As investors continue to struggle for returns, is purchasing fine art a sensible alternative? June 21, 2012 YES Philip Mould There is a difference between investment and speculation in art. Speculation is about the hunt for the next Damien Hirst. It involves looking into the shop window – meeting dealers and attending sales to find an artist that will, with luck, excel in the next generation, and for which you are now [...]
England and Italy look set to go the distance June 21, 2012 ENGLAND ITALY Sunday – 7.45pm BBC One THE 2012 European Championships have been highly entertaining so far but, going into the quarter-finals, there isn’t one team that you could say is a certainty to win it. Germany, the only nation to emerge with a 100 per cent record from the first round, have been most [...]
Moonlight Cloud might be the only one who can live with Black Caviar June 21, 2012 I HAVE never seen a display like the one Frankel put in on Tuesday, and I very much doubt I ever will again. We are extremely lucky to have him and the pressure is now on Black Caviar to deliver in tomorrow’s Diamond Jubilee Stakes (3.45pm). Peter Moody’s wonder mare is unbeaten in 21 starts [...]
Newfangled and Astrology set to brighten up gloomy Ascot June 21, 2012 This afternoon’s Coronation Stakes (3.45pm) looks wide open now that Maybe has been pulled out due to a stone bruise, and 11 fillies are set to go to post. They include the winners of both the English and Irish 1000 Guineas, not to mention French raider Bugie D’Amore, and the potentially exciting Cardigan. However, it [...]
Parker warns England over Italy danger man Balotelli June 20, 2012 ENGLAND midfielder Scott Parker has warned team-mates they will have to stop his old foe Mario Balotelli if they are to overcome Italy on Sunday and reach the semi-finals of the European Championship. Tottenham’s Parker and Balotelli, of Manchester City, clashed last season in the Premier League when the Italian earned a four-game ban for [...]
ENGLAND REPORT June 20, 2012 HOW Chelsea won the Champions League, I’ll never know. The same might be said for England topping their Euro 2012 group by three points. The two achievements were based on similar ingredients, offering hope that Roy Hodgson’s men could progress further, but there are some glaring concerns at the tournament’s halfway stage. POSITIVE England’s biggest [...]
We’ve no fear of inferior Three Lions, says Diamanti June 20, 2012 ITALY forward Alessandro Diamanti believes his team-mates talent to be superior to England’s so they should therefore be confident of victory in Sunday’s European Championship quarter-final. Diamanti has a reasonable knowledge of English football because of a year spent with West Ham from 2009 and is adamant that they have no reason to be concerned [...]
Drogba charmed by Shanghai move a year before transfer June 20, 2012 CHELSEA favourite Didier Drogba admits the seeds for his transfer to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua were sown a year ago during the London club’s pre-season tour of Asia. Drogba, 34, yesterday confirmed his departure after eight successful seasons with Chelsea and will join former team-mate Nicolas Anelka at the club he believes represents the greatest [...]
West Ham seal Diame signing June 20, 2012 WEST Ham will sign midfielder Mohamed Diame on a free transfer from Wigan when his contract expires on 1 July. Diame, 25, has agreed a three-year deal with the Hammers and becomes their third signing after goalkeepers Jussi Jaaskelainen and Stephen Henderson were recruited to offset the departure of England’s Robert Green. “His potential is [...]
Henman: Murray has to be fit if he wants to win Wimbledon June 20, 2012 FORMER British No1 Tim Henman believes Andy Murray’s only barrier to winning at Wimbledon is purely physical and that he will have to be in peak condition next week to succeed. Murray was yesterday seeded fourth for the All England Club grand slam but doubts remain over his fitness after a back injury undermined him [...]