Shock as England cricket starlet Maynard is killed by Tube train June 18, 2012 ENGLAND will begin today’s second one-day international against West Indies under a cloud after the sudden and tragic death yesterday of one of the country’s brightest prospects, Tom Maynard. Surrey batsman Maynard, 23, was hit by a London Underground train at Wimbledon Park station at 5am after a man matching his description fled from officers [...]
Police look into Nalbandian assault claim June 18, 2012 ARGENTINA’S David Nalbandian is under police investigation for alleged assault after injuring a Queen’s Club line judge in Sunday’s Aegon Championships final. Nalbandian was beating Marin Cilic when in frustration he kicked a panel in front of Andrew McDougall, cutting the latter’s shin, and was immediately disqualified and given a maximum fine of £6,400. “We [...]
Super Mario strike safeguards Italy’s quarter-final passage June 18, 2012 ITALY 2 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0 Italy advanced to the quarter-finals of the European Championship with a decisive victory that ensured the battling Republic of Ireland failed to collect a solitary point and ended their tournament on the same disappointing note with which it began. Antonio Cassano headed Italy in front during the first half [...]
Spain are ready to face anyone, says Del Bosque June 18, 2012 CROATIA 0 SPAIN 1 SPAIN manager Vicente del Bosque insisted he had no preference for a quarter-final opponent after La Roja overcame a classy Croatian performance to advance to the European Championship’s final eight . Jesus Navas completed a typically superb Spanish break to secure victory but not before Croatia had threatened their supposed superiority [...]
US stars fight back but Europe still top June 18, 2012 WELL done to Webb Simpson for winning his first Major title, although I was disappointed to see Graeme McDowell muster a great effort and go so close only to miss out on a second US Open victory in three years. Simpson played beautifully and 68 was a great score for his final round. The 26-year-old [...]
Webb to miss shot at back to back Majors June 18, 2012 AMERICAN Webb Simpson looks set to miss out on the chance to win successive Majors after the newly-crowned US Open champion was all but ruled out of next month’s Open at Royal Lytham. Simpson beat Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell, the 2010 winner, to glory at Olympic Club in San Francisco on Sunday night by one [...]
Robshaw injured for final Test June 18, 2012 RUGBY UNION: England captain Chris Robshaw will miss Saturday’s third and final Test against South Africa after suffering a cracked thumb, with hooker Dylan Hartley now set to lead the side. “Chris, as you would imagine, is devastated,” said England coach Stuart Lancaster.
Johnson and Nelsen join QPR June 18, 2012 FOOTBALL: QPR have signed forward Andy Johnson and defender Ryan Nelsen on free transfers after their respective contracts with Fulham and Tottenham expired.
From relief to despair as election rally dies June 18, 2012 UNIMPRESSED markets quickly thudded back down to reality yesterday after a relief rally on the back of Greece’s elections results proved short-lived. Despite equities soaring on the news that the pro-bailout New Democracy party had scraped its way to a narrow victory in Sunday’s vote, ongoing worries over the future of the single currency soon [...]
SFO drops investigation into Vincent Tchenguiz June 18, 2012 THE SERIOUS Fraud Office (SFO) was yesterday forced into an embarrassing climbdown after dropping a high-profile fraud investigation into flamboyant property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz. The regulator’s decision to admit that there are “no longer reasonable grounds” to consider Tchenguiz a suspect could leave it with a substantial bill for damages to his business interests. He [...]
