Article Listing for May 2012
31/05/2012
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced his retirement from all international limited overs cricket with immediate effect.
The swashbuckling batsman had previously been the world's best one day player, but has decided to concentrate...
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30/05/2012
Andy Murray is safely through to the second round of the French Open, where he will face Jarkko Nieminen.
The world number four shown little sign of a recent back injury and was in impressive form as he beat Japanese debutant Tatsuma Ito...
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29/05/2012
Roger Federer equalled tennis legend Jimmy Connors' record of 233 wins in Grand Slam tournaments yesterday (May 28th) after beating Tobias Kamke at the French Open.
The Swiss star defeated the German 6-2, 7-5, 6-3, although he admitted afterwards...
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29/05/2012
Novak Djokovic came one step closer to his dreams of dominating the male tennis world after beating Potito Starace at the French Open yesterday (May 28th).
He trumped the Italian 7-6, 6-3, 6-1, finding his stride during the second period and...
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28/05/2012
Novak Djokovic has insisted that he is at the "peak of his career", as he prepares to compete in the French Open.
The Serbian will take to the court in Paris this afternoon (May 28th) against Italian Potito Starace, who is a...
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25/05/2012
Fans who have booked tennis hospitality packages for this year's Wimbledon will be hoping that world number four Andy Murray can shake off a back injury in time for the competition.
Murray...
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25/05/2012
Fans who have secured cricket hospitality packages for the third Test between England and the West Indies are likely to see Tino Best in action.
The pace bowler has been recalled...
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24/05/2012
Tennis icon Boris Becker believes Andy Murray should withdraw from the French Open to ensure he is in peak physical condition for Wimbledon.
The Scot has been struggling with a back injury recently and it appeared to be a big issue as...
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24/05/2012
Thousands of Australian horse racing fans are expected to descend on Royal Ascot this year to cheer on the country's most famous animal.
Black Caviar's string of...
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23/05/2012
England batsman Kevin Pietersen says he had no doubt that skipper Andrew Strauss would rediscover his form this summer.
Strauss had gone 18 months without scoring a century before he plundered 122 in the first innings of England's...
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23/05/2012
Lleyton Hewitt and James Ward are the first two players to receive wildcards for the highly anticipated AEGON Championships.
Both have performed well in the competition...
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22/05/2012
Rafael Nadal secured a record 21st ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown by defeating Novak Djokovic in the Rome Masters yesterday (May 21st).
The pair have had some epic battles in the last 12 months and it was the Spaniard who came out on...
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21/05/2012
Rugged Cross warmed up for the highly anticipated Epsom Derby Festival by finishing third in the poptelecom.co.uk Fairway Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday (May 19th).
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21/05/2012
People who enjoyed corporate hospitality at Wimbledon last year will have fond memories of Novak Djokovic's superb victory.
The Serbian defeated Spaniard Rafael Nadal in what proved to be...
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18/05/2012
The Henley Regatta is one of the great boating events of the summer, combining a high standard of racing with an outstanding social occasion.
And those who want to enjoy corporate hospitality...
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18/05/2012
South Africa's Ruan Pienaar will be hoping to make himself feel at home on the Twickenham field tomorrow, when Ulster take on Leinster in the Heineken Cup final.
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18/05/2012
Andy Murray has stated that his performance at the Rome Masters, where he crashed out after missing 15 out of 17 break points, was hampered by an injury.
The Scot lost 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 to Richard Gasquet and showed signs of obvious discomfort...
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18/05/2012
People enjoying corporate hospitality at Lord's look set to be in for an exciting summer, if the first day's play of the first Test is any indication.
England sought to gain the advantage...
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17/05/2012
People enjoying corporate hospitality at Wimbledon this year will be expecting to see a gritty display from world number four Andy Murray, as he looks to be the become the first British player to win a grand...
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17/05/2012
Rafa Nadal banished the bad memories of the blue clay of Madrid with a routine 6-1, 7-5 win over Florian Mayer in the Rome Masters.
The king of clay had been critical of the surface in his home country, but found himself on much safer...
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17/05/2012
Andrew Strauss has said that the thought of ending his reign as England captain has never entered his mind.
The Middlesex left hander has guided the national side to the top of the ICC rankings, but his own form has been less than prolific,...
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16/05/2012
David Beckham is to travel to Greece for the formal handover to London of the Olympic flame.
The footballer and Olympic ambassador, who grew up in the part of London where the Games will be staged, will travel to Athens with five specially-selected...
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16/05/2012
Andy Murray marked his 25th birthday with victory over Argentine David Nalbandian in the third round of the Rome Masters.
The Scot won the match 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 as he continues his clay court build-up ahead of the French Open.
It was an important...
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16/05/2012
England's cricket selectors face a dilemma over who will be in the bowling line-up when the Test series against the West Indies begins this week.
While James Anderson and Stuart Broad are the new ball pairing and Graeme Swann is the spinner...
