Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup May 2013
England Welcomes The West Indies THE WEST INDIES arrived in England rather disheveled with injuries, visa problems and a missing Marion Samuels who was due to arrive after playing in the Indian Super League. The tour, May 4-June 24, opened at Hove against Sussex, where the visitors were unsure if they would actually have eleven [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup January 2012
Cricket – England Beat India ENGLAND grabbed an historic victory in India, winning their first Test series on the sub-continent in 27 years prevailing 2-1 in the four match series. After losing the First Test by nine wickets, Kevin Pietersen’s digressions were forgiven and he was brought back for the second Test at Mumbai, where [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup December 2012
Cricket; England Tour India ENGLAND began a tour of India, running October 30-January 30, which includes four Test matches and a series of five match ODIs to be played after the Christmas break. England commenced the tour at Mumbai with a three day draw against the India A side. India A 369 and 124-4 at [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup November 2012
West Indies Win World Twenty20 Championship AS REIGNING World Twenty20 Champions, England got off to a mixed start at the 2012 World Twenty20 Championships in Sri Lanka, September 18-October 7. In the preliminary group matches, England beat Afghanistan by 116 runs but lost to India by 90 runs. England 196 (Luke Wright 99) -5 at [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup October 2012
Andy Murray Makes History NOVAK DJOKOVIC had won his last eight encounters with Andy Murray, but in the final of the US Open Championships at the Arthur Ashe Stadium last month, the Dunblane Scot and his Serb opponent produced some spectacular tennis that witnessed Murray win his very first Grand Slam event. The Scot won [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup July 2012
Euro 2012: England Win Group ENGLAND qualified for the quarter-finals of the European Championships, for the first time since 1996, when they topped Group D with two wins and a draw. The Manchester City duo of Joleon Lescott and Sami Nasri provided the goals in Donetsk, where England and France commenced their opening match, June [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup May 2012
England In Sri Lanka ENGLAND opened their tour of Sri Lanka, March 15-April 17, with an innings and 15 run win over a Sri Lankan Board XI, and then beat a Sri Lanka Development XI at Columbo, by four wickets in another three day match. SLD XI 431(Chamara Silva 163)-6 dec and 199-4 dec. England [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup April 2012
England Conclude Pakistan Series, Commence Sri Lankan Tour ENGLAND concluded their series in Abu Dhabi against Pakistan, losing the Test series 3-0, but winning the ODIs series 4-0. The tour finished with three Twenty20 matches which England won 2-1. Pakistan won the first game by eight runs. Pakistan 144-6 at 20 overs. England 136-6 at [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup January 2012
Two For Westwood, Accolades For McIlroy, Donald, And Poulter LEE WESTWOOD turned in some spectacular golf at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa, that concluded December 4. Westwood broke the course record with a 10 under 62, during the third round and went on to claim victory with a 15 under 273, [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup December 2011
A Nose Thwarts Ed Dunlop Of Historic Win THE MELBOURNE Cup is the biggest horse race in Australia, and the nation grinds to a halt as the one-mile-seven-furlong course at Fremington, becomes a national focus. November 1, saw the race run for the 151st time with a record of only four foreign horses ever winning [...]



