Cycling – THE first of the European teams have arrived in Australia for this month’s Tour Down Under, but the travel details of cycling superstar Lance Armstrong were still under wraps yesterday.
Race organisers, mindful of the extraordinary interest that the seven-time Tour de France champion’s comeback has generated, have not released his arrival plans for fears of an unwieldy media scrum at Adelaide Airport.
Armstrong’s Astana team is scheduled to arrive early on Sunday, but reports said the American great is not expected until next week, just ahead of the January 18 start of the tour.
Tennis
WORLD number two Serena Williams said Thursday she has recovered from a hamstring injury and was ready for an assault on a fourth Australian Open crown later this month. The nine-time grand slam winner is the top seed for the Sydney WTA International, getting under way here on Sunday.
Cricket
NASSER Hussain attacked both Kevin Pietersen and cricket chiefs as the star batsman resigned the England captaincy.
Pietersen’s falling out with coach Peter Moores led to both men losing their positions on Wednesday, just weeks before England depart for their tour of the West Indies. For ex-England captain Hussain the pain of another self-inflicted wound in the body of English cricket was hard to take ahead of this year’s Ashes series.
‘It’s surprising how English cricket continues to shoot itself in the foot just before an Ashes series,’ he said. – Nampa-AFP
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