August 15, 2016 Team GB pair Jason Kenny and Laura Trott’s attempts to underline their status as track cycling’s golden couple are among the highlights in prospect at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. Kenny is looking to claim his third Olympic gold medal of these Games and a sixth of his career in the men’s keirin, which concludes [...]
Max Whitlock’s historic gymnastics success proves biggest draw for British TV viewers on Super Sunday August 15, 2016 History-making gymnast Max Whitlock’s double-gold winning exploits pulled in the biggest domestic viewing figures of Team GB’s Super Sunday at the Rio Olympics. An average of 10.4m people watched Whitlock receive his medal for winning the pommel horse, while 9.4m watched the event itself, in which Whitlock edged team-mate Louis Smith into second place. Those [...]
Ryan Lochte and US swimmers robbed at gunpoint in Rio August 14, 2016 American six-time Olympic swimming champion Ryan Lochte was left shaken but unharmed after being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro in the early hours of Sunday morning. Lochte, who helped Team USA win gold in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay last week, was with colleagues Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen when their [...]
Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 3: Juan Mata plays his way into Jose Mourinho’s good books as United set the Premier League pace August 14, 2016 Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 3 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has given Juan Mata fresh hope that he still has an Old Trafford future after the midfielder helped them make a winning start to the Premier League. England captain Wayne Rooney and summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic added to the Spaniard’s first-half opener in the second period [...]
Emotional Jessica Ennis-Hill ponders retirement after being beaten to gold in Rio August 14, 2016 London 2012 golden girl Jessica Ennis-Hill has dropped a major hint that her silver medal-winning heptathlon performance at the Rio Olympics will mark the end of her athletics career. Ennis-Hill fell agonisingly short of defending her title on Saturday night as Belgian Nafi Thiam produced five personal bests from seven events to claim gold, aged [...]
Title rivals must be desperate to spend so much, says Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino August 11, 2016 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes the club’s Premier League title rivals’ summer spending sprees are evidence of desperation. Manchester United have led the way with a world record £89m deal for Paul Pogba, while Manchester City have also shelled out around £150m and Chelsea remain in the market having spent £65m. “When you spend a lot [...]
History boy Max Whitlock savours success alongside idol Kohei Uchimura – but more medals could be in store August 11, 2016 He could yet leave Rio with more precious metal, but Max Whitlock insists he has already accomplished one life goal by becoming the first British gymnast to win an all-around medal at the Olympics since 1908. Whitlock made up for the disappointment of missing out on the podium in the team event earlier this week [...]
Government urged to lift ban and allow Premier League clubs to introduce safe standing August 11, 2016 Sport Minister Tracey Crouch has come under renewed pressure on the eve of the new Premier League season to allow England’s leading clubs to reintroduce standing areas at their stadia. A report published today by think tank the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) says the use of “safe standing” sections is backed by most top-flight teams [...]
Global investors increasingly drawn to English football’s booming bargain bin August 11, 2016 Wealthy Premier League clubs and extravagant transfers such as Manchester United’s world record deal for Paul Pogba may hog the limelight, but canny investors are increasingly taken by England’s less glamorous teams. Four in 10 clubs in the three divisions below the top flight fielded approaches from potential investors in the last year, and that [...]