THE TIPSTER March 28, 2010 SHARES in HMV have been on a general downward trend since reaching highs of 159.50p in April last year. However, after announcing a strategy review last week, which will see the firm increase its involvement in live music and ticketing, its share price jumped by 10 per cent. Spreadex has a June-based HMV contract with [...]
American-style glitz and glam come sailing into Barcelona March 28, 2010 WHATEVER the brand values are that the W Hotel group holds dear, subtlety probably sits low on the list. Take, for instance, the way it classes its rooms. Not for W those fuddy-duddy words like Superior (meaning bog-standard) and Deluxe – instead, W offers you Mega rooms and Fabulous rooms, or if you want a [...]
TRAVEL NOTES March 28, 2010 Get adventurous in the Caribbean You can head to St Lucia in the Caribbean and lie on the beach, or you can do something a little more active. The Cap Maison resort is offering action-packed breaks – for seven nights at the price of six – with activities including kite surfing, horse riding, diving, deep [...]
The City’s top skiers fight for glory on Italian slopes March 28, 2010 The 2010 City Ski Championships Courmayeur, Vallee d’Aoste, Saturday 20 March 2010 THE competition for the City Ski Championships gets hotter each year, but this year’s championships were dominated by Accenture which came away with all the main prizes. With the strap-line “High Performance. Delivered”, this Accenture certainly did on the Le Greye piste of [...]
Wily Button sews up Melbourne triumph March 28, 2010 WORLD champion Jenson Button admitted his shock after recording his first victory with new team McLaren at an incident-filled Australian Grand Prix. Button outfoxed his rivals by changing to dry-weather tyres early in the race and reaped the rewards to claim his maiden win of the 2010 season. He was also aided by pole-sitter Sebastian [...]
Lethal Torres has Liverpool firing again March 28, 2010 LIVERPOOL (3) vs SUNDERLAND (0) LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez revelled in a vindication of his tactics after seeing his team reignite their charge for a Champions League spot with a devastating attacking display. Striker Fernando Torres, whose return to fitness could yet prove a major factor in deciding who finishes in the much-coveted fourth place, [...]
Swashbuckling Chelsea strengthen Carlo’s claims March 28, 2010 CARLO ANCELOTTI’S unshakeable confidence less than a week ago that he would still be Chelsea manager next season provoked raised eyebrows among some observers. The doubters are biting their tongues for now, however, after the Blues ran riot for a second successive game, tearing Aston Villa to shreds 7-1 on Saturday. That romp came just [...]
Sea air proves Sarries tonic March 28, 2010 SARACENS (58) vs NEWCASTLE (15) A SEASIDE break in Brighton helped Saracens shake off a four-match losing streak and breathe fresh life into their flagging play-off hopes. The Premiership’s early pace-setters got back on track with a seven-try mauling of Newcastle, with Schalk Brits and Ernst Joubert both touching down twice. Further scores from Noah [...]
British joy at Clancy triumph tempered by outrage at Pendleton controversy March 28, 2010 TEAM stalwart Ed Clancy enjoyed a first solo success by claiming gold for Britain in the omnium at the World Track Cycling Championships in Copenhagen. But there was controversy on the final day of the competition as Victoria Pendleton was forced to settle for silver in the keirin. Clancy, pictured right, clinched his surprise triumph [...]
Dramatic contest the ideal retort to F1 critics March 28, 2010 THOSE who expected the driving drama in Melbourne to be restricted to Lewis Hamilton’s boy racer-style road car stunts had a pleasant surprise yesterday. And those who predicted a tedious season sorely lacking in daredevil antics and chassis-shredding scrapes were proved wrong in the most emphatic fashion. Because, right from the first corner, drama and [...]
