Wolves win six-pointer November 6, 2011 WOLVES (3) vs WIGAN (1) WOLVES ended a run of eight games without victory with a win over fellow strugglers Wigan. Jamie O’Hara slotted home a Kevin Doyle cross for the opener, but Ben Watson levelled for Wigan, after Wayne Hennessey saved his initial penalty. Second half goals from David Edwards and Stephen Ward sealed [...]
Bolton end home slump November 6, 2011 BOLTON (5) vs STOKE (0) BOLTON moved to within a point of safety and gained revenge for last season’s FA Cup semi-final defeat by routing Stoke to complete their first home win of the campaign. Kevin Davies and Chris Eagles had the home side two ahead at the break, and in the second half another [...]
Raikkonen in comeback talks November 6, 2011 Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen is in talks with Williams about making a comeback to Formula One next season. Williams investor Toto Wolff said: “The story is not for show, we are negotiating seriously, but he is only one of several options.” Raikkonen quit Formula One for the World Rally circuit in 2009.
Hoy claims track gold for Britain November 6, 2011 Britain’s Sir Chris Hoy won gold in the men’s sprint at the first leg of the World Track Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. The four-time Olympic champion beat Russia’s Denis Dmitriev 2-0 in the final. Team-mate Dani King took silver in the women’s omnium.
Goldikova to retire ‘a great’ November 6, 2011 Three-time Breeders Cup Mile winner Goldikova will retire as one of the greats despite failing to win the race a record fourth time, says trainer Freddie Head. The six-year-old was beaten into third place at Churchill Downs by outsider Court Vision and Turallure. But Head said: “I think she has earned her place as one [...]
Brit Anne wins successive titles November 6, 2011 Britain’s Anne Keothavong claimed her second title in as many weeks with victory over Austria’s Yvonne Meusberger in Ismaning, Germany. It follows her win at another ITF event in Barnstaple and means she ends the season on a high. Elsewhere former world No1 Roger Federer won his first ATP title for 10 months at the [...]
Champ Stoner wins in Valencia November 6, 2011 World champion Casey Stoner capped a successful season by winning the final race in Valencia, as riders paid tribute to the late Marco Simoncelli. Competitors from all three classes remembered Simoncelli, who died last month at the Malaysian GP, before the race, which Stoner won by overtaking Ben Spies on the final corner.
Greek PM wins no confidence vote and pushes for coalition November 5, 2011 Prime Minister George Papandreou is driving for a new coalition government to save the nation from bankruptcy and prevent its crisis spreading chaos across the euro zone. In a late night speech to parliament, Papandreou said the new coalition should be formed to ram a 130-billion-euro (£112bn) bailout deal through the assembly, the last financial [...]
Car sales rise unexpectedly in October November 4, 2011 Car sales unexpectedly moved up a gear, rising 2.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year, driven by sales of fleet and business cars. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said sales to these customers outweighed a fall of 4.3 per cent in private purchases. Sales of cars to businesses [...]
US employment continues to rise November 4, 2011 Tepid US employment figures for October released today will help allay fears of the country returning to recession. Unemployment dropped marginally to nine per cent and jobs continued to rise, although the number of jobs added was lower than September. Non-farm jobs rose by 80,000 compared to what was originally reported as an increase of [...]
