Hogg: Botham talk all waffle October 23, 2013 FORMER England captain Sir Ian Botham has been accused by Australia of “waffling on” after he predicted they would suffer an Ashes whitewash at home this winter. Botham admitted his forecast was partly to annoy Australia but insisted their injury-hit attack left them susceptible to a 5-0 drubbing. Former Australia bowler Brad Hogg hit back [...]
QPR swoop for USA defender October 23, 2013 UNITED States centre-back Oguchi Onyewu has vowed to drag QPR back into the Premier League after signing for the club on a free transfer. Journeyman Onyewu, who had a loan spell at Newcastle in 2007, had been training with Harry Redknapp’s Championship high-fliers after his contract at Sporting Lisbon expired in the summer. “QPR have [...]
It’s not fair, says England rugby league ace axed from World Cup October 23, 2013 CONTROVERSIAL England rugby league forward Gareth Hock insists he has been victimised after he was thrown out of the squad days before the start of the World Cup. England chiefs announced his exclusion on Monday night after he broke an alcohol ban by going out drinking on Saturday and then missing a recovery session the [...]
Gold for British hotshot Kerwood October 23, 2013 SHOOTING: Britain’s Charlotte Kerwood beat Germany’s Jana Beckmann in the gold medal match to win the women’s trap event at the Shotgun World Cup in Dubai yesterday. The 27-year-old from Sussex prevailed with eight consecutive successful shots and said: “This is probably the best moment of my career.”
Defiant Wilshere plots revenge October 23, 2013 FOOTBALL: Midfielder Jack Wilshere says Arsenal plan to avenge Tuesday’s home defeat to Borussia Dortmund in Germany next month and get their Champions League campaign back on track. He said: “We went there in 2011 and drew 1-1. We know we can go there and get something and that is the aim.”
Cech: Chelsea firing on all cylinders October 23, 2013 FOOTBALL: Chelsea’s rivals should beware after striker Fernando Torres found form with two goals in Tuesday’s 3-0 Champions League win at Schalke, according to goalkeeper Petr Cech. He said: “The strikers were under pressure because they weren’t scoring but it has all changed in the last two games.”
Ireland overlook Trimble for Tests October 23, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Experienced Ulster wing Andrew Trimble is the surprise omission from Ireland’s squad for their November Tests. Head coach Joe Schmidt has named Tommy Bowe, Keith Earls, Fergus McFadden and the uncapped David Kearney as his wide men for the matches against Samoa, Australia and New Zealand.
Major stokes row with call for energy tax October 22, 2013 FORMER Prime Minister Sir John Major’s call for a one-off windfall tax on energy firms’ profits was lambasted as “misguided” and unfair yesterday, as analysts and investors warned the levy would discourage investment and raise consumers’ bills. Speaking at a lunch in Westminster, the former Conservative leader said recent price rises were unacceptable and suggested [...]
Activist hedgie buys up five per cent of Royal Mail October 22, 2013 ONE OF THE UK’S most successful hedge fund managers was yesterday revealed as Royal Mail’s single biggest investor after snapping up millions of shares sold by members of the public. Chris Hohn (pictured), who runs The Children’s Investment fund (TCI), has taken a 5.82 per cent stake in the postal service giant worth about £290m, [...]
Osborne warns the deficit remains a major threat October 22, 2013 THE UK’S budget deficit shrank again in September, official figures showed yesterday, but the chancellor warned it will take a sustained policy drive to remove the underlying problems in the government’s finances. In September the deficit came in at £11.1bn, or £1bn smaller than the same month a year earlier. Tax receipts increased seven per [...]
