Ex-F1 champ Brabham dies May 19, 2014 THREE-TIME Formula One world champion Sir Jack Brabham has died aged 88 after battling liver disease. The Australian designed, built and raced his own rear-engined BT 19 car to world championship victory in 1966, after claiming back-to-back crowns in 1959 and 1960. Brabham, a former Royal Air Force mechanic, was knighted for services to motor [...]
Hamilton most marketable star May 19, 2014 BRITISH driver Lewis Hamilton is the world’s most marketable sportsman, according to an extensive new study conducted by SportsPro magazine. The current Formula One world championship leader came out on top in a survey where consumers were asked to rank eight factors based on the next three years of an athlete’s career. India batsman Virat [...]
Andrews, 31, dies after accident May 19, 2014 MOTOR RACING: English motorcyclist Simon Andrews, 31, died yesterday as a result of injuries suffered during a Superstock race at the North West 200 series in Northern Ireland at the weekend. Andrews raced more than 50 times in the British Superbike Championship.
Joshua set for Wembley fight May 19, 2014 BOXING: British heavyweight Anthony Joshua will fight 38-year-old Matt Legg at Wembley Stadium on the undercard of super-middleweight champion Carl Froch’s rematch with George Groves on 31 May.
Redmond fires England to victory May 19, 2014 FOOTBALL: A hat-trick from Norwich midfielder Nathan Redmond saw England Under-21s beat Wales 3-1 last night, to take a giant stride towards European Championship qualification. Gwion Edwards struck Wales’s goal.
Azarenka to miss French Open May 19, 2014 TENNIS: World No5 Victoria Azarenka will miss next week’s French Open with a foot injury. Azarenka, 24, reached last year’s semi-final.
Astra to reject final Pfizer bid May 19, 2014 ASTRAZENECA’S board is set to reject a new £69bn takeover offer from US drugs giant Pfizer, potentially putting to an end an increasingly contentious takeover tussle that has become the subject of intense political and scientific debate. Late last night Pfizer revealed that it had raised its offer for AstraZeneca to £55 a share, after [...]
London beats New York to best city title in PwC’s Cities of Excellence report May 19, 2014 London has knocked New York from the top spot to claim the title of best city in the world in an international survey. In a global comparison of the 30 most influential centres, the UK capital was ranked first overall and also for economic clout, technology readiness and as a city gateway; meaning it is [...]
Carney warns housing is biggest threat to UK recovery May 19, 2014 BRITAIN’S huge shortfall of housing supply is the biggest risk to the UK’s burgeoning economic recovery, Bank of England governor Mark Carney said yesterday. “The biggest risk to financial stability, and therefore to the durability of the expansion, those risks centre in the housing market,” said Carney. He added that the housing market has “deep, [...]
North London streets turn red as Arsenal celebrate FA Cup victory May 19, 2014 HUNDREDS of thousands of jubilant Arsenal supporters lined the streets of Islington yesterday to celebrate the north London team’s 3-2 victory over Hull City in Saturday’s FA Cup final. The Gunners’ victorious players were driven on open-top buses between the club’s Emirates stadium and Islington Town Hall on Upper Street, a day after they secured [...]
