Haye could earn $120m to turn his back on Britain November 10, 2009 NEW WBA heavyweight champion David Haye could take a share of a whopping $120m purse if he turns his back on Wembley and opts to go stateside for a unification bout with one of the Klitschko brothers. Many of the world’s top venues have been clamouring to host a 2010 super-fight since Haye became Britain’s [...]
‘Look good, feel good, play good it’s the secret of my success’ November 10, 2009 “LOOK good, feel good, play good” wouldn’t exactly be the mantra for too many sporting champions, but for golfing hero Ian Poulter, it appears to be working a treat. Victory in the Singapore Open a fortnight ago has propelled the 33-year-old to a career-high 13th in the world rankings while all but securing his place [...]
Sir Nick sees dreams come true after receiving knighthood from the Queen November 10, 2009 SIX-TIME major winner Sir Nick Faldo spoke of his honour at being knighted by the Queen at a ceremony at Windsor Castle yesterday. The 52-year-old was handed the accolade for his achievements in golf, which make him the most successful British player in the modern era. “I had dreams as a young boy of being [...]
Rory targets Westwood and a place in history November 10, 2009 RORY MCILROY has Lee Westwood in his sights as he bids to become the youngest ever No1 in European Tour history. With two events to play, the 20-year-old lies second, just €52,321 behind Westwood, in the Race To Dubai rankings after his brilliant fourth place finish at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai last week. [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF November 10, 2009 All Black Carter hit with banRUGBY UNION: New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter will miss Saturday’s Test against Italy after being handed a one-match ban. The All Black, who was punished for a high tackle on Martin Roberts in last week’s win against Wales, will return to face England at Twickenham on 21 November. Carter, who [...]
Eco case raises philosophical questions November 10, 2009 ALL those people who designated their religion as “Jedi Knight” in the last census may have delighted at the case of the so-called “eco-employee” last week. The employee in question is Tim Nicholson, who formerly worked for residential landlord Grainger. Nicholson claims that he was made redundant because of his environmental beliefs, and has been [...]
DIRECTORS: PREPARE FOR INSOLVENCY November 10, 2009 JULIAN TURNERPARTNER, REED SMITH LAST week the Insolvency Service released its statistics for the third quarter, showing that the number of company insolvencies – including liquidations, administrations and receiverships – were slightly lower than they were for the second quarter of the year, but significantly higher than for the same period in 2008. There were [...]
Oversold pound offers buying opportunities November 10, 2009 RATINGS agencies might have got a bad press during the financial crisis but yesterday’s volatile moves in sterling-US dollar indicate that they still command plenty of attention from the markets. David Riley, Fitch’s co-head of global sovereign ratings, told Reuters Television early yesterday morning that Britain’s coveted triple-A rating is more at risk than that [...]
AUSSIE AN FX OPTION FOR GOLD BULLS November 10, 2009 BORIS SCHLOSSBERGDIRECTOR OF CURRENCY RESEARCH, GFT THIS week gold reached a record high, breaking the key $1,100 an ounce level after the central bank of India purchased 200 tonnes from the International Monetary Fund – the largest such transaction by a central bank in over 30 years. Analysts’ opinions regarding this latest surge varies greatly, [...]
Euro expected to stay painfully strong in run-up to Christmas November 10, 2009 AFTER only a few weeks of respite for European policymakers, the euro is once again edging back up to test the critical $1.50 level against the US dollar. So far, at least, momentum has been unable to carry the pair through this psychological resistance level for an extended period of time. Officials in the Eurozone [...]