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15/05/2012
Former England captain Mike Tindall has been named in the Barbarians squad for their tour of England, Ireland and Wales.
And it means those enjoying corporate hospitality at Twickenham...
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15/05/2012
James Anderson has been named as England's Test Player of the Year by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The fast bowler picked up the gong ahead of Stuart Broad and Alastair Cook in a vote by the cricketing media, while Charlotte Edwards...
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14/05/2012
Roger Federer has won the Madrid Open tennis tournament - and deposed Rafael Nadal as world number two in the process.
While Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic both tumbled out of the tournament before the semi-final stage and complained...
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14/05/2012
Opening batsman Joe Root struck 115 not out as the West Indies crashed to a ten-wicket defeat in the pre-Test warm-up against England Lions at Northampton.
The tourists made a better effort of their second innings after being blown away for 147...
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11/05/2012
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has been recalled to the national squad for the upcoming tour of England, which includes five one-day internationals.
The left-armer had slipped out of contention after his wayward bowling contributed to...
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11/05/2012
Rafael Nadal has threatened to boycott next year's Madrid Open in protest at the controversial slippery blue clay the event is being played on.
The world number two - universally recognised as the best player on clay in recent years - crashed...
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11/05/2012
The West Indian batting was demolished for just 147 in their tour match against England Lions, which may point to more carnage in the upcoming Test series.
Darren Bravo made 51 for the visitors, but played a virtually lone hand in bowler-friendly...
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10/05/2012
Rafael Nadal has added to the criticism of the blue clay used at the Madrid Open tennis championship.
The world number two said the specially-dyed surface was hard to keep his footing on, although he still managed to beat Russian Nikolay Davydenko...
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09/05/2012
England Sevens rugby player Matthew Turner may be one of the stars of the Marriott London Rugby Sevens tournament this weekend (May 12th-13th).
Former Bristol wing Turner...
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09/05/2012
World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has overcome most opponents in the past year - but the controversial blue clay of the Madrid Open has proven a particularly difficult adversary.
The dyed surface is meant to make balls easier to see,...
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09/05/2012
Kevin Pietersen has been tipped to bring his hot run of form back from the subcontinent when he faces up to early-season English conditions with Surrey.
The England star, who blazed 151 in the recent Colombo Test before a spell in the Indian...
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08/05/2012
The West Indies cricket team gained little practice from their opening tour match against Sussex at Hove, as rain allowed just 34 overs to be bowled during that time.
It enabled five visiting batsmen - Adrian Barath, Kirk Edwards and Keiron Powell,...
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08/05/2012
Andy Murray has spoken of his disappointment at having to miss the Madrid Open tennis tournament with a back injury.
Speaking to the tournament website, the Scot said: "I always love coming to Madrid so it is a big disappointment. I look...
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08/05/2012
England Test cricket captain Andrew Strauss will soon get back in the runs, team-mate Jonathan Trott has said.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Trott said the lack of runs being suffered by the captain is not so different a situation to that suffered by...
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04/05/2012
Andrew Strauss missed out on a half century as Middlesex's County Championship game against Worcestershire at Lord's finally got under way following a first-day wash-out.
The England Test captain was keen to get some runs under his belt...
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04/05/2012
The West Indies may have a not-so-secret weapon when they start the Test series against England this month - Ottis Gibson.
Former England bowling coach Gibson is now in charge of the Caribbean side and told the England and Wales Cricket Board...
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04/05/2012
Ian Bell hit an unbeaten century for Warwickshire to boost his chances of staying in the England team.
On the second day of the County Championship match against Durham, Bell, who had begun the day on 59 not out, moved on to 106 on a day...
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03/05/2012
Yorkshire youngster Johnny Bairstow boosted his chances of more England international action by scoring 182 in the County Championship match against Leicestershire at Scarborough.
The youngster's knock was the mainstay of the home side's...
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03/05/2012
Courtney Lawes has been ruled out of England's rugby tour of South Africa with a shin injury.
The 23-year-old has been ruled out for the season by Northampton Saints coach Jim Mallinder, having originally sustained a stress fracture of the...
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03/05/2012
Another day of low-scoring in the County Championship did not prevent Ian Bell from making a timely unbeaten half century for Warwickshire.
Bowlers were on top again around the country and this was certainly the case at Edgbaston, where...
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02/05/2012
Former World Cup winner Mike Catt is to join the England coaching set-up for the summer tour to South Africa.
Catt will leave his London Irish post when their season ends on May 7th and his temporary contract with England will last up to the...
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01/05/2012
The Heineken Cup final will be an all-Irish affair as provincial sides Leinster and Ulster will meet in the final at Twickenham on May 19th.
Leinster withheld late pressure...
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01/05/2012
The British Olympic Association (BOA) will not be able to exclude the likes of sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar from the Great Britain team in this summer's Games.
Fans enjoying corporate...
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01/05/2012
Overseas-born cricketers moving to England after the age of 18 will now have to wait seven years before they can play for the national side.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has extended the qualifying period from four years amid concerns...
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