Pistorius of sound mind when he killed Reeva, experts find June 30, 2014 PARALYMPIC superstar Oscar Pistorius was not suffering from mental illness and was therefore criminally responsible when he shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a court heard yesterday. Pistorius’s trial resumed yesterday in South Africa following a month-long assessment by doctors. That was prompted by the defence team’s claim that Pistorius had an anxiety disorder that may have [...]
World Cup: Keshi goes nuclear at referee Geiger as France leave it late June 30, 2014 FRANCE 2 NIGERIA 0 NIGERIA coach Stephen Keshi last night risked disciplinary action by blaming his team’s World Cup elimination on “biased” refereeing from American official Mark Geiger. France needed two late goals – from midfielder Paul Pogba and an own goal by Super Eagles defender Joseph Yobo – to see off the African champions [...]
I’m an honest guy, insists Robben June 30, 2014 HOLLAND winger Arjen Robben says he is “an honest guy” and insists he did not deserve retrospective punishment after admitting to diving during Sunday’s dramatic World Cup win over Mexico. Governing body Fifa yesterday opted not to take action against the former Chelsea star, since his deliberate first-half tumble did not, in its view, amount [...]
Klinsmann concern at Francophone collusion June 30, 2014 USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann has voiced fears that the Algerian referee assigned to his team’s last-16 clash with Belgium tonight may favour the French-speaking opposition. “We hope it’s not a concern. Is it a good feeling? No,” said the former Tottenham forward, who expects to have Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore back to face the Group [...]
World Cup: Robben dive row as Dutch grab late win June 29, 2014 HOLLAND 2 MEXICO 1 HOLLAND winger Arjen Robben was dragged into another diving row last night after the Dutch scored two last-ditch goals to defeat Mexico and set up a World Cup quarter-final against Costa Rica. Mexico coach Miguel Herrera accused former Chelsea star Robben of cheating to win the penalty from which Klaas-Jan Huntelaar [...]
James equipped to deny Brazil a Hollywood ending to World Cup June 29, 2014 IF LIVERPOOL striker Luis Suarez has been the World Cup’s villain, then James Rodriguez, the dazzling Colombia No10 named after James Bond and partial to a Thunderball, is surely the hero. His two goals, including a majestic volley, sank a Suarez-less Uruguay on Saturday and cemented the graceful Monaco playmaker as the tournament’s revelation. The [...]
Zanotti sees off Stenson in epic June 29, 2014 WORLD No305 Fabrizio Zanotti became the first Paraguayan to win a European Tour title yesterday when he won a four-man play-off at the BMW International Open in Cologne. He was taken to a fifth extra hole by Henrik Stenson, as the Swede recorded his best finish since the extraordinary 2013 campaign in which he topped [...]
Kennaugh and Trott sprint to road race titles June 29, 2014 TEAM Sky’s Pete Kennaugh won a sprint duel with colleague and friend Ben Swift to claim his first British National Road Race Championships title yesterday in Abergavenny. Kennaugh repeatedly failed to lose Swift during the last two laps but beat him to the line, with Orica GreenEdge’s Simon Yates third. “On the last lap it [...]
Worcestershire batsman and academy chief D’Oliveira dies from cancer, aged 53 June 29, 2014 FORMER Worcestershire batsman Damian D’Oliveira died yesterday, aged 53, following a two-and-a-half year fight with cancer. D’Oliveira, the son of England Test cricketer Basil D’Oliveira, enjoyed later success as the county’s academy director. He scored 9,000 first-class runs with a top score of 237 during more than a decade playing for Worcestershire, before nurturing new [...]
Suarez axed by Adidas as star gets four month ban June 26, 2014 ADIDAS last night dropped Liverpool striker Luis Suarez from its World Cup marketing campaign after he was handed a four-month ban from all football activity for biting Italian Giorgio Chiellini. The sportswear giant also condemned Suarez’s actions and warned it would be holding talks with the Uruguay player regarding his obligations under a boot deal [...]