View image | gettyimages.com Following an injury-hit season in 2014-2015 and some disappointing results, it is difficult to predict where Mark Selby’s next triumph in a snooker ranking tournament will be. The Jester from Leicester has been snooker’s world number one since 2012 after a number of title wins and ...
Read More »Coventry Bees threaten Elite League walkout
Coventry Bees promoter Mick Horton is looking into the possibility of pulling the club out of the Elite League after a row following the abandoned meeting against Poole Pirates earlier this month. Heavy rain at Brandon resulted in the meeting to be abandoned after ten heats, with Horton claiming ...
Read More »Oscar Pistorius set for probation in August
View image | gettyimages.com Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is to be released from prison on probation on 21 August, after serving just ten months of his five year sentence for shooting dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. The South African Paralympic star, who was sentenced in ...
Read More »Ronnie O’Sullivan – Does Snooker Still Need The Rocket?
View image | gettyimages.com With a number of new stars entering the snooker scene and Ronnie O’Sullivan having his successful career behind him, is there much more he can offer the sport? The five-time World Champion has an established career in snooker, winning title after title and earning millions ...
Read More »Coventry Bees Losing ‘Buzz’ as Poole Pirates Plunder Points
View image | gettyimages.com Coventry Bees’ grip on the Elite League title seems to be beginning to slip through their fingers after losing 36-22 to Poole Pirates, after the meeting at Brandon was eventually abandoned on Monday night in front of Sky TV cameras. The result was the second ...
Read More »Contador Wins Giro D’Italia
View image | gettyimages.com Alberto Contador won his second Giro D’Italia title, finishing one minute and 53 seconds ahead of his nearest challenger, Italy’s Fabio Aru. The 32 year old Spaniard will now attempt to win both the tours showpiece races in one year, the Giro along with the ...
Read More »Elite League Preview
View image | gettyimages.com Elite League table-toppers Coventry Bees take on Swindon Robins 24 hours after beating King’s Lynn Stars. Swindon v Coventry Top-of-the-table Coventry Bees, buoyed on by Monday’s victory over second placed King’s Lynn Stars, continue their Elite League campaign with a trip to the Abbey Stadium ...
Read More »Elite League Review
View image | gettyimages.com Coventry Bees edge closer to the Elite League Title, Wolverhampton Wolves end their win-less run and Leicester Lions were plundered by Poole Pirates. Coventry 57 King’s Lynn 33 Coventry sent their fans home buzzing, claiming three league points after a convincing victory and sending ...
Read More »Speedway? What’s Speedway?
View image | gettyimages.com If I was to say Speedway to most people they would probably think….. Tracks of the NASCAR or Indy Car Series in America. Speedway consists of four 500cc engine bikes with just ONE gear, a clutch and NO brakes. Fuelled by Methanol, these machines can reach ...
Read More »O’Sullivan in Referee Jibe
View image | gettyimages.com Ronnie O’Sullivan has criticised the standard of refereeing in Snooker in his latest blog at Eurosport The controversial potter has had his run-ins with the sport in recent years and in his most recent blog was highly critical of referee Terry Camilleri, who was in charge of his quarter-final ...
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