July 3, 2012
RAY ALLEN TO VISIT MIAMI THURSDAY
The NBA champion Miami Heat will get to make their sales pitch to Ray Allen. A person familiar with Allen's plans told The Associated Press that the free-agent shooting guard will visit with Heat officials Thursday. Allen also is scheduled to visit…
July 3, 2012
Michael Phelps targets only seven gold medals
Michael Phelps has opted out of the 200m freestyle at the Olympic Games and will instead chase seven gold medals. The American is expected to concentrate on two butterfly and two individual medley events as well as three relays. Phelps, the most…
July 3, 2012
Dwain Chambers set for Team GB selection
Dwain Chambers is set to be selected for London 2012 when the athletics squad is named at 1400 BST on Tuesday. He can compete after the British Olympic Association policy of lifetime bans for drug cheats was overturned. Chambers won the Olympic…
July 3, 2012
David Beckham left out for football reasons off GB squad
Stuart Pearce says his decision not to pick David Beckham in his Team GB squad for London 2012 was made purely for football reasons, and stressed he would not pick any player based on sentiment. Pearce has named his 18-man squad, leaving out Beckham…
July 3, 2012
Maria Sharapova and Kim Clijsters beaten at Wimbledon
Top seed Maria Sharapova and Kim Clijsters were knocked out of Wimbledon in straight sets in the fourth round. Sharapova had been bidding to become the first player since Serena Williams in 2002 to win the French Open-Wimbledon double in the same…
July 1, 2012
Usain Bolt beaten by Yohan Blake in 200m at Olympic trials
Usain Bolt was beaten by Yohan Blake in the 200m final at the Jamaican Olympic trials - the world record holder's second loss to his rival in 48 hours. Blake stunned Bolt in the 100m final on Friday and he repeated the feat over the longer…
July 1, 2012
Spain easily wins Euro 2012 final
Just like clockwork, Spain's "tiki taka" passing game tore Italy apart. The World Cup champions controlled the play Sunday in the European Championship final, as they usually do. They moved the ball up the field with short pass after short pass,…
July 1, 2012
Tiger Woods wins AT&T to pass Jack Nicklaus record
Tiger Woods passed Jack Nicklaus on the all-time PGA Tour victory list as he won the AT&T National in Maryland. The former world number one secured his 74th American Tour win by two shots from runner-up Bo Van Pelt after carding a final round of…
July 1, 2012
England v Australia: Hosts ease to win in second ODI
England produced a polished all-round performance to beat Australia by six wickets in the second one-day international and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. A disciplined bowling display restricted the tourists to 251-7 after they had won…
July 1, 2012
Michael Phelps beats Ryan Lochte in 100m butterfly final at US trials
Michael Phelps won the 100m butterfly final at the US swimming trials in Omaha as rival Ryan Lochte missed out on Olympic qualification for the event. Phelps started slowly but caught Tyler McGill to win in 51.14 seconds - the world's fastest time…