ROYALTY CONFIRMED FOR LONDON OLYMPICS June 11, 2012 THE QUEEN’S granddaughter Zara Phillips is set to compete at London 2012 after being selected in Team GB’s eventing line-up. Phillips, who missed out on the 2004 and 2008 Games due to injury to her horse Toytown, will partner High Kingdom this summer. She had boosted her chances by finishing third at the weekend’s Bramham [...]
Nadal extends French Open love affair with seventh title June 11, 2012 KING of Clay Rafael Nadal hailed the French Open as the “most special tournament in the world” after the Spaniard cemented his unique bond with Roland Garros by lifting the trophy for a record seventh time. Nadal completed a rain-delayed four-set victory over world No1 Novak Djokovic yesterday to overtake six-time winner Bjorn Borg and [...]
SEVENTH HEAVEN: HOW RAFA MATCHES GREATS June 11, 2012 Rafael Nadal’s seventh French Open victory enabled him to bypass Bjorn Borg’s (right) record of six titles at Roland Garros. The Spaniard also equalled Chris Evert’s record of winning the women’s tournament seven times The Spaniard’s feat also equalled the best performance of any man at a single grand slam: Pete Sampras’s seven titles at [...]
Button confused about poor form June 11, 2012 FORMULA ONE: Jenson Button has admitted to being “confused and very lost” about his form after finishing 16th in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. Button’s current run, after finishing 18th, ninth, 16th and 16th in his last four races, is his worst since 2008. “I didn’t think I’d have days like these in my career again, [...]
Boxers confirmed for London 2012 June 11, 2012 BOXING: Team GB’s boxing squad has been finalised for London 2012, with three females included to compete in women’s boxing’s Olympic debut. Nicola Adams, Natasha Jonas and Savannah Marshall are the three female competitors, and they join Anthony Ogogo, Josh Taylor, Andrew Selby, Luke Campbell, Tom Stalker, Fred Evans and Anthony Joshua. “To think that [...]
Hartley hopeful over second Test June 11, 2012 RUGBY UNION: England hooker Dylan Hartley is confident England can deliver in their next Test against South Africa, despite losing their series opener. “We played our best rugby [at the end],” he said. “It is a statement that we are not going away. The lads were saying to each other, ‘We’ll get them next week’.” [...]
MINT carries off the polo crown June 11, 2012 BACK for a fourth year, Hurlingham Park in Fulham once again thundered with the hooves of world class polo players for MINT Polo in the Park. Over 30,000 people packed the stands at the three-day event, to cheer on the six international teams from all over the world including Sydney (IG Index), Moscow, Buenos Aires, [...]
UBC pins hopes on digital as it sinks into red June 11, 2012 UBC MEDIA, the multimedia content provider, fell to a multi-million pound loss last year after writing down the goodwill value of its business by £3m. In its annual results, posted yesterday, the Aim-listed company reported a loss of £3.6m, compared to a £59,000 profit last year, as revenues dropped by five per cent to £4.2m. [...]
Supermarkets cut fuel prices as battle at the pumps intensifies June 11, 2012 SAINSBURY’S and Asda yesterday fired the latest salvo in a fuel price war among supermarket giants. A fall in global oil prices has triggered the price drops, which have seen the big four supermarkets – Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons – fight it out to offer the best deal. Asda said that from today it [...]
Thames Water hands its execs bonuses despite profit slump June 11, 2012 THAMES Water has come under fire for paying its top executives close to their maximum bonuses this year in spite of hosepipe bans, declining profits and complaints about its customer service. Boss Martin Baggs was paid £896,000 in the year, including a £418,000 bonus – or 87.7 per cent of his maximum payout. This figure [...]
