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Morison ready for the next level

Morison ready for the next level

It has been a meteoric rise from non-league football to England’s elite for Steve Morison. The Wales striker is confident he can make the transition and fire the goals to keep Norwich there for more than just one season. The former Northampton trainee was plying his trade in the Conference South with Bishop’s Stortford before [...]

Rugby: Southwell accepts omission

Southwell

Scotland coach Andy Robinson has revealed Hugo Southwell took the news well when it was decided he should be ruled out of this autumn’s World Cup. The 31-year-old full-back had been battling to recover from a knee injury in time for the tournament, which takes place in September and October in New Zealand, with Scotland [...]

2012 Olympic medal designs revealed

2012 Olympic medal designs revealed

The prizes that the world’s top athletes all want to win have been revealed – the London 2012 Olympic medals. The 85mm diameter and 7mm thick medals, which weigh in at 375-400g, are probably among the biggest and heaviest of any summer Olympic medals. Four-time Olympic rowing champion Sir Matthew Pinsent said they were bigger [...]

Athletics: Ennis to shine at home Games

Athletics: Ennis to shine at home Games

Top British heptathlete Jessica Ennis believes she will thrive on the pressure of competing in the London Olympics next summer. World and European champion Ennis is confident the expectation levels on her of taking part in a home Olympics will bring the best out of her. Ennis is looking to make up for missing the [...]

Boxing: Matthew Hatton to return

Boxing: Matthew Hatton to return

Matthew Hatton will return to the ring next month for the first time since his unsuccessful world-title challenge. Having lost his WBC light-middleweight showdown with Saul Alvarez in March, Hatton drops down to welterweight to face the unbeaten Andrei Abramenka of Belarus. The fight, for the vacant IBF intercontinental belt, will take place at Blackpool’s [...]

Gonzo looks to overcome injury woes

Gonzalo

It is almost August and two European Tour stars have yet to earn their first penny in prize money this year. But while Nick Dougherty has played 17 events so far in 2011 and in a nightmare run has missed 17 halfway cuts, Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano has not struck a competitive shot since the first [...]

Boxing: Khan claims Bradley scared

Boxing: Khan claims Bradley scared

Amir Khan Claims Timothy Bradley is too scared to take him on in a showdown to become undisputed light-welterweight king. Khan, who last weekend added the IBF belt to his WBA title by overcoming Zab Judah in their unification fight in Las Vegas, wants to contest one more bout in his current division before focusing [...]

Reid ‘calm’ ahead of Open challenge

Reid 'calm' ahead of Open challenge

England’s Melissa Reid believes her game has matured in the last twelve months and feels a calmness heading into the British Women’s Open at Carnoustie. The 23-year-old is currently fourth on the Ladies European Tour money list, a position helped by her second professional win in the Dutch Open last month. Her form has been [...]

Baltacha dumped out of Citi

Baltacha dumped out of Citi

Sixth seed Elena Baltacha was dumped out of the Citi Open in College park as she lost her second-round match against Virginie Razzano in straight sets. The British number one, who beat Yaroslava Shvedova in the first round, won just one point on her second serve in the second set as she slipped to a [...]

Sharapova waiting for Serena

Maria Sharapova

Second seed Maria Sharapova battled to a 6-2 2-6 6-4 win over Daniela Hantuchova to book her place in the Bank of the West Classic quarter-finals. The Russian, who had a bye in the first round, was straight into her stride and, despite a blip in the second set, held off Hantuchova to progress. Next [...]

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