Harrington and Poulter would be my wildcards August 22, 2012 SERGIO Garcia won the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina at the weekend, and I’m delighted for him. I couldn’t be more delighted. I’ve known him since he was 14 years of age. He’s a dear friend and an absolute gentleman, and I’m delighted that that also now means he’s going to make the European Ryder [...]
Bopara bottles practice run as South Africa continue to win August 22, 2012 ENGLAND batsman Ravi Bopara yesterday experienced the embarrassment of securing just three runs en route to getting out when playing for Gloucestershire against South Africa. Bopara’s county side Essex were without a fixture this week so following a request from England national selector Geoff Miller, the batsman (right) represented Gloucestershire in an attempt to gain [...]
Carvalho loan set to be 10th QPR signing August 22, 2012 QPR manager Mark Hughes has stepped up attempts to bolster a defence that shipped five goals on Saturday by agreeing a loan deal with Real Madrid for former Chelsea centre-back Ricardo Carvalho. Hughes has already struck a £9m fee with Tottenham for England’s Michael Dawson, and hopes to agree terms with both him and Portuguese [...]
Mourinho signals for Sahin to sign up for English education August 22, 2012 REAL Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he wants midfielder Nuri Sahin to move to a Premier League club, even though he has no preference about which one it is. Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham are all highly interested in the talented Turkey midfielder but amid suggestions that Mourinho would prefer him to move to Liverpool [...]
West Ham up Jarvis offer with Wolves ready to sell key duo August 22, 2012 WEST Ham have increased their offer to a potential £10m as they accelerate their efforts to secure the signing of Wolves winger Matt Jarvis. Three earlier bids have already been rejected by the Championship side who have been exceptionally forceful during negotiations in this summer’s transfer window, and the latest includes £7m up front, in [...]
South Koreans bans reduced August 22, 2012 BADMINGTON: The four South Korean women’s doubles players, from South Korea, kicked out of London 2012 for deliberately trying to lose, have had their bans reduced from two years to six months.
Degenkolb edges sprint finish August 22, 2012 CYCLING: Germany’s John Degenkolb yesterday won his second Vuelta a Espana stage in five days. Italy’s Daniele Bennati was second.
Klitschko to fight Wach August 22, 2012 BOXING: World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is to fight Poland’s Mariusz Wach on 10 November.
BHP postpones Olympic Dam copper project August 22, 2012 MINER BHP Billiton has shelved plans for its $30bn (£18.9bn) Olympic Dam expansion, and said that no major new projects would be approved until next June. The delay to the Olympic Dam project in southern Australia, which is the world’s fourth-largest copper deposit and largest uranium source, came as BHP reported a 35 per cent [...]
South African mining unrest starts to spiral August 22, 2012 LABOUR unrest in South Africa’s platinum belt spread yesterday, raising concerns that the strike that started at Lonmin’s Marikana mine over low wages could generate fresh violence after 34 striking miners were shot dead by police last week. The world’s top platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, said yesterday it had received a demand for a [...]
