I won’t rush into appointing a new coach, insists Murray September 6, 2010 ANDY MURRAY says he will not panic and rush into appointing a new coach despite his shock US Open defeat. The British No1 has been without a leading man since parting company with Miles Maclagan in July. But even though defeat to Swiss 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka brought another disappointing end to a Grand Slam [...]
Woods waiting on Pavin’s wildcard call September 6, 2010 TIGER WOODS is expected to get the nod to play in the US Ryder Cup team today. The world No1 missed out on the eight automatic qualifying places but is hoping to be named as one of captain Corey Pavin’s four wildcard picks for Celtic Manor next month. Just last month, Woods questioned his place [...]
Europe’s selection criteria gives them early advantage September 6, 2010 IN an extract from his new book, Ryder Cup legend and City A.M. columnist Sam Torrance explores Europe and America’s selection criteria and reveals who would make the cut in his all-time dream team (above). MY view is that Europe have now got it about right, with the top four world-ranked players being joined by [...]
Higgins launches bid to clear his name in frame-fixing probe September 6, 2010 JOHN HIGGINS will finally discover his fate regarding frame-fixing allegations over the next 48 hours. The three-time world champion will face an independent tribunal over two days in a bid to clear his name and be granted a return to the sport. Scot Higgins was accused by a Sunday newspaper of agreeing to accept money [...]
Warren: Haye has taken easy option in Harrison September 6, 2010 FRANK WARREN has launched a scathing attack on David Haye, accusing him of avoiding the Klitschko brothers and “taking the easy option” in agreeing to fight Audley Harrison. WBA heavyweight title holder Haye is expected to announce fellow Briton Harrison as his next opponent later today. And promoter Warren says the 29-year-old is being motivated [...]
Car sales plunge by 17.5pc September 6, 2010 UK Car sales plunged by 17.5 per cent in August compared with the same month last year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT) data showed that sales had dropped for a second consecutive month after a 13.2 per cent fall in July. Howard Archer of Global Insight said: “In contrast, new car registrations had increased [...]
REH to offload German wind farms September 6, 2010 Britain’s Renewable Energy Holdings (REH) will sell its German wind farms for just under 40m euros (£33m) to pay off debts and pump more money into Polish and Welsh projects. The news sent shares in REH, which have slumped 64 percent this year, were up almost ren per cent to 9.75 pence following the announcement. [...]
REH to offload German wind farms September 6, 2010 Britain’s Renewable Energy Holdings (REH) will sell its German wind farms for just under 40m euros ($54m) to pay off debts and pump more money into Polish and Welsh projects. The news sent shares in REH, which have slumped 64 percent this year, up almost TEN percent to 9.75 pence at 0816 GMT. Windpark Kesfled [...]
easyJet passenger numbers up in August September 6, 2010 Budget airline easyJet carried 5.2m passengers in August – a rise of 8.4 per cent from the 4.8m people it carried a year earlier. The airline’s load factor – which measures the number of passengers against available seats – was up by 1.5 percentage points to 86.9 per cent.
Asian stock buoyed by US jobs data September 6, 2010 Asian stocks touched one-month highs after the latest US jobs data pacified for now investors who worried a second recession in the world’s biggest economy was nigh. Investor relief that the US employment report was not as bad as some had thought tempered demand for traditional safe-havens such as gold and government debt. But investors [...]
