Pavin puts his faith in Tiger for Ryder Cup September 7, 2010 TIGER WOODS has vowed to repay the faith shown in him by captain Corey Pavin after getting the nod to play on the US Ryder Cup team. The world No1 was one of Pavin’s four wildcard picks for the event at Celtic Manor on 1-3 October, joining Zach Johnson, Stewart Cink and Rickie Fowler. Woods, [...]
Houllier set to sign two-year Villa deal September 7, 2010 FORMER Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is poised to complete an emotional return to the Premier League by signing a two-year contract with Aston Villa. Houllier, who left Anfield in 2004 after six years at the helm, is thought to have agreed a deal to become Martin O’Neill’s permanent successor. The Frenchman, who is currently his [...]
Murray conqueror Stan survives Querrey thriller September 7, 2010 ANDY MURRAY’S conqueror Stanislas Wawrinka powered his way into his first Grand Slam quarter-final last night after a gruelling five-set thriller with Sam Querrey. Wawrinka, the Swiss 25th seed, was pegged back twice by the American before coming through 7-6, (11-9) 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in four hours 28 minutes at Flushing Meadows. He [...]
Champion Higgins pleads innocence in fix hearing September 7, 2010 JOHN HIGGINS maintains he is “100 per cent” innocent of match-fixing charges as the battle goes on to clear his name. The three-time world champion spent around nine hours defending himself at an independent two-day tribunal in central London yesterday. The hearing, organized by Sport Resolutions, a London-based independent dispute resolution service, stemmed from a [...]
Ferrari to learn fate in team orders probe September 7, 2010 FERRARI will discover today whether they will be punished further for using banned team orders. The Italian team were fined $100,000 (£65,100) after Felipe Massa appeared to move over to let team-mate Fernando Alonso past him on his way to winning the German Grand Prix. The case was subsequently referred to the World Motor Sports [...]
HAYE TAKES AIM AT AUDLEY September 7, 2010 DAVID HAYE has vowed to “close the Audley Harrison show once and for all” when the former friends meet in an all-British heavyweight showdown in November. Harrison, 38, has been given a shot at Haye’s WBA world heavyweight title at the MEN Arena, Manchester, on 13 November. Haye, left, said: “I don’t believe Audley deserves [...]
Foreign takeovers of UK companies drop September 7, 2010 Foreign takeovers of British companies slumped in the second quarter of 2010 to their lowest in a year, falling to £2.3bn in the second quarter from £14.8bnin the first three months of the year, official data showed. The Office for National Statistics said that by contrast, takeovers by British companies rose over the quarter, though [...]
Tube strike causes gridlock and costs economy £48m September 7, 2010 Millions of commuters across London struggled to get to work on Tuesday as a 24-hour strike by workers on the underground rail system crippled much of the network, hurting the city’s convalescent economy. Passengers took to bikes, buses, walked, or made use of extra boat services on the Thames that runs through the city in [...]
Connaught “on brink of administration” September 7, 2010 Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC has reported. The company, which employs 10,000 people, has suspended trading of its shares, and said a further announcement would be made “in due course”. Connaught has £220m of debt, provided by six banks and [...]
Sports Directs sales hike fuelled by World Cup September 7, 2010 Sporting goods retailer ports Direct posted an 8.8 per cent rise in first-quarter sales – fuelled by the World Cup in South Africa The firm, in which Newcastle United club owner Mike Ashley has a 71 per cent stake, said on Tuesday sales were £408m in the 13 weeks to July 25, up from £375m [...]
