Babe can Sprint to Super victory July 18, 2008 I did mention that Archipenko was a real threat to Ramonti at Ascot last weekend, but I just thought that Ramonti’s class would win the day. As it was, he was in dire need of the run and never looked a danger; the Godolphin team continue in very poor form. Mike de Kock is such [...]
Fired-up Bell to chime again for Vaughan’s men July 18, 2008 With the second Test between England and South Africa about to get underway, there are no prizes for guessing where all the eyes at Headingley will be focused. England captain Michael Vaughan has already revealed returning hero Andrew Flintoff will play and will bat at No.7 – although he has been unable to announce his [...]
Westwood grit July 18, 2008 35/1 Lee to breeze back into contention Some popular Europeans kept their nerve amid the storms yesterday to stay on track to feature on the leader board in The Open at Royal Birkdale come Sunday evening. Yesterday’s wind and rain damaged a lot of players’ chances with Phil Mickelson shooting a nine-over par 79, and [...]
Freddie ready to go at 9/4 July 18, 2008 Andrew Flintoff makes a much welcome return to England’s Test team for the Second Test against South Africa at Headingley starting this morning and looks a terrific bet with Coral at 9/4 to be England’s top bowler. However, he has struggled with the bat and backers may fancy their chances of him scoring 28 or [...]
Westwood can weatherstorm after slow start July 18, 2008 Damian McGrane of Ireland had the worst of the weather yesterday morning, but was four shots too good for playing partners Jerry Kelly and Darren Fichardt, despite shooting 79. He should have the better of his two playing partners in their second round three ball starting at 12.14 today and is a surprisingly generous 6/5 [...]
Banking stocks are rock bottom, which could mean it’s time to buy July 18, 2008 Financials are at bargain basement prices and it could be time to get involved, reports Esther Shaw Northern Rock has been one of the most spectacular victims of the credit crisis, but much of the banking sector has experienced some stormy weather over the last year. Even large institutions like Barclays and Royal Bank of [...]
Bowling duo face late tests but Flintoff gets the nod July 18, 2008 England will assess the fitness of seam duo Ryan Sidebottom and James Anderson before deciding who to leave out for the second Test against South Africa this morning. Andrew Flintoff has been guaranteed his first Test cap since January 2007 but selectors are holding out on naming the XI until they know the fitness of [...]
Ramos hands United Berbatov incentive July 18, 2008 Manchester United last night moved one step closer to prising Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham after managers of both clubs spoke of their transfer aspirations. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is a long-term admirer of the Spurs hitman and confirmed yesterday he had made an offer for a player, believed to be for the Bulgarian. And [...]
Harley Street might help steer ITV back to good health July 18, 2008 At least you can’t accuse ITV of not trying. The colour advertising spreads promoting its new drama Harley Street were everywhere yesterday. We will know today whether ITV has managed to engineer that increasingly rare phenomenon, a new drama hit. At least the Radio Times made it Pick of the Day and noted that while [...]
Anger as government admits it will miss carbon target by huge margin July 18, 2008 The Government admitted yesterday what experts have been saying for some time — that it will miss by a large margin its own target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 20 per cent from 1990 levels by 2010. New projections from the Department of the Environment (DEFRA) put CO2 emissions in 2010 at only 15.5 [...]
