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Video highlights of the British and Irish Lions falling to their first defeat against the ACT Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium, Canberra …
BRITAIN’S No 2 threw away a couple of break points in the opening set of his first-round match and went down 6-3 6-4
ENGLAND lock said: “We spoke straight after the game and we’ve got to pick ourselves up straight away”
Geoff Parling admits the British and Irish Lions 14-12 defeat to the Brumbies at Canberra Stadium ‘hurts like hell’.
British and Irish Lions lock Geoff Parling admitted the first tour defeat Down Under “hurts like hell” after Warren Gatland’s side were edged out by the Brumbies at Canberra Stadium.
Lancashire extended their winning run in the Yorkshire Bank 40 to three matches with a seven-wicket win over Scotland at Emirates Old Trafford.
“When the crowd started to really get behind Murray at the Olympics, that made a big difference. It bothered and annoyed Federer”
Spaniard has put error-strewn start to his Old Trafford career behind him and aims to prove he is as good as any keeper on Earth
Jamaica’s twice Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was suspended by her national federation following a positive test for a banned diuretic at a meeting last month.
After their unprecedented depredations at the Cheltenham Festival, the Irish plundered the first four races in Britain’s equivalent carnival for Flat racing. Chauvinism aside, however, the deeper gains were perhaps made by those superpowers discreetly manoeuvring for supremacy in the global bloodstock market.
World No 1 Serena Williams insists she is not worried by talk in the media regarding her 31-match unbeaten streak heading into Wimbledon.
Chris Froome believes he is ready to succeed Sir Bradley Wiggins as Tour de France champion and has backed his Team Sky colleague to respond from the disappointment of relinquishing his title without a fight.
Vicente Del Bosque has insisted he is not giving Iker Casillas preferential treatment after the goalkeeper was named in Spain’s starting line-up for their opening game of the Confederations Cup against Uruguay.
Five-time singles champion Venus Williams has pulled out of Wimbledon because of a back injury.
British number one Laura Robson recorded her first win under new coach Miles Maclagan to reach the second round of the Aegon International in Eastbourne.
Fernando Torres has reiterated his commitment to Chelsea and is hoping he has a role to play under “demanding” new Blues coach Jose Mourinho.
Thiago Alcantara inspired Spain Under-21s to European Championship glory, with the reported Manchester United target hitting a hat-trick as Italy were defeated 4-2 in Jerusalem.
Extortionist provided rookie trainer Olly Stevens with a Royal Ascot winner in his first season with a licence as he rattled home to claim the Windsor Castle Stakes.
Leeds Carnegie head coach Diccon Edwards has left the RFU Championship club despite guiding them to the play-off semi-finals.
Rangers defender Steven Smith insists there will be no repeat of the fitness problems that hampered his first spell at Ibrox.
