Carry on sledging India, Cook advises Anderson August 6, 2014 Skipper Alastair Cook has urged bowler James Anderson to continue riling opponents as England bid to steal the series initiative in the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford, which starts today. Indian complaints against the decision to clear Anderson of breaching the code of conduct ran aground yesterday after the International Cricket Council confirmed [...]
Schumacher medical records theft suspect found hanged in his cell August 6, 2014 A MAN arrested on suspicion of stealing seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher’s medical records was found hanged in his cell in Switzerland yesterday. The unnamed man worked at air rescue company Rega, who transported Schumacher from a French hospital to one in Lausanne in June, and had denied any wrongdoing. Schumacher’s manager Sabine Kehm [...]
Lampard move suits everyone, says Pellegrini August 6, 2014 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes England midfielder Frank Lampard’s controversial temporary move to the Premier League champions is an ideal arrangement for all parties. Lampard, 36, has joined City on loan until January from their sister club New York City FC, having signed for the Major League Soccer newcomers on a free transfer just [...]
Sport Comment: England have been galvanised by tourists’ failed pursuit of charges August 6, 2014 I ADMIRE an awful lot of things about how India try to play cricket but I haven’t been impressed with their pursuit of James Anderson over an altercation with Ravi Jadeja during the first Test and, ultimately, I think it has seen them shoot themselves in the foot. To me, the incident seems to have [...]
English sides are Euro champions at selling shirts August 6, 2014 ENGLAND’S football team may have lagged behind their Continental rivals at the World Cup, but in the lucrative replica shirt market they are Europe’s undisputed superpower. Premier League clubs sold 5.1m shirts last season – more than those from the top divisions in Germany (2.3m), Italy (1.2m) and France (1.2m) combined, according to a report [...]
Cowes Week Diary: Ladies Day to help charity and recognise sailing’s top woman August 6, 2014 THE SHARP end of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week is upon us and what a week it has been so far. Highs, lows, tears and plenty of laughter; I’m sure it’s been a week packed full of memories for those sailors competing in this magnificent event. Being a keen sailor who has raced at Cowes [...]
Garcia adamant he’s in no rush for a Major August 6, 2014 Luckless Sergio Garcia believes time remains on his side as the Spaniard bids to end his long wait for a first Major at the US PGA Championship, which gets underway at Valhalla today. The 34-year-old has recorded 10 top-five Major finishes during his career, most recently at the Open Championship where he pushed Ryder Cup [...]
Murray returns with a bang as Watson shines August 6, 2014 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray believes he has rediscovered a winning formula after making an emphatic return in his first competitive match since losing his Wimbledon crown in June. Murray brushed aside Australian Nick Kyrgios, who stunned world No2 Rafael Nadal at the All England Club just weeks ago, 6-2, 6-2 at the Rogers Cup in Toronto [...]
F1 chief pays £60m to end bribery trial August 5, 2014 FORMULA One boss Bernie Ecclestone eliminated one of the obstacles to his continued running of the global motorsport series yesterday when he agreed to pay £60m to settle his bribery trial in Germany. The deal, which confers neither guilt nor innocence on Ecclestone and is based on a clause in German law, signalled an end [...]
QPR set to seal double swoop August 5, 2014 Premier League new boys QPR are closing in on a double transfer swoop after agreeing a season-long loan deal with Italian side Juventus for Chilean defender Mauricio Isla. The 26-year-old, who has won two Italian Scudettos, is joined in the Loftus Road arrivals lounge by highly-rated midfielder Jordan Mutch after QPR agreed a £6m fee [...]