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Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup June 2012

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 [...]

Els Wins British Open After Stunning Scott Collapse

Els Wins British Open After Stunning Scott Collapse

LYTHAM ST ANNES, England (Reuters) – South African Ernie Els won the British Open by one stroke from Adam Scott on Sunday after the Australian suffered an extraordinary late collapse on an incident-packed final day. World number 13 Scott, chasing his first major championship, started the last round with a four-shot lead and seemed to [...]

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 [...]

McIlroy Finding A Balance In Golf And Life

RORY MCILROY went home to Northern Ireland after the Masters and left his clubs behind in Florida. He didn’t touch them again until he returned last month to start gearing up for a big summer that includes his title defense at the US Open. The Wells Fargo Championship will be only his second tournament in [...]

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 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, [...]

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