15 Aug 2011

6:30 sports heads

6:00 am on 15 August 2011

Manchester United have started the defence of their English Premier League football title with a hard-fought 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion.

The new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas watched his side draw nil-all at Stoke.

Australian Casey Stoner has won the Czech motorcycling Grand Prix to extend his lead in the MotoGP championship.

Team New Zealand has won the fleet race on the final day of the America's Cup World Series regatta in Portugal.

Glenn Snyders in the 200 breaststroke and Lauren Boyle in the 800 freestyle have both swum national record times to win gold medals at the World University games in China.