London Sports Festival moves from 3×3 basketball success to pickleball at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Yard
Easy peasy: Hernandez is a Fergie fave September 29, 2010 VALENCIA (0) vs MANCHESTER UTD (1) MANCHESTER UNITED boss Sir Alex Ferguson bizarrely claimed Javier Hernandez finished “as if he was shelling a pea – it was so natural” after the Mexican hit a late winner. Hernandez, whose nickname Chicharito means ‘Little Pea’, fired his first competitive goal for the club with five minutes to [...]
Ballesteros pep talk fires up Montgomerie’s rookies September 29, 2010 EUROPE captain Colin Montgomerie last night revealed the secret weapon in his bid to wrest the Ryder Cup back from the United States: Seve Ballesteros. The Spanish great, who is still not well enough to travel to Wales after his recovery from a brain tumour, was invited by Montgomerie to rally his troops in a [...]
Pavin cool on McIlroy-Tiger grudge match September 29, 2010 UNITED STATES captain Corey Pavin says he will not collude with Europe’s Colin Montgomerie to set up a Ryder Cup grudge match between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. McIlroy has boasted he would fancy his chances against the world No1 who, he said, had lost his aura, while Woods responded by saying he would welcome [...]
Fabianksi: I’m ready for crunch Chelsea trip September 29, 2010 ARSENAL goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski insists he is ready to face Premier League leaders Chelsea after his confidence-boosting display at Partizan Belgrade. Fabianski could be called on to face the free-scoring Blues, who have netted 21 goals in six league games, if Manuel Almunia fails to recover from an elbow injury by Sunday. That prospect will [...]
Rangers break European spell as Barca held at Rubin September 29, 2010 RANGERS striker Steven Naismith played the hero as Walter Smith’s men beat Bursaspor 1-0 at Ibrox to record their first Champions League victory in 14 attempts. Naismith reacted first to poke home a clever volley in the 18th minute after Kirk Broadfoot had headed a Steven Whittaker cross back across the penalty box. The win, [...]
Terry and Drogba targeting Gunners after shaking off the losing habit September 29, 2010 CHELSEA captain John Terry has urged his team-mates to re-establish their early-season momentum by beating Arsenal in Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash. Having started the campaign with a six-match winning streak, the Blues lost their way slightly by succumbing to back-to-back defeats against Newcastle and then Manchester City. But normal service was resumed when Marseille were easily [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF September 29, 2010 Pooley makes history for Britain CYCLING: Great Britain’s Emma Pooley won the time trial at the Road World Championships in Australia. The 27-year-old Londoner, who won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, is the first British woman to win the event. She said: “Now I get to wear the world champion’s jersey [...]
BP announces company shake-up September 29, 2010 BP has announced a company shake-up in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico spill, creating a new safety unit and reviewing incentives it offers managers. The company said that the head of its upstream Exploration and Production unit, Andy Inglis, will leave the firm. The drilling of the blown out Macondo well, which caused [...]
Mortgage approvals drop September 29, 2010 Mortgage approvals for house purchase fell to a seven-month low in August and net consumer credit unexpectedly contracted, official data showed. The Bank of England said mortgage approvals numbered 47,372 in August, down from 48,346 in July and broadly in line with analysts’ forecasts and a weaker industry survey last week. Consumers unexpectedly made a [...]
LSE sees equities traded surge by 12 per cent September 29, 2010 London Stock Exchange said the value of equities traded was up 12 per cent on the year, maintaining market share in its key business, but volumes declined in the second quarter. The LSE was boosted by its Italian subsidiary Borsa Italiana, which saw traded equities rise by 20 per cent. Average daily value traded for [...]
