Andy Murray’s hopes of Rio Olympic gold boosted by latest withdrawal of top-10 ranked player August 2, 2016 Defending champion Andy Murray’s chances of retaining his Olympic crown have been boosted after two-time grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka became the latest top-10 ranked player to withdraw. World No4 Wawrinka has been forced to pull out of the Games, which start on Friday, after succumbing to a back injury which he aggravated during the Rogers Cup [...]
Skipper Alastair Cook tells middle order the only way to silence doubters is to score big runs as England prepare to face Pakistan August 2, 2016 England skipper Alastair Cook has urged his side’s faltering middle order to silence the snipers by scoring big runs during the third Investec Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston, which starts this morning. Questions have been asked of England’s batting unit after vice-captain Joe Root was promoted to No3 following Nick Compton’s decision to take an [...]
Pep Guardiola will make me the complete player, insists Manchester City’s £37m new boy Leroy Sane August 2, 2016 Newly-acquired Manchester City winger Leroy Sane believes he will become the complete player under Pep Guardiola’s tutelage after completing his move from Schalke for an initial £37m. The 20-year-old has signed a five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium and continues Guardiola’s rebuilding job at the two-time Premier League champions, taking the club’s spending this transfer window [...]
Football Association of Wales reject Hull City’s approach for national team boss Chris Coleman August 2, 2016 Hull City’s search for a new manager has suffered a blow after the Football Association of Wales rejected an approach from the Tigers to speak with national team boss Chris Coleman. The Premier League side have been hunting a replacement for Steve Bruce after the former Manchester United skipper quit last month following a breakdown in [...]
Ed Warner interview: UK Athletics chairman hits out at scandalously weak and lily-livered IOC over handling of Russia doping scandal August 1, 2016 UK Athletics chief Ed Warner has issued a scathing assessment of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) failure to impose a blanket ban on Russia competing at this month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The build up to the Games, which start on Friday, has been overshadowed by the World Anti-Doping Agency-commissioned (Wada) McLaren report, [...]
Sunderland boss David Moyes keen to raid former club Manchester United for duo August 1, 2016 Sunderland boss David Moyes has confirmed that he hopes to lure Manchester United duo Marouane Fellaini and Adnan Januzaj to the Stadium of Light as the Black Caps embark upon a recruitment drive. Former Everton and United manager Moyes was handed the Sunderland reins on 23 July after incumbent Sam Allardyce was appointed England boss [...]
Chris Ashton, Danny Cipriani and Luther Burrell miss cut as Eddie Jones names 45-man pre-season training squad August 1, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones has dealt a blow to the international futures of Chris Ashton, Danny Cipriani and Luther Burrell after omitting the high-profile trio from his 45-man pre-season training squad. Burrell was hauled off after only 29 minutes of England’s opening clash of their historic 3-0 series win in Australia and failed to [...]
America’s Jimmy Walker holds nerve to win maiden Major title with victory at US PGA Championship August 1, 2016 America's Jimmy Walker produced a nerveless final round to continue the trend of first-time champions at Major tournaments by winning the weather-affected US PGA Championship at Baltusrol. World No48 Walker, whose previous best performance at a Major was tied seventh at the 2014 US PGA, became the fifth consecutive first-time winner, finishing a shot clear of [...]
Geraint Thomas’s quest for pre-Rio glory thwarted in RideLondon-Surrey Classic July 31, 2016 Britain's Geraint Thomas rued a missed opportunity to chalk up a pre-Olympic Games victory after his long-range solo bid for success in Sunday's RideLondon-Surrey Classic was thwarted. Team Sky’s Thomas, who finished 15th at the Tour de France, made a bolt for glory with just over 50km remaining and opened up a lead of more than [...]
Lewis Hamilton in no mood to revel in championship lead despite dominating German Grand Prix to stretch advantage to 19 points July 31, 2016 Britain's Lewis Hamilton refused to indulge in a 19-point championship lead despite boosting his hopes of a third consecutive world title with victory at the German Grand Prix. The 31-year-old dominated in Hockenheim to post his sixth win in seven races as Mercedes team-mate and rival Nico Rosberg, who finished fourth, endured a torrid home [...]
