воскресенье, 16 сентября 2012 г.

SPORTS UPDATE: Boxing beaks to grill Mike; UPDATE.(Sport) - Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

MIKE TYSON has been ordered to appear before the British Boxing Board of Control after his shocking behaviour at Hampden.

The American heavyweight hit Lou Saverese after the fight last Saturday and punched ref John Coyle.

The BBBC want him to appear in London on August 9 for those offences and the sick comments he aimed at British world champ Lennox Lewis.

They have offered Tyson three alternative dates but he is unlikely to attend because of the furore that surrounded his last visit.

Edinburgh flyweight David Norris chinned Welshman Henry Janes so hard his jockstrap fell off. But embarrassed Janes recovered to win on points and reach the final of the Gaelic Games in Kinghorn, Fife.

AUTO: Jaguar boss Jackie Stewart last night slammed F1 bosses for not returning the British Grand Prix to its traditional July date.

This year's race turned into a rain-swept mess when it was run in April and the FIA moved it back to May 13 next year. Stewart said: 'A May date is nonsensical.'

CRICKET: Scotland boss Jim Love is to fly out to Canada on a fact finding mission ahead of next year's qualifying tournament there for the 2003 World Cup.

Scottish students followed up Tuesday's hammering by England by losing to Wales after collapsing to a miserable 141 all-out in the British Universities Championship in Ireland. Even a victory over the hosts today may not be enough to avoid the wooden spoon.

ICE HOCKEY: Paisley Pirates boss Doug Marston has re-signed Jesse Hamill and John Downes.

ATHLETICS: Fellow Yank Gregory Saddler beat world record holder Maurice Greene into fourth in the 100m at the Athens Grand Prix as Greene's preparations for this weekend's GB v USA match at Scotstoun, Glasgow, went awry.

Cuban high jump world record holder Javier Sotomayer has been told he has no right of appeal after being banned for a year for testing positive for cocaine.

Anglo-Scots Jamie Quarry (throat infection) and Alexis Sharp (knee) are out of the British team for this weekend's Division Two European Cup decathlon final in Denmark.

SPEEDWAY: Glasgow crashed to a 51-59 defeat at Hull. Les Collins top-scored for the Tigers with 10.