TENNIS – Paris, in defence of their crowns
AS WIDELY anticipated, the two currently leading exponents of the sport, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, reached the final for another mouth-watering showdown in Paris. The Swiss world number one
FORMULA ONE – Silverstone
AHEAD OF Sunday’s British Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher retained his position as president of the driver’s council, despite the negative publicity generated by the Monte Carlo cheat row. Back on
world cup latest
Final rehearsals ENGLAND’S PENULTIMATE warm-up match against Hungary saw a return to form for David Beckham. The captain provided the pinpoint crosses, and deadly free kicks that enabled Steven Gerrard
FOOTBALL NEWS
CRYSTAL PALACE and England striker, Andrew Johnson, has joined Everton for a club record of 12 million euros, but that was dwarfed by Chelsea’s Premiership frontier-busting Andrei Shevchenko’s transfer. The
EUROPEAN UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Portuguese demise TWO YEARS after the senior event, Uefa has awarded Portugal the ‘junior’ continental championships disputed by eight nations, divided into two groups of four. The venues, Porto, Braga,
POWERBOAT RACING
La dolce vita LAST WEEKEND, Portimão played host to the first European stage of the Formula One world powerboat championships, which began in Doha two weeks earlier. An estimated 30,000
FOOTBALL
Uncertain outlook THE FAILURE of the region’s two principal football clubs to achieve promotion to the Superliga has had drastic consequences after the end of the current season. At Olhanense,
TOULON UNDER-20 TOURNAMENT
French hat-trick PORTUGAL STARTED the prestigious annual event with a satisfactory 0-0 draw against Argentina, the same score line achieved by Group A rivals China and the Czech Republic. The
ODD BALLS
Final kicks BARNSLEY COMPLETED next season’s Coca-Cola Championship line-up, following a dramatic victory over Swansea in the League One play-off final. The Yorkshire side were outplayed for most of the
The flight of the ball
The golf ball flight is a result of how the club head meets the ball. The club meets the ball in a certain way because of how you swing it.