Women’s World Cup: England boss says team has proved haters wrong June 23, 2015 England manager Mark Sampson believes his side’s historic victory over Norway in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup has rebuffed years of derision aimed at the female game. Read more: Sampson hails England after reaching last 16 Manchester City full-back Lucy Bronze lashed home a stunning late winner as England dispatched [...]
England continue revival with Black Caps T20 romp June 23, 2015 Skipper Eoin Morgan admits he is staggered by England’s one-day progress since their dismal World Cup exit after their limited-overs revolution continued with a crushing 56-run T20 victory over New Zealand at Old Trafford last night. New Zealand were looking ominous at 89-2 before England rediscovered their poise in the field to dismiss the [...]
Aegon International: Johanna Konta enjoys best win of career June 23, 2015 British No2 Johanna Konta stepped up her Wimbledon preparations with a first career victory over a top-10 ranked opponent yesterday when she beat Ekaterina Makarova at Eastbourne. On a successful day for the nation’s female tennis players, 24-year-old Konta beat Russian world No8 Makarova 6-2, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Aegon [...]
Nine-hole golf to help England unearth its own Jordan Spieth June 23, 2015 Golf chiefs plan to encourage more people to play a nine-hole version of the game in the hope of raising participation levels and unearthing an English Jordan Spieth. England Golf is piloting an increased emphasis on the nine-hole game at a handful of courses to address a decline in the number of adults playing [...]
Petr Cech could win Arsenal the title, says John Terry June 23, 2015 Chelsea skipper John Terry believes goalkeeper Petr Cech could prove a title-winning acquisition for Arsenal should the Gunners complete the prospective signing of the veteran Czech Republic stopper. Cech has won four Premier League titles during 11 years at Stamford Bridge but is tipped to join Arsenal in search of first-team football after losing his [...]
Hope of Greek breakthrough spurs market June 22, 2015 Greece’s creditors said yesterday that the country had submitted its first set of comprehensive reform proposals since negotiations began in February, causing European markets to rally on hopes that a deal would be struck within days. After a Brussels meeting of Eurozone finance ministers, European Council president Donald Tusk said the new draft of proposals [...]
Ladbrokes in takeover talks with rival Gala Coral June 22, 2015 Ladbrokes last night confirmed it was in merger talks with rival bookie Gala Coral in a deal to create the UK’s largest gambling company. The FTSE-250 listed firm, which has 2,150 betting shops across the UK, said it was weighing plans to buy Gala Coral’s 1,800 Coral betting shops, its online business and Italian brand [...]
City watchdogs expected to curb restrictions on bonus buy-outs June 22, 2015 Regulators will bow to City warnings that new pay rules threaten to undermine the UK’s competitiveness when they unveil proposals to change the way bonuses are treated when bankers quit their jobs to join a rival firm. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are expected to announce today that they have [...]
David Cameron says he will stop the welfare merry-go-round June 22, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to end what he called the “ridiculous merry-go-round” of taxing low earners only to give them generous welfare handouts. Speaking at a school in Cheshire, the Prime Minister said yesterday: “We need to move from a low wage, high tax, high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, [...]
Sweden’s supercar smashes record June 22, 2015 A Swedish “megacar” has smashed the record for acceleration and deceleration, making it the fastest sprinting car in the world. Koenigsegg’s One:1 managed to go from stationary to 300km/h in just 17.95 seconds during a test run in Angelholm, Sweden.
