Courier triumphs
Jim Courier was the winner of this year’s Vale do Lobo Grand Champions tennis tournament, part of the Delta Seniors Tour. The 33-year-old American beat Dutchman Richard Krajicek on a
Comment – Sweet FA
So Sven has come out of the affair still firmly sitting in the saddle. The chinless wonder with the goofy teeth who has never actually won anything with England will
The road to Athens – The Ancient ‘Games’
Looking back to 2,800 years ago, competitors such as Eddy ‘The Eagle’ Edwards or Sydney’s slowest swimmer ever (from Tonga) would have had little chance of survival, let alone public
Let the games begin!
Everything you ever wanted to know about this month’s Olympic Games… Impress your friends with our facts and figures about the XXVIII Summer Olympic Games. · Greece was the birthplace
Football – Asian Championships – Banzai!
Following Greece’s success over Portugal in Europe and that of Brazil over Argentina in South America, it was Asia’s turn to determine the continental champions over the last two weeks.
Football – On form for gold
Portugal underlined its status as favourites for the gold medal in Athens with a convincing 5-0 win over Paraguay at the Algarve Stadium last week. Fulham’s over-age player Luis Boa
Running – Blue Riband
Victory in the latest 100m Golden League event in Zurich ahead of the Olympics has made Jamaica’s Asafa Powell favourite for the high-profile race. The 21-year-old student had already left
Football – Portimao up
Following the long drawn out saga of whether relegated Portimonense were to take Salgueiros’ place in the Liga da Honra [Portugal’s First Division] or not, which went to the PFA’s
Spotlight – Athlete of the moment
Nicole Cooke is Britain’s biggest gold medal hope on two wheels. She has been racing againstboys in Holland since the age of 12 – and beating them regularly. In 1999,
Football – Portuguese connection
Rui Costa looks set to join Christiano Ronaldo and assistant coach Carlos Queiroz at Old Trafford. Benfica’s hopes of signing the ex-international were dashed when AC Milan accepted Manchester’s offer