Mickelson off to flyer
WHEN Phil Mickelson opened with a bogey in the first round of the US Open at Merion today, his critics were preparing to bury him.
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Swagger turns stagger as Aussies implode
IT is difficult to think of any recent Ashes contest in which one of the teams has been in more of a mess before the series than Australia is now.
Woods, Garcia try to end ugly spat
THEY may have shaken hands on the practice range at the US Open, but thereafter Tiger Woods kept Sergio Garcia at arm’s length.
Chelsea is the special job: Mourinho
JOSE Mourinho marked his return to Chelsea by claiming that he is “where he wants to be” and that he has the best job in the world.
Juggler Gatland
THE coach has to handle his star five-eighth with kid gloves.
Vettel stamps authority in Canadian GP
IN the end it was the old one-two that captured that Canadian Grand Prix after providing a contrast in styles as they duelled their way.
Botham tips 10-0 Ashes burial
ENGLAND great Ian Botham says rain may be the only thing stopping Australia being beaten 10-0 in back-to-back Ashes series this year.
Fawad may be older than first claimed
THE Pakistan-bred leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed arrived in England yesterday amid suspicions he might be three years older than claimed.
We meet the old enemy 26 times
ENGLAND and Australia will meet 26 times across all formats between tonight and February 2.
Old foes limber up for marathon
ENGLAND and Australia will meet 26 times across formats between tomorrow and February 2.
One small stumble and Bolt was beaten
IT took Justin Gatlin 9.94 seconds to dethrone Usain Bolt and throw the sprinting world off its axis.
Russia unsuitable host, says Greene
DAI Greene has questioned Russia’s right to stage the World Athletics Championships in the wake of a string of recent doping bans.
England cricket’s ‘betrayal’
THE recruitment to county cricket of overseas stars such as former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is a blow for English players.
Short, sweet trophy a big hit
IT reasonable to think that the Champions Trophy starting tomorrow will be one of the best world 50-over tournaments in recent times.
Bolt hints he’ll go out in glory at Rio
USAIN Bolt has revealed his manifesto for further magic. “Four more years,” he said when asked what he had left.
Weakened teams threaten Lions’ future
THE move by Australia’s Super rugby teams to field under-strength teams against the Lions may sound the death-knell to the tours.
Second union of Mourinho and Chelsea
WHAT a lovely couple they make. Jose Mourinho and Chelsea always were a match made in heaven.
Lions injury concerns ease
AFTER the rigours of Hong Kong, the Lions will arrive in Australia this morning in far better shape than the management could have dared hope.
Warburton desperate not to be flanked
SKIPPER Sam Warburton is hoping his knee ligament strain will not force him to miss more than the opening two games of the Lions tour.
Ronaldo scores work experience
BRAZIL’S Ronaldo believes shadowing one of Britain’s most successful media entrepreneurs is more valuable than a business degree.
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