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 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 [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup May 2011
WORLD CRICKET INDIA WON the ICC World Cricket Cup at Mumbai, April 2, beating Sri Lanka by four wickets in the final. Sri Lanka 274 (Mahela Jayawardene 103 not out)-6 at 50 overs. India 277-4 at close. After the tournament, the ICC announced that the 2015 World Cricket Cup would be cut down to ten [...]
Secret’s Out On Driver For TV Show Top Gear
THE OPAQUE visor of one of Britain’s most famous helmets has been lifted. The identity of The Stig, the always-anonymous test driver on Top Gear, the wildly popular British television show about cars, has long been kept secret. The BBC had asked Britain’s High Court for an injunction blocking the publication of an autobiography revealing [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup July 2010
FRANCHITTI IS INDY 500 CHAMPION THE Memorial Day Weekend running of the Indianapolis 500, had a distinctive British feel to it as three Brits filled the first four places. Reigning IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti ran an almost perfect race, leading 155 of the 200 laps, to win his second Indianapolis 500 in grand style. The [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup May 2010
THE HAYE-MAKER RETAINS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DAVID HAYE retained his WBA heavyweight crown against John Ruiz at the MEN Arena, Manchester, April 3, after the ref stopped the fight in the ninth round. The Haymaker (24-1) had the American (44-9-1) down twice in the first round, and would send him canvas bound another two times [...]
Great British Cars – March 2010
THIS MONTH all you readers will be the beneficiaries of my considerable expertise and knowledge of motor car racing as I am going to give you my prediction on who will win this year’s Formula One championship. So read on to find out who will be the 2010 F1 number one and then proceed briskly [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup March 2010
OLYMPIC GOLD FOR AMY WILLIAMS THE 21st Winter Olympic Games, February 12-28, opened under a cloud in Vancouver, after luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia died during a training run. While the rest of North America was under several feet of snow, Canada’s Olympic officials looked hopefully skyward, as the white stuff was not plentiful [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup February 2010
NEW YEAR’S SPORTING HONOURS LIST BRITAIN’S sporting competitors were amongst the chosen in this year’s New Years Honours list. The new Formula One champion Jensen Button received the MBE, and the Brawn team-owner that made it possible, Ross Brawn, gets the OBE. Button, 29, scored six grand prix victories to give him the 2009 title. Scottish rugby [...]
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