Premier League: Adebayor staves off Sherwood’s Spurs job fears January 19, 2014 SWANSEA CITY 1 vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 TOTTENHAM boss Tim Sherwood still fears for his job beyond May, despite revitalised Emmanuel Adebayor’s two goals inspiring a fifth win from six Premier League games yesterday at Swansea. The victory, which also featured an own goal by Swansea defender Chico Flores and a late consolation from Wilfried [...]
Injured Torres set to miss Man City showdown January 19, 2014 CHELSEA striker Fernando Torres is set to miss next month’s trip to Premier League title favourites Manchester City after injuring his knee in yesterday’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United. Torres started and scored in each of Chelsea’s last two league matches, though was dropped to the bench by manager Jose Mourinho, who felt replacement Samuel [...]
McIlroy pays the penalty in Abu Dhabi yet claims moral victory January 19, 2014 GOLF’S former world No1 Rory McIlroy was left to rue a two-shot penalty at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship that ultimately cost the Northern Irishman a morale-boosting victory. McIlroy ended 13 under par yesterday, level with Open champion Phil Mickelson and just one stroke behind the winner, Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal. But he would have won [...]
Ivanovic ends Serena bid for calendar slam January 19, 2014 WORLD No1 Serena Williams has conceded defeat in her quest to become the first woman since Steffi Graf to win all four tennis grand slams in a calendar year. Williams, tipped by her coach to repeat Graf’s 1988 feat this year, saw those hopes end yesterday with defeat at the Australian Open to 14th seed [...]
Five Masters wins for O’Sullivan January 19, 2014 SNOOKER: Ronnie O’Sullivan beat defending champion Mark Selby 10-4 to win his fifth Masters title last night.
Christie boosts Brits’ medal hopes January 19, 2014 WINTER SPORTS: British skater Elise Christie won the 1,000m European title yesterday. Yet there was bad news for the British team ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics as skier Chemmy Alcott’s comeback race was cancelled.
Distance runner Chataway dies January 19, 2014 ATHLETICS: Sir Chris Chataway, who paced Sir Roger Bannister when he broke the four-minute mile in 1954, died yesterday aged 82.
Minimum wage to rise by 11pc January 16, 2014 Business warns Osborne’s move could jeopardise the recovery GEORGE Osborne has given the strongest hint yet that he wants to see the minimum wage increased to £7, despite urging caution earlier this month. The chancellor told the BBC that he would like to see an above-inflation rise in the minimum wage, currently set at £6.31 [...]
Miliband: I will break up high street banks January 16, 2014 LABOUR leader Ed Miliband will today confirm his plan to break up some high-street banks in an attempt to increase competition. In a speech at the University of London this morning, Miliband will claim that Britain can only earn its way out of the cost-of-living crisis by reforming the banks and building a new economy [...]
London crowned world’s most visited city in 2013 January 16, 2014 LONDON is predicted to have welcomed 16m tourists in 2013, surpassing Paris’s record of 15.9m in 2012 and crowning the capital as the most popular city to visit in the world. The number of tourists visiting London jumped 20 per cent last summer with the capital attracting 4.9m visitors between July and September, up almost [...]
