Tennis star will remain in retirement

Greg Rusedski has dismissed rumours that he is preparing to come out of retirement to save Great Britain’s Davis Cup team. David Lloyd, brother of Davis Cup captain John, fuelled rumours of Rusedski’s return earlier this week.
But the Canadian-born big server has moved to distance himself from the reports. “Greg [...]

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England star faces new injury layoff

Time for another piece of Jonny Wilkinson deja vu. The Newcastle Falcons fly-half and serial sicknote limped out of his side’s 39-23 Guinness Premiership defeat to Gloucester last night. The 29-year-old had to be helped off the field after picking up a knee injury in a ruck which followed his [...]

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Tennis, China Open style

The Olympics showed that the Chinese are not afraid to put their own stamp on sporting events, and at the China Open the country has displayed its own brand of tennis tournament. The first thing that you will see at the China Open but probably not at Wimbledon is a group of [...]

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Two sports collide for advert

While golf and rugby are both equally worthy of Polite Applause, the politeness of exponents of the two sports on the field of play is not so equal. The point is demonstrated by this advert for Singapore Open…

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Miracle man heals six weeks ahead of schedule

England fly-half Danny Cipriani is set to make his Wasps comeback against Bath tomorrow evening after defying medical advice to return six weeks earlier than expected. The 20-year-old has been out of action since suffering a fractured ankle dislocation in the Premiership semi-final in May, ironically against Bath. [...]

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Number one will be below par for 18 months

Bad news for golf fans, good news for any players hoping to pick up some winners’ cheques on the tour. Tiger Woods has revealed that his recent knee surgery will prevent him from getting back to his best until 2010. The world number one has been out [...]

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