It’s Bellamy to the rescue as Dunne returns to haunt City October 5, 2009 ASTON VILLA (1) vs MANCHESTER CITY (1) CRAIG BELLAMY struck a second-half equaliser to rescue a point for Manchester City after former captain Richard Dunne had threatened to derail their impressive start to the season. Ex-captain Dunne, who moved to Villa on transfer deadline day to make way for City’s melee of big-money stars, headed [...]
FA plead innocence in England broadcast row October 5, 2009 THE Football Association has pleaded innocence in the decision not to televise England’s World Cup qualifier with Ukraine, insisting the matter was out of their hands. Saturday’s match at the Dnipro Stadium is the first international not broadcast on television but is available exclusively to subscribers online. The decision has been met with widespread anger [...]
Ton-up Shane is the Aussie hero again October 5, 2009 SHANE WATSON smashed a second successive unbeaten century to help Australia retain the Champions Trophy with a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in Pretoria last night. Fresh from his brilliant 136no in the semi-final against England on Friday, the Aussie all-rounder was the hero again, smashing a masterful 105no in response to the Black Caps’ [...]
Al Faraj completes Portsmouth takeover October 5, 2009 SAUDI property tycoon Ali Al Faraj last night completed his takeover of crisis club Portsmouth after acquiring a 90 per cent share in the Premier League club. Former owner Sulaiman Al Fahim completed his own buy-out of the club just six weeks ago but funds never materialised and players and staff went unpaid. Arab businessman [...]
Dyson hoovers up Links success as McIlroy climbs to the summit October 5, 2009 SIMON DYSON enjoyed the round of his life to claim the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and move into early Ryder Cup contention. The Englishman fired a final round 66 at St Andrews to hold off the strong challenge of Oliver Wilson and win his fourth Tour event by three strokes. Victory not only took the [...]
Simple for Simon in Ryder Cup race October 5, 2009 THERE may be 12 months still to go before Europe attempt to reclaim the Ryder Cup from the Americans at Celtic Manor, but for Simon Dyson, the dream of a debut appearance is almost a reality. Following a fine performance in last week’s Vivendi Trophy and victory in the Dutch Open in August, Simon went [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF October 5, 2009 Ferguson remarks probed by FAFOOTBALL: The Football Association has asked Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to explain his remarks about referee Alan Wiley’s alleged lack of fitness. Ferguson said Wiley had struggled to keep pace during United 2-2 draw with Sunderland on Saturday. Tonsillitis floors RadcliffeATHLETICS: Britain’s Paula Radcliffe has been forced to withdraw [...]
Upbeat economic sentiment boosts FTSE to above 5,000 October 5, 2009 THE FTSE 100 closed higher yesterday after US Institute for Supply Management non-manufacturing data came in better than forecast, with miners and banks the best performing sectors. The index closed up 35.63 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 5,024.33, after tumbling nearly 60 points on Friday to a near three-week closing low below the 5,000 [...]
US stocks shoot up on stronger data October 5, 2009 US stocks shot higher yesterday, ending a four-day losing streak as optimism about upcoming earnings gathered steam and data showed the services sector expanded for the first time since August 2008. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 112.08 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 9,599.75. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index closed up 15.23 [...]
Traders prefer bonds as fears of a pullback rise steadily October 5, 2009 WITH the FTSE 100 back down below the 5,000 mark, the bears are beginning to feel a little smug. Since July they have been warning that the rally in the markets has been overdone and that we are due a correction. Professor Nouriel Roubini, the economist known as Dr Doom, has said recently that “markets [...]
