World Sports
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Arab investors are buying into Spanish soccer to bridge a cultural divide and find deals in the European country’s ailing economy, such as building a Marbella super-yacht harbor.
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Steve Redgrave, who won rowing gold medals in five straight Olympic Games for Britain, said he is “disappointed” after getting just four tickets in the London 2012 ballot.
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Rebecca Romero, the only British woman to win Olympic medals in two different sports, today dropped out of the cycling squad for next year’s Games after setbacks in training.
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Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley has been rewarded for breaking into the Premier League soccer champion’s team this season with a new four-year contract.