Murray out to settle a score with Wawrinka September 4, 2013 Exclusive: Henman says Scot likes nothing better than vengeance A THIRST for revenge will inspire defending champion Andy Murray to overcome Stanislas Wawrinka in today’s US Open quarter-finals, according to former British No1 Tim Henman. Murray has won the majority of his 13 previous clashes with Wawrinka but lost to the Swiss in their most [...]
Defending champion brushes off injury fears following win September 4, 2013 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray refused to blame a long-term back injury for his struggle in overcoming Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin and reaching the US Open quarter-finals late on Tuesday night. Defending champion Murray lost the first set to the world No65 and admitted to toiling as he came back to win 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, but [...]
Gasquet ends Ferrer US bid September 4, 2013 FRANCE’S Richard Gasquet brushed aside a comeback from Spain’s David Ferrer last night at the US Open to win in five sets and reach only his second career grand slam semi-final. Eighth seed Gasquet raced into a two-set lead and, after fourth seed Ferrer had mustered all his battling qualities to force a decider, completed [...]
Wade carrying Lions buzz into Wasps season September 4, 2013 LONDON Wasps’ flying wing Christian Wade hopes his memorable summer can carry over into the new Aviva Premiership Rugby campaign. Wasps looked on course to secure a return to the Heineken Cup last season only for defeats in their final seven games to see them slip to eighth. And while this was a bitter pill [...]
Cricket Comment: Fans being fleeced by under-strength England September 4, 2013 AS ENGLAND prepare for their one-day series against Australia, which starts tomorrow, it’s hard to escape the feeling that ordinary punters are being cheated. Cricket fans up and down the country have shelled out in the hope of seeing Ashes heroes such as Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Graeme Swann and Ian Bell. None of them [...]
Microsoft’s Nokia deal dents hedgies September 3, 2013 US COMPUTING giant Microsoft’s surprise deal to buy Nokia’s mobile devices arm for €5.33bn (£4.5bn) yesterday delivered a nasty shock to the hedge funds who had been short selling the Finnish firm’s stock. Nokia’s share price rose 40 per cent after the announcement yesterday, a jump caused by the high number of short sellers, typically [...]
Sunscreen goes up to block rays from Walkie Scorchie skyscraper September 3, 2013 THE DEVELOPERS behind the Walkie Talkie skyscraper last night began erecting an enormous screen in an attempt to block the building’s ultra-bright reflections – but not before City A.M. harnessed the power of the beam to fry an egg. Exactly 347 years after the Great Fire of London ravaged the City, we took advantage of a hotspot [...]
Growth forecast hiked for UK as recovery emerges September 3, 2013 THE BRITISH economy is expected to expand almost twice as quickly this year as previously thought, according to new forecasts from a major international agency. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the UK’s GDP is likely to grow by 1.5 per cent this year, up from the 0.8 per cent it [...]
UK economy continues to accelerate – but dangers loom large September 3, 2013 ECONOMISTS can be divided into two groups: the overly optimistic, and the overly pessimistic. Even less helpfully, they keep changing category, in tandem with the economic cycle. Few saw the recession coming and were subsequently forced to slash their forecasts; most underestimated the depth and duration of the crisis; and today most are being caught [...]
US firms report strong summer as taper looms September 3, 2013 BUOYANT figures from the US manufacturing and construction sectors released yesterday have added to the case for a reduction in the Fed’s QE programme soon. Both Markit and ISM’s purchasing managers’ indexes (PMI) for manufacturing in August showed the sector in growth. Markit’s headline figure was 53.1, slightly lower than in July, while ISM’s was [...]
