Murray roars to doubles success while Robson starts with a win September 29, 2013 BRITAIN’S Jamie Murray secured his fourth doubles title of the year yesterday with victory at the Thailand Open in Bangkok. The 27-year-old, together with playing partner John Peers of Australia, defeated Tomasz Bednarek and Johan Brunstrom 6-3, 3-6, 10-6. Victory for Murray, brother of reigning Wimbledon singles champion Andy, and Peers followed triumphs at the [...]
Win at Exeter keeps champions Leicester in touch with leaders September 29, 2013 CHAMPIONS Leicester saw off a second-half resurgence to climb back into third with a 21-9 win at Exeter yesterday. Tries before the break from Ben Youngs and Niki Goneva plus 11 points from the boot of Toby Flood proved too much for the Chiefs, who registered three penalties through Gareth Steenson after the break. Gloucester [...]
Minnesota Vikings beat Pittsburgh Steelers 34-27 at Wembley September 29, 2013 THE FIRST of two NFL games to be staged at Wembley this autumn was won last night by Minnesota Vikings in front of a crowd of 84,000 at the national stadium. Vikings overcame Pittsburgh Steelers 34-27 in a tight game, with Steelers coming close to scoring a touchdown in the final seconds. The late dash [...]
Howell ends seven-year drought September 29, 2013 GOLF: England’s David Howell beat American Peter Uihlein in a play-off at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship yesterday to claim his first European Tour title for seven years. Howell carded a final-round 67 to level with Uihlein on 23 under par before winning at the second extra hole at St Andrews.
Messi out of Celtic Euro clash September 29, 2013 FOOTBALL: Celtic have been handed a boost ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League clash with Barcelona after world player of the year Lionel Messi was ruled out for three weeks. The Argentina star pulled a thigh muscle in Barca’s 2-0 win over Almeria on Saturday.
Prize money boost for racing September 29, 2013 HORSE RACING: Prize money contributions are expected to rise by £5m next year after 27 courses committed to injecting an agreed proportion of their earnings. Ascot, Newmarket and York are among those who have signed up to making a contractual minimum payment to prize funds.
All Blacks home in on trophy September 29, 2013 RUGBY UNION: New Zealand can win the Rugby Championship even if they lose their final match against South Africa after beating Argentina 33-15 on Saturday. The Springboks kept alive their hopes of winning the four-team contest with a 28-8 victory over Australia.
Jamie Dimon’s $11bn day out September 26, 2013 JP Morgan boss heads to Washington for settlement talks JP MORGAN boss Jamie Dimon met Justice officials in Washington DC yesterday, travelling down from New York to hammer out the final details of the bank’s bill to settle mortgage investigations. The lender is facing the biggest ever fine levied on a bank, with officials thought [...]
Threat of price cap knocks £3bn off energy firms September 26, 2013 ED MILIBAND’S pledge to freeze energy prices continued to weigh on the UK’s energy giants yesterday, with almost £3bn taken off the value of British suppliers Centrica and SSE. British Gas-owner Centrica’s value fell by £1.78bn between the Labour leader’s speech on Tuesday afternoon and market close yesterday, while peer SSE lost £1.15bn over the [...]
Growth confirmed as first quarter’s estimate hiked September 26, 2013 THE THIRD estimate of the UK’s GDP in the second quarter of this year was announced yesterday, with robust growth of 0.7 per cent confirmed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also changed its view of the first quarter’s growth, suggesting a 0.4 per cent expansion, upgraded from the 0.3 per cent previously estimated. Recent [...]
