Contador holds off Armstrong to stay in front July 21, 2009 SPAIN’S Alberto Contador remained in pole position in the race for the Tour de France yellow jersey after yesterday’s 16th stage in the Alps, from Martigny to Bourg-Saint-Maurice. The 26-year-old finished 10th in the Alpine stage and now leads seven-time champion Lance Armstrong by one minute and 37 seconds. Britain’s Bradley Wiggins remains in third, [...]
ERIKSSON SET FOR NOTTS LANDING July 21, 2009 FORMER England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is being lined up for a sensational return to English football – with League Two side Notts County. The Magpies, who were recently taken over by Middle Eastern group Munto Finance have targeted the 61-year-old Swede to work in a director of football role as a sign of their ambition. [...]
Bolt’s fitness concerns July 21, 2009 ATHLETICS: Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt admits he will not be fully fit when he faces Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay at next month’s World Championships in Berlin. Bolt, who won 100m and 200m Olympic gold last summer, and fellow Jamaican Powell will warm up by competing at the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace [...]
Nadal makes tentative return July 21, 2009 TENNIS: World No2 Rafael Nadal has trained for the first time in almost two months. The Spaniard was unable to defend his Wimbledon title because of tendonitis in his knees but practised yesterday at his home in Mallorca. He said: “I am happy to return to training, to have the racquet in my hand and [...]
Brawn: We’ll bounce back July 21, 2009 FORMULA ONE: Team boss Ross Brawn insists his outfit will be back to its best at this week’s Hungarian Grand Prix after being eclipsed by Red Bull in the last two races. Runaway leaders Brawn GP have seen their lead chipped away at by Red Bull one-twos at the British and German Grands Prix. But [...]
AC Milan rule out Beckham bid July 21, 2009 FOOTBALL: AC Milan have denied offering England midfielder David Beckham an early escape route after his stint at Los Angeles Galaxy turned sour. Beckham, 34, was booed by Galaxy fans in his first match back from a loan spell at Milan, but the Italians have ruled out taking him back before the end of the [...]
NO SIGN OF A TRUCE IN BATTLE OF BROKERS July 21, 2009 THE long-standing tustle between inter-dealer broker Tullett Prebon and BGC Partners looks set to rumble on well into the autumn. Tullett is currently leading a High Court battle to stop its rival pinching any more of its staff. The pair have been at loggerheads since last year, when former Tullett chief operating officer Tony Verrier [...]
Supermarket sweep pushes FTSE to seventh rise in a row July 21, 2009 BRITAIN’S top share index rose for a seventh-straight day yesterday, boosted by supermarkets after a trading update from Wm Morrison, and after strong US quarterly results, with miners also lending support. The FTSE 100 closed 37.55 points higher, or 0.9 per cent, at 4,481.17, following a gain of 1.3 per cent on Monday. The index [...]
Bernanke warning fails to curb cheer July 21, 2009 THE Dow rose yesterday as a solid profit from Caterpillar eclipsed unease about the company’s outlook for the current quarter, while both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 clung to tiny gains after a round of profit-taking. Trading was choppy, with the broader market initially charging higher after the open and the benchmark S&P 500 [...]
DTZ slashes payout after dismal year July 21, 2009 TROUBLED commercial property agent DTZ yesterday announced it was axing its dividend after the economic turmoil sent it plunging into the red. The London-based group reported a £36.1m pre-tax loss for the full year to 30 April compared with a £20.1m profit the year before. The slump in commercial property values and transactions meant the [...]
