Bubba backs Open for top 10 winner July 16, 2012 MASTERS champion Bubba Watson has ruled out an outsider repeating Darren Clarke’s fairytale triumph of 12 months ago at this year’s Open, which starts on Thursday at Royal Lytham and St Anne’s. Watson believes only a player ranked among the world’s top 10 will have the required mental fortitude to overcome the current dreadful weather [...]
Wiggins: Froome would be my greatest rival on another team July 16, 2012 TEAM Sky’s Bradley Wiggins admits that the greatest threat to his ambitions of winning this year’s Tour de France would come from fellow Briton Chris Froome if he were on another team, Wiggins remains the Tour’s leader after the race’s 15th stage was won by Pierrick Fedrigo of France but if any concerns remain that [...]
Deliver me a car and I’ll deliver you my loyalty, says Hamilton July 16, 2012 BRITISH driver Lewis Hamilton will base a decision on whether to continue pursuing his career with McLaren upon their ability to deliver him a car he believes capable of securing a second title. McLaren’s deal with Hamilton ends this year but despite the degree of loyalty established over the course of their 14-year relationship, myriad [...]
Hearn: It’s our duty to support flawed BBBofC July 16, 2012 PROMOTER Eddie Hearn has reacted to the threat of a split within British boxing by defending the British Boxing Board of Control’s (BBBofC) role as the sport’s governing body. Over the last three months, rival promoter Frank Warren has built a controversial relationship with the Luxembourg Boxing Federation (FLB) who sanctioned Saturday night’s heavyweight fight [...]
WATSON WINS CAREER FIRST WTA TITLE July 16, 2012 NEW British No1 Heather Watson won the first WTA title of her career after partnering Marina Erakovic to victory in the Bank of the West Classic. Watson and Erakovic were playing together for the first time but overcome top seeds Vania King and Jarmila Gajdosova 7-5, 7-6 (9-7) in the final in Stanford, California.
Russia to appoint Capello as coach July 16, 2012 FOOTBALL: Former England manager Fabio Capello is set to be confirmed as Russia’s new national team coach. “If, as I believe the case will be, all goes as planned in terms of the contract, it will be a splendid adventure,” said Capello. “Russia are a great nation.”
Price could be right for Chisora July 16, 2012 BOXING: British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price hopes to fight Dereck Chisora in 2013. “I want to fight the best fighters and Chisora is one of the best in Britain and would be a good test for me,” said 29-year-old Price.
GSK to pay $3bn for Human Genome July 16, 2012 GlaxoSmithKline is to acquire its long-time partner Human Genome Sciences for about $3bn (£1.9bn), ending a three-month hostile pursuit of the US biotech company on friendly terms after sweetening its offer. The deal comes after weekend talks in which Britain’s biggest drugmaker agreed to raise its cash bid to $14.25 a share from $13 previously, [...]
IMF cuts UK growth outlook July 16, 2012 Britain’s growth prospects for the next two years have worsened more than those of any other big advanced economy over the past three months, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. The sharp downgrade chimes with other economists’ darkening assessments and raises questions whether a recent flurry of government measures to stimulate growth will be [...]
Citigroup profit falls July 16, 2012 Citigroup said second quarter profits dropped as it lost money on the sale of a stake in a Turkish bank and suffered from the drag of its troubled assets left over from the 2007-2008 credit crisis. Net income fell to $2.9 billion (£1.8bn), or 95 cents per share, from $3.34 billion, or $1.09 a share, [...]
