‘Bond market tantrum risks’: Gilt traders brace for Labour leftward pivot as Starmer future uncertain
Imperious England march on May 10, 2010 ANOTHER batting masterclass from specialist Eoin Morgan helped England cruise into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 last night with a three-wicket victory over New Zealand in St Lucia. Irish-born Morgan top scored for England for the third time in this tournament with a quickfire 40 off 34 balls as his 52-run partnership with all-rounder [...]
Relief for Fulham supporters as club’s battle for extra final tickets bears fruit May 10, 2010 FULHAM fans have until 5pm this afternoon to snap up the last few tickets for tomorrow’s Europa League final after the club succeeded in increasing its allocation. Supporters besieged the Cottagers with complaints after the initial supply of tickets sold out within hours of going on sale last week. Fans were unhappy that the club [...]
Mancini set to kick off summer spree with £11m Boateng deal May 10, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY boss Roberto Mancini is to kick off his summer spending spree with the signing of German international Jerome Boateng in an estimated £11m deal. Mancini has been tracking the 21-year-old Hamburg star for some time and now looks set to finally get his man now that the English and German domestic seasons are [...]
Saints chief Mallinder eager to silence Saracens in play-off grudge match May 10, 2010 NORTHAMPTON boss Jim Mallinder admits his team have special motivation for getting one over on Saracens when the two teams collide in the Premiership play-offs. The two teams have been involved in some full-blooded clashes already this season, with Sarries prevailing in both league clashes and Saints beating them twice in the LV= Cup. If [...]
Lee has plenty to be positive about May 10, 2010 IT may not have worked out for Lee Westwood in the Players’ Championship at Sawgrass at the weekend but despite the obvious comparisons to his US Masters plight, I’d still be feeling pretty positive about life right now if I were him. In the end, a bogey on 14 and double-bogey on 17 ended Lee’s [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF May 10, 2010 Bath’s Maddock is on his way RUGBY UNION: Winger Joe Maddock has confirmed he is to leave Bath at the end of the season – with Italy his likely destination. The 31-year-old New Zealander, who has scored 233 points in 129 matches for Bath, has been linked with a move to Magners League new boys [...]
Ancelotti gets in the party spirit as ton-up Chelsea secure title in style May 9, 2010 CHELSEA (8) vs WIGAN ATH (0) JUBILANT Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti extolled his team’s response to a season of off-field scandals after seeing them romp to the Premier League title with a record-breaking victory. A Didier Drogba hat-trick, two from Nicolas Anelka and further goals from Frank Lampard, Salomon Kalou and Ashley Cole buried Wigan [...]
Jose’s ghost has finally been exorcised May 9, 2010 MID-WAY through the second-half of yesterday’s game, Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti waved to fans on all four sides of Stamford Bridge in acknowledgement of their chants. It was a poignant moment. Many Chelsea fans are still in awe of Jose Mourinho, who produced two league titles in successive seasons after a gap of 50 years [...]
Dethroned Ferguson insists: We’ll be back May 9, 2010 MANCHESTER UTD (4) vs STOKE CITY (0) DETHRONED Sir Alex Ferguson congratulated rival Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti after being forced to hand over the Premier League trophy on an afternoon of anti-Glazer protests at Old Trafford. Chelsea’s victory over Wigan at Stamford Bridge denied United a fourth successive title, although Ferguson’s men did their bit [...]
Gunners cruise but Spurs end in defeat May 9, 2010 RACE FOR THIRD ARSENAL (4) vs FULHAM (0) ARSENAL ensured there was no slip-ups in the race to secure third place as they brushed aside a weakened Fulham team at the Emirates. The Gunners needed victory to clinch automatic entry into the Champions League next season at the expense of north London rivals Tottenham, who [...]