It’s all Gold for Hammers as ex-City duo lodge £50m bid December 14, 2009 FORMER Birmingham City co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan stepped up their expected takeover of struggling West Ham last night by lodging a formal £50m bid. The Hammers are seeking new owners following the bankruptcy of Icelandic chairman Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson, while shirt sponsors, the XL holiday company, also went out of business. Gold, meanwhile, has [...]
Cricket club out for a crispy duck December 14, 2009 Chinese Cricket Club Crowne Plaza London, 19 New Bridge Street, EC4V 6DB. Tel: 020 7299 0400 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £32 LONDON isn’t short of excellent Chinese restaurants, but the City certainly is. Perhaps with the exception of Imperial City in the basement of the Royal Exchange, the Square Mile has [...]
Ding takes second UK title December 14, 2009 SNOOKER: China’s Ding Junhui secured four of the last five frames to stun world champion John Higgins and claim a second UK Championship success at Telford last night. Ding, the 2005 champion, came from 7-6 down to beat the Scot 10-8 in a tense finale. Higgins missed a routine brown to throw away a near [...]
More history for Martin December 14, 2009 GOLF: Spaniard Pablo Martin created more European Tour history after claiming the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa. Two years after becoming the first amateur to win on the circuit, the 23-year-old has now become the first player ever to capture titles both as an amateur and a professional. The Malaga player, who had scored [...]
Yelling joy but Farah collapses December 14, 2009 ATHLETICS: Britain’s long distance hope Mo Farah had to be carried away on a stretcher after securing a second place finish at the European Cross Country Championships. Farah, who won the event in 2006, collapsed at the line after missing out to Spain’s Alemayehu Bezabeh in Dublin. It still proved a good day, however, for [...]
I had no knowledge, says Woods’ caddy Williams December 14, 2009 TIGER WOODS’S caddie Steve Williams insists he had no knowledge of the world No1’s “infidelity”. Woods is currently taking an indefinite break from golf following revelations about his private life. “I had no knowledge of what was going on. If I did, I would say I did. I’m an honest person,” said Williams. “When he [...]
Haye trainer has no fear from Klitschko defence December 14, 2009 DAVID HAYE’S trainer Adam Booth is confident he has hatched a plan to beat Vitali Klitschko after the Ukrainian retained his WBC heavyweight title in Berne, Switzerland, on Saturday night. Klitschko condemned American Kevin Johnson to his first defeat with a unanimous points victory but his laboured performance failed to impress Booth. “It was a [...]
Quins hopes dashed by slick Sharks December 14, 2009 HEAD coach John Kingston insisted his Harlequins side will not roll over for Sale in Friday’s reverse clash after the Sharks finally put paid to their faint Heineken Cup hopes at The Stoop. The Quins scored three tries and conceded four in a thrilling tie which was effectively won by a memorable score from England [...]
Picking star Anderson is a ‘small risk’ warns Strauss December 14, 2009 CAPTAIN Andrew Strauss admits England are taking a “small risk” in picking star bowler James Anderson for the first Test against South Africa on Wednesday. Anderson has been struggling with a knee injury but was risked for 15 overs in the final warm-up match before the series opener at Centurion. The Lancastrian weighed in with [...]
Spurs star faces police probe after fan claim December 14, 2009 POLICE last night confirmed they are investigating an alleged assault by Tottenham full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto on one of his own fans at White Hart Lane on Saturday. The 25-year-old Cameroon international confronted a fan near the dug-out shortly after Spurs’ shock 1-0 defeat by Wolves and had to be dragged away by assistant manager Joe [...]