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 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 August 2011
Darren Clarke Wins The British Open IT’S BEEN a great thirteen months for Northern Ireland’s golfers with Graeme McDowell winning the 2010, US Open, and Rory McIIroy winning the 2011, US Open. Last month, Darren Clarke, made it an Irish threesome, when he claimed his very first Major with victory in The British Open. The [...]
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 [...]
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 June 2010
ENGLAND WIN WORLD TWENTY20 CUP AFTER AN unsure start, England gathered momentum in the ICC World Twenty20 Championship in the Caribbean, April 30-May 16, and reached the final to meet Australia. England started off in the Group matches losing to the West Indies in Guyana by eight wickets, after the Duckworth/Lewis method was brought in [...]
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 [...]
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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