Pietersen: Morgan is better served in IPL than leading England May 7, 2015 MAVERICK batsman Kevin Pietersen insists one-day skipper Eoin Morgan is fully justified in continuing his Indian Premier League commitments rather than captaining England against Ireland in Dublin today. England will be led by Nottinghamshire’s James Taylor in Morgan’s absence in a clash which represents England’s first 50-over match since their catastrophic World Cup meltdown and [...]
Solid start for McIlroy at Players Championship as Spieth stalls May 7, 2015 WORLD No1 Rory McIlroy made a solid start to the Players Championship after carding an opening three-under-par 69 in the first round in Florida yesterday. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy lies two shots off the lead, which was shared overnight by Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, Canada’s David Hearn and United States duo Charley Hoffman and Kevin Na. Jordan Spieth, who moved [...]
Tac De Boistron has class to defy penalty in Ormonde Stakes May 7, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THE RACING AT CHESTER AND ASCOT PLUS BEN CLEMINSON LOOKS AT CHELSEA V LIVERPOOL I REMEMBER watching TAC DE BOISTRON absolutely hose up on his second start for Marco Botti at Chester in September 2013 and vowed to back him blind if he ever returned to the Roodee, such [...]
Champions to protect home record against Liverpool May 7, 2015 IF FOOTBALL was politics, then Chelsea have won by a landslide. Jose Mourinho’s side did all that they needed last week to confirm the Premier League title with a 1-0 victory against Crystal Palace. They’ve shown mental strength throughout the year and don’t expect them to take their eye off the ball against Liverpool at [...]
Chil the kite could soar above rivals in Victoria Cup May 7, 2015 ASCOT’S card tomorrow looks tricky as it is without the imponderables of whether the rain will come and how many non-runners there could be consequently . The big betting heat is the Victoria Cup (3.45pm) and my two against the field are ZARWAAN and CHIL THE KITE. Zarwaan would be a really confident selection at [...]
General Election gridlock: Tories and Labour insist on majority but polls reveal outcome too close to call May 6, 2015 Cameron says Brits can still vote for a stable government Miliband insists he won’t need the support of the SNP Yet a new coalition is inevitable, say the Lib Dems Senior Conservative and Labour party figures insist that they can win an outright majority in today’s General Election, but a flurry of last-minute [...]
It’s a scrum for Wasps’ £35m bond May 6, 2015 INVESTORS have piled into Wasps’ debut retail bond, stumping up more than the £35m maximum the rugby club planned to raise. As a result, savers who put in bids are waiting to hear how the bonds will be allocated, and how much of the 6.5 per cent yielding, 2022-dated securities they will end up holding. [...]
Greece’s creditors deny a split as Monday deal hopes fade May 6, 2015 Greece’s creditors yesterday hit back at claims they were obstructing negotiations with the cash-strapped country, while officials cast doubt on an agreement being reached at a meeting of finance ministers on Monday. The Greek finance ministry also denied reports it was about to tax bank transactions or wealthy families to alleviate its fiscal position. “The [...]
The harsh reality of flash crash trader Navinder Sarao’s waiting game- Editor’s Letter May 6, 2015 Is it just me, or is Navinder Sarao, the flash trader accused by US authorities of making £26m through illegal share deals, being harshly treated? Yesterday the young man, also known rather judgingly by the media as the Hound of Hounslow, was sent back to Wandsworth prison for a third time after failing to put [...]
Flash Crash case heads for high court as judge upholds Navinder Singh Sarao’s £5m bail May 6, 2015 The solicitor representing UK Flash Crash trader Navinder Sarao said he would be appealing to the High Court within a week yesterday, after Sarao failed to raise the £5.05m required for bail. Sarao has struggled to raise the money necessary since the US government froze his assets using an international restraining order. As a result [...]
