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 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 November 2011
Indycar Finale Claims Life Of British Driver Dan Wheldon THE FINAL race of the 2011 IndyCar Racing League at Las Vegas, October 16, was supposed to decide the championship between front-runners, Dario Franchitti and Will Power, but an horrendous pile up of 15 cars on the thirteenth lap brought about the ultimate tragedy in a [...]
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 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 [...]
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