Strauss: KP?will come good July 19, 2010 CAPTAIN Andrew Strauss believes Kevin Pietersen can rediscover his best form in the forthcoming Test series with Pakistan. Pietersen has suffered a dismal run of form with the bat in recent months, failing to score a half-century in his last 17 one-day internationals. But Strauss believes the 30-year-old, inset, who has just become a father [...]
Schleck’s left in a wreck as Contador takes charge July 19, 2010 aANDY SCHLECK has declared war on his Tour de France rivals after a mechanical failure saw him lose the yellow jersey to defending champion Albert Contador. The Luxembourg rider attempted to challenge Contador near the summit of the final climb of yesterday’s 15th stage before his chain came off and jammed his rear wheel. Contador [...]
Tigers’ promotion for Cockerill and O’Connor July 19, 2010 RICHARD COCKERILL has been rewarded for leading Leicester to back-to-back Premiership titles by being promoted to the role of director of rugby at Welford Road. Since taking over as head coach from Heyneke Meyer in 2009, the former England international has guided the Tigers to successive domestic titles and the 2009 Heineken Cup final. Now, [...]
Fifa chiefs make sudden U-turn on technology vow July 19, 2010 WORLD governing body Fifa has backtracked on its pledge to reconsider implementing goal-line technology in the wake of Frank Lampard’s disallowed World Cup strike. Fifa president Sepp Blatter vowed to reopen the debate after Lampard’s legitimate effort was missed by all officials as England crashed out to Germany. Blatter pinpointed tomorrow’s meeting of the International [...]
Games cost trimmed by £27m July 19, 2010 OLYMPICS: London 2012 chiefs have cut £27m from the cost of staging the Games in response to the government slashing public spending. The savings have come from efficiency measures and procurement gains, a report published yesterday revealed. In total the Games will now cost the public sector £9.3bn. Minister for Sport and the Olympics Hugh [...]
Schumacher ‘to vie for 2011 title’ July 19, 2010 FORMULA ONE: Mercedes boss Norbert Haug insists Michael Schumacher is unruffled by his disappointing return to the track and will not walk away. The German seven-time champion is well off the pace in the current title battle, prompting some experts to predict he will abort his comeback. But Haug said: “Michael will concentrate for the [...]
Mayweather won’t be rushed July 19, 2010 BOXING: Floyd Mayweather insists he is in no hurry to fix a long-anticipated super-fight with Manny Pacquiao. The latest deadline for a deal to be agreed passed on Saturday, meaning Pacquiao is free to line up an alternative opponent for his next bout. But the American said: “I’m not interested in rushing to do anything. [...]
Moody’s cuts Irish debt as crisis deepens July 19, 2010 WEAKENED growth prospects and the Irish government’s significant loss of financial strength drove ratings agency Moody’s to downgrade Ireland to Aa2 from Aa1 yesterday. It said the reason for the downgrade was: “The government’s gradual but significant loss of financial strength, as reflected by the substantial increase in the debt-to-GDP ratio and weakening debt affordability.” [...]
American firms to expand recruitment July 19, 2010 PLANS by American firms to add to their payrolls over the next six months have risen to the highest level since January 2008 but service sector firms are still predicting further layoffs. The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) yesterday said that 39 per cent of firms reported increased hiring intentions compared to 18 per [...]
IMF wants $1 trillion in total lending capabilities July 19, 2010 THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants to beef up its lending capabilities to $1 trillion (£657bn) to prevent future financial crises. The IMF wants to agree financing deals in advance that will be specially tailored to individual countries, rather than respond to crises with conditional loan packages, the Financial Times reported yesterday. “Even when not [...]
