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Racing: Four-day ban for Dwyer after mount was 'hit over the head'
Published: 11 May 2007
Martin Dwyer was hit with a four-day ban for improper riding at Goodwood yesterday.
Equestrianism: William joins ranks of Whitaker conquerors
Published: 10 May 2007
Sailing: TNZ race clear of Oracle to gain semi-final advantage
Published: 10 May 2007
In the coolest of demolition jobs, Team New Zealand yesterday toppled their top of the table American rivals, BMW Oracle, to win the rounds robin stage of the Louis Vuitton Cup. The final race win gave them the right to choose their semi-final opponent.
Racing: Light makes Cecil look mighty fine for the Oaks
Published: 10 May 2007
This meeting is one of the quintessential pageants of the British Turf, and as such nobody was going to grumble unduly about the deluges that left the crowd huddling stoically under soggy parasols. Into each life some rain must fall, after all, and far too much had been falling into that of the absent friend who was the toast of the first day.
Racing: Dutch Art aimed at Palace
Published: 10 May 2007
Dutch Art, who finished third in last Saturday's 2,000 Guineas, is likely to reappear in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Racing: Galient can maintain Jarvis in big cheese role
Published: 09 May 2007
There are some words that appear only rarely on the sports pages of newspapers. Truckle, for instance, which today gets its annual outing; a giant cheesy one is offered as part of the first prize for this afternoon's Chester Cup, along with £74,784. And 50lb of crumbly Cheshire takes some shifting, and some eating, as Michael Jarvis will attest.
Snooker: Higgins resists rise of the young to pocket second title
Published: 09 May 2007
John Higgins was justifiably proud of his epic World Championship win against Mark Selby, which concluded 18-13 in his favour at 12.54am yesterday, the latest-ever finish to a final.
Boxing: Setanta lure Hatton from Sky ahead of crucial fight
Published: 09 May 2007
After 10 years and 42 fights Ricky Hatton has left Sky and will have his next fight, which is arguably his toughest, against Jose Luis Castillo on Setanta pay-per-view.
Sailing: Spaniards rejoice after clinching last place in semi-finals
Published: 09 May 2007
Valencia was turning into a sea of green headscarves and bandanas as the Spanish booked the fourth and final place in the semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup yesterday, despite losing by a country mile to the team at the top of the table, BMW Oracle, flying the Stars and Stripes.
Snooker: Higgins's marathon night of drama ends in triumph
Published: 08 May 2007
Nine years after his first World Championship victory, John Higgins finally - in more senses than one - laid his hands on a second at 12.54am this morning after beating Mark Selby 18-13 in a final here that will require several sections of the record books to be rewritten.
Sailing: Troubled waters in the America's Cup
Published: 08 May 2007
Racing: Sense of history in Street's Triple quest
Published: 08 May 2007
The elusive Triple Crown dream, which ended in these parts when Teofilo said "ow" as a leg was prodded on Thursday morning, is still running in the States.
Snooker: Higgins' pressure leaves Selby lagging
Published: 07 May 2007
John Higgins established a 12-4 overnight lead over Mark Selby in their best-of-35 final.
Boxing: Mayweather takes the final steps to greatness
Published: 07 May 2007
When possibly the richest fight in boxing history had come to the type of end that everybody expected, the winner was Floyd Mayweather.
Racing: Bolger back in business after dash of brilliant Beo
Published: 07 May 2007
Their ultimate destiny remains a tryst at stud, but this was a weekend of poignant divergence for the two champions in the care of Jim Bolger. For while Teofilo has now been ruled out of the Vodafone Derby, yesterday Finsceal Beo produced precisely the sort of performance that had been expected of her stablemate the previous day.
Racing: Rebel victory threatens rich tradition
Published: 07 May 2007
For now, at any rate, Cockney Rebel and his gaudy supporting band warrant the benefit of the doubt. Many, it must be said, could not stifle a certain disquiet after his stunning success in the first Classic of the season at Newmarket on Saturday. Last season, after all, this colt had barely managed a cameo role while Teofilo and Holy Roman Emperor swept the Oscars. In the exasperating absence of those two - one by accident, the other by design - something pretty special was required to redeem the Stan James 2,000 Guineas.
Powerboating: Hunt profits from heavy seas
Published: 07 May 2007
Jackie Hunt was declared the winner of the Powerboat P1 Supersport class at the Grand Prix of Malta after heavy seas forced the cancellation of the second race here yesterday.
Equestrianism: Fredericks clinches Badminton win
Published: 07 May 2007
Australia's Lucinda Fredericks and Headley Britannia, who had led from Thursday's start of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, clung on to their advantage despite one error in yesterday's show jumping to claim the record £55,000 first prize.
Boxing: Mayweather defeats De La Hoya on split decision
Published: 06 May 2007
Floyd Mayweather Jr controlled the later rounds in his mega fight with Oscar De La Hoya, and was ultimately rewarded for his domination with a split-decision victory in front of a sold-out arena at the MGM Grand.
Racing: Crafty Cockney causes upset in 2,000 Guineas
Published: 06 May 2007
America's Cup: Justice is merciless for rascals of Naples
Published: 06 May 2007
The crunch, when it came, was in two parts for the Mascalzone Latino (translation: Latin Rascal) team from Naples as they clung desperately to hopes of reaching the America's Cup challenger semi-finals in their resailed match against Desafio Español yesterday.
Snooker: Higgins and Selby produce comebacks in grand style
Published: 06 May 2007
Two wonderful recoveries in the best traditions of this venue saw John Higgins, the 1998 champion, and Mark Selby, a 23-year-old qualifier from Leicester, progress into the World Championship final today and tomorrow. Higgins started the day 14-10 behind but beat his fellow Scot Stephen Maguire 17-15, while Selby came from two down with three to play to oust the 2005 champion Shaun Murphy 17-16.
Racing: Finsceal's day where Teofilo failed to tread
Published: 06 May 2007
Do not expect much of a reaction from Jim Bolger should Finsceal Beo win the 1,000 Guineas today. The trainer admits that the only time he becomes animated at a sporting event is when watching his beloved Co Wexford in the All Ireland hurling final. "In racing I keep to a level path," he said. "I never get low, I never get high." For anyone involved with horses, where things can go horribly wrong so very easily, that is probably not a bad tenet.
Equestrianism: Headley Britannia rules over land as well as water
Published: 06 May 2007
The Badminton Horse Trials did not disappoint enthusiasts yesterday as the cross-country course fully tested many of the world's leading competitors.
Athletics: Mummy and the dummy run: gently does it, Paula
Published: 06 May 2007
