Hockey: Richardson-Walsh must fight for England place
England have announced their squad for the Champions Trophy, which is being held Argentina later this month, with Clifton’s Joie Leigh and Slough’s Shona McCallin called up for their first major senior international tournament. They face Commonwealth Champions Australia – who they lost to in a penalty shoot out in the final in Glasgow – […]
World Gymnastics 2011: Japan falls hand team gold to China’s men
Team-mate John Orozco added: “It’s going to be hard for anyone [to beat China at the Olympics] but anything can happen.” China won with a score of 275.161, ahead of Japan’s 273.093 and America’s 273.083. A dismal 245.175 from eighth-place Romania will have Britain’s men wondering how they failed to qualify for this final. All […]
European Gymnastics: Dan Purvis wins all-around bronze
Birmingham gymnast Thomas, 22, produced a highlight on the vault with a score of 16.025. But he fell from the parallel bars and high bar to end his hopes of reaching the podium, scoring 85.700 in total. Keatings is expected to return to action in next week’s Glasgow World Cup. In Friday evening’s women’s all-around […]
PDC Darts Championship: Fallon Sherrock is through to third round
Fallon Sherrock beat the world number 11 Mensur Suljovic to reach the third round of the PDC World Championship. The 25-year-old, who made history by becoming the first woman to win a match at the event, beat the Austrian 3-1. Sherrock fought back from two legs down to win the first set, before Suljovic reversed […]
Commonwealth Games: Scotland win two silvers & a bronze in shooting and swimming
Cyclist Katie Archibald just missed out on a medal in the women’s time trial, finishing fourth. Archibald, who won individual pursuit gold on day two and was also fourth in the scratch race, said: “It wasn’t as fun as I thought it would be. “My big target was my first event, so I’m happy.” Meanwhile, […]
Jamie Cooke wins modern pentathlon World Cup Final in Sarasota
Jamie Cooke became the first British man to win modern pentathlon’s World Cup Final with victory in Sarasota. It was Cooke’s second straight success in the sport’s World Cup series after winning in Hungary last month. Germany’s Patrick Dogue was second behind the 25-year-old Briton, with Frenchman Valentin Prades third. “It’s been a perfect day,” […]
World Gymnastics 2014: Max Whitlock targets gold in China
“Individually, I’m looking to pick up a medal in the bars final,” said Downie, who claimed European and Commonwealth gold in the event this year. “Also, as a team I think we’re well prepared and we’re looking to build on the success we’ve had at the Euro’s [silver] and Commonwealths [gold].” Fragapane, 16, who won […]
Dan Keatings targets European glory after British success
The Kettering-born gymnast, who won three gold medals on Saturday and two further masters titles on pommel horse and parallel bars on the final day of competition, added: “I’m just so happy that I’ve done it this weekend when it matters.” The GB squad for next month’s European Championships in Moscow will be named on […]
All-Ireland Junior Ladies Football Final: Louth earn dominant win over Fermanagh
In the Senior Final, Dublin completed a football double after the men’s five-in-a-row success on Saturday as the women earned a third straight title with a 2-3 to 0-4 win over Galway in a low-scoring contest watched by a record attendance of 56,114 – almost 5,000 more than last year’s previous record. As wet conditions […]
US Women’s Open: Naomi Osaka’s French Open withdrawal should prompt pause for thought
The 21-year-old from Thailand has a ready smile and a big-hitting golf game that could make her a superstar. She was the centre of attention when she returned to Asia for two recent tournaments. Prior to her ANA success, when she brilliantly held off a charging Lydia Ko in some of the most exciting golf […]