Crystal Palace may regret shock Pulis departure
August 15, 2014 John Welsh
Crystal Palace, Premier League, PulisThe 2014-15 Premier League campaign begins on Saturday 16th August but already the first managerial casualty has emerged. Tony Pulis has left Crystal Palace by ‘mutual consent’ after an apparent dispute with chairman Steve Parish concerning new recruits. Pulis had guided Palace to 11th position last season after inheriting a team which seemed destined to […]
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Pavey surpasses her Commonwealth Bronze by claiming European Gold
August 13, 2014 John Welsh
Athletics, European Athletics Championships, Jo PaveyAt the Commonwealth Games, it had been suggested that English athlete Jo Pavey had produced one her finest ever track displays at the age of 40 by winning a bronze medal in the ladies 5,000 metres final. On the first night of the European Athletics Championships in Zurich, she managed to surpass that achievement by […]
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McIlroy tipped to be a golfing legend as he claims US PGA victory
August 11, 2014 John Welsh
Golf, McIlroy, US PGAWhen Rory McIlroy won the British Open Golf championship at Hoylake in July, it appeared that he was coasting at times and was never in real danger of losing a healthy lead at the head of affairs. Compare that to the manner in which he clinched his second successive major by winning the US PGA […]
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Celtic lifeline disguises the decline in Scottish club football
August 9, 2014 John Welsh
Celtic, Champions League, FootballWhen Celtic slumped to a 2-0 home defeat by Legia Warsaw in the second leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie at Murrrayfield, it epitomised the recent slump in Scottish football especially as Celtic lost the first leg by a resounding 4-1 scoreline. Only two years previously, a capacity crowd at Parkhead had […]
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Xavi retirement confirms the end of Spanish domination of international football
August 5, 2014 John Welsh
Barcelona, Football, Xavi, Xavi HernandezIn the eyes of many football fans, the sight of Netherlands humbling Spain 5-1 at the World Cup finals in Brazil marked the end of Spanish dominance on the international football stage, and the recent announcement by midfield maestro Xavi Hernandez that he was retiring from representing Spain only confirms that impression. Xavi epitomised all […]
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Pavey belies her 40 years by winning Commonwealth 5,000 metres bronze medal
August 3, 2014 John Welsh
Athletics, Commonwealth Games, JamaicaUsain Bolt may have captured the headlines by anchoring the Jamaican team to win the 4×100 metres relay gold medal on the final day of track and field athletics competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, but on the same evening, it was a veteran 40 year old athlete who proved that age and experience can […]
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Rudisha beaten in Commonwealth final as Amos sprints to gold
August 1, 2014 John Welsh
Athletics, Commonwealth Games, David RudishaWhen David Rudisha won the 800 metres gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics, he not only set a new World record for the distance but it was described as possibly the best athletic performance of the entire games. Since then, he has been beset by injuries and at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 800 […]
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Weightman joy at 1500 metres silver medal demonstrates importance of Commonwealth Games
July 31, 2014 John Welsh
Athletics, Commonwealth Games, Laura WeightmanIn recent days, there has been much discussion concerning the relative value of the athletics programme in the 2014 British Commonwealth Games with the absence of Mo Farah, Usain Bolt and Christine Ohuruogu among others from their respective individual events. It is true that the current Glasgow games do not share the same prestige as […]
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Shelley overcomes African challenge to win 2014 Commonwealth Games marathon
July 28, 2014 John Welsh
Athletics, Commonwealth Games, Michael ShelleyIn winning the 2014 British Commonwealth Games men’s marathon in Glasgow, Australian Michael Shelley proved that the African domination at the distance is not insurmountable and the mere presence of athletes from the that continent should not spread fear into the remainder of a competitive field. For too long now, African athletes have tended to […]
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Further glory awaits Taghrooda after stunning King George victory
July 28, 2014 John Welsh
Horse Racing, King George, TaghroodaWhen Australia produced an impressive performance to win the Epsom Derby in June, it was heralded as the best horse ever to be trained by Irishman Aidan O’Brien and probably the leading three year old of the 2014 flat season. At the same meeting, Taghrooda won the Oaks in an equally stylish display but the […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | CHOU Tien Chen | 67,190 |
| 3 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 64,960 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 63,020 |