Wiggins keeps yellow jersey in his Tour sights July 12, 2009 BRITAIN’S Bradley Wiggins remains hot on the heels of the overall leaders after yesterday’s ninth stage of the Tour de France. Garmin rider Wiggins lies fifth, 46 seconds behind yellow jersey-holder Rinaldo Nocenti of the AG2R team, after all the leading contenders finished in the main pack. Pierrick Fedrigo, of Bbox-Bouygues, out-sprinted Liquigas rider Franco [...]
Chelsea will buy again in our own time, says Cech July 12, 2009 CHELSEA goalkeeper Petr Cech expects the club to do further business before the start of the season – but insists there is no hurry. The Blues have made just three signings this summer, with £18m Russia international Yuri Zhirkov the only major arrival. But Cech says new manager Carlo Ancelotti, who only took over on [...]
No World Cup for 2012 stadium July 12, 2009 OLYMPICS: London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium will not be used for football if England host the 2018 World Cup, the Government said yesterday. Mayor Boris Johnson had said it would be “foolish” to rule out retaining its 80,000 capacity for possible football use, but Olympics minister Tessa Jowell said it would be reduced to 25,000 and [...]
Kaymer seals back-to-back wins July 12, 2009 GOLF: Germany’s Martin Kaymer will go into this week’s Open Championship on the back of successive European Tour wins after claiming the Scottish Open yesterday. Kaymer, fresh from his French Open victory last week, fired a two-under-par final round to finish on 15 under, two shots clear of his nearest challengers. Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin and [...]
Schumacher cool on Brawn talk July 12, 2009 FORMULA ONE: Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher has played down suggestions he could join Brawn GP in a technical role. Schumacher, who still tests for former team Ferrari, is rumoured to be linking up with ex-boss Ross Brawn next season. But the German said: “If I’d wanted to work, I had the options, and may even [...]
Ennis leaps to high jump victory July 12, 2009 ATHLETICS: Jessica Ennis cleared a season’s best 1.91m to win the high jump at the world trials and UK Championships in Birmingham yesterday. Phillips Idowu won the triple-jump with one successful attempt at 17.05m, while sprinter Dwain Chambers withdrew from the 200m.
Hot weather to prove thirsty work and give pubs a boost July 12, 2009 The City has good reason to focus on the pub this week, with numbers from JD Wetherspoon, Enterprise Inns and Mitchells & Butlers all likely to be high on the agenda. The recent hot weather should have provided some welcome business for the hard-hit pubcos. But investors will also look for firms to further defend [...]
US hard hitters to lead the markets July 12, 2009 This has all the makings of a highly volatile week for the markets, as second-quarter earnings numbers from the US really get into their stride. With the losing stretch for many stocks now reaching four straight weeks, these blue chip updates could prove pivotal in shaping market direction. The highlights to watch out for are [...]
It’s time to start re-thinking your attitude to trading the oil market July 12, 2009 WHAT a difference a year makes. With crude oil sinking below $60 a barrel on Friday for the first time since mid-May, it seems incredible that it was only 12 months ago that oil hit a record high of $147 a barrel, fuelling speculation among industry players that it could reach $250. Oil prices had [...]
SUMMER WILL BE CHOPPY FOR INVESTORS July 12, 2009 JANE FOLEY RESEARCH DIRECTOR, FOREX.COM THE FTSE 100 index and sterling have been trading in a similar pattern since the spring. Both the FTSE 100 and the Bank of England’s effective exchange rate – which measures movements in the pound against a basket of currencies weighted by their importance to UK trade flows – trended [...]
