Els still sorry for Scott after first Major in decade July 22, 2012 OPEN winner Ernie Els insisted his immediate thoughts were with runner up Adam Scott after the Australian’s dramatic implosion resulted in his first Major victory since 2002. Scott was four shots clear yesterday morning and consequently powerfully placed to secure the first Major of his career but in bogeying the final four holes his greatest [...]
Amla ushers England towards Oval defeat July 22, 2012 ENGLAND face a huge fight today to save the first Test after Hashim Amla’s record-breaking triple century tightened South Africa’s grip on the match at the Oval. Amla smashed an unbeaten 311 and Jacques Kallis 182 not out before the tourists declared on 637-2 at tea – and promptly turned the screw on England’s batsmen. [...]
Scott can use hurt to inspire him July 22, 2012 In association with Glenmorangie, official whisky of the Open Championships YESTERDAY’S golf was magnificent. Like the winner Ernie Els, I felt really sorry for Adam Scott – he couldn’t have done much more but there’s no way his chance of winning a Major has gone. He’s still a young man and this will hurt but [...]
Vettel penalty lifts Button to second place July 22, 2012 BRITAIN’S Jenson Button hailed the pace of his McLaren after snatching a surprise second place at the German Grand Prix yesterday. Button was promoted one place after Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel landed a 20-second penalty for an illegal overtaking manoeuvre at Hockenheim. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso extended his lead in the drivers’ championship with a third [...]
Villas-Boas condemns Modric July 22, 2012 Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has criticised midfielder Luka Modric after the Croatia international failed to join the club’s tour of America. He said: “I think Modric is wrong. This will go against him. He has worsened the situation with what he’s doing and now the chairman [Daniel Levy] is very angry.”
Hodgson happy without publicity July 22, 2012 England manager Roy Hodgson admits the attention he now receives can be difficult. “I don’t know how much I enjoy it,” he said.
London Time – Fast Times July 20, 2012 In our latest watch feature we look at the best sports watches on the earth, discover the preferred watches of the top athletes, discover the best diving watches and talk to watch enthusiast and US Masters champion Bubba Watson. Also introducing a video by The Watch Gallery, interviewing Bremont co-founder Nick English on building a [...]
John Lewis sales rise July 20, 2012 John Lewis, Britain’s biggest department store company, has reported a double-digit rise in weekly sales – a result of its summer sales, poor weather and the Olympics. The employee-owned firm announced an increase in department store sales of 17.3 per cent year-on-year to a total of £70.3m in the week ending 14 July. Dino Rocos, [...]
FTSE edges down as UK borrowing rises July 20, 2012 Telecoms giant Vodafone pushed the FTSE 100 lower while UK government borrowing came in above estimates this morning. The Office for National Statistics said that public sector net borrowing excluding financial sector interventions rose last month to £14.4bn from £13.9bn in June 2011. On London’s blue chip index Vodafone fell 1.3 per cent after the [...]
June public borrowing higher than forecast July 20, 2012 The UK Government borrowed more than expected in June as a weak economy continued to weigh on public finances, official data showed on Friday. The Office for National Statistics said that public sector net borrowing excluding financial sector interventions — the government’s preferred measure — rose last month to £14.5bn from £13.9bn in June 2011. [...]
