PM hails a golden era after England get World Cup nod July 28, 2009 PRIME Minister Gordon Brown yesterday hailed the prospect of Britain’s “decade of sport” after England was named hosts of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The boost – worth an estimated £2.1bn to the economy, according to Deloitte – came on the same day Britain was awarded the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. London already has [...]
Goodwood success confirms the return of Tregoning yard July 28, 2009 TRAINER Marcus Tregoning hailed the return to form of his resurgent Lambourn yard after Finjaan collected in the feature race on day one of Glorious Goodwood, the Betfair Cup. Tregoning’s yard have been hit by a low-grade infection for much of the season, culminating in six-week shutdown and a 91-day losing streak, finally ended by [...]
Villa and Hull make last ditch bid for 14m Bent July 28, 2009 DARREN BENT was last night at the centre of a transfer tug-of-war after Aston Villa and Hull City moved to hijack his move to Sunderland. Bent, 25, looked all set to complete a proposed transfer to the Black Cats today after undergoing a medical at the Stadium of Light. But Villa and Hull are now [...]
Chambers handed dual sprint role for Worlds July 28, 2009 CONTROVERSIAL sprinter Dwain Chambers was yesterday selected to run for Great Britain in the 100m and 200m at next month’s World Championships in Berlin. The European indoor champion, 31, had been expected to be picked for the 100m, despite being beaten by Simeon Williamson at the national trials. But his inclusion in the 200m had [...]
Spofforth lands first gold July 28, 2009 SWIMMING: Gemma Spofforth last night smashed the world 100m backstroke record to take Britain’s first swimming gold medal in the pool at the World Championships. Spofforth, 21, powered home in the last 50m to pip Russia’s Anastasia Zueva and win in 58.12 seconds. Meanwhile, 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was beaten by Germany’s Paul [...]
Beaten Armstrong hits back July 28, 2009 CYCLING: Lance Armstrong has hit back at Astana team-mate and Tour de France winner Alberto Contador as the pair’s war of words continued. Contador described his relationship with the seven-time winner as “zero”, but Armstrong said: “If I were him I’d drop this drivel and thank his team. Without them he doesn’t win.”
Provident thrives amid crisis July 28, 2009 SUB-PRIME lender Provident Financial reported a 3.5 per cent rise in half-year profit and predicted ongoing growth yesterday, despite the effects of the recession. Pre-tax profit in the first six months of the year reached £53.1m, up from £51.3m in the same period last year. Provident, which lends to borrowers who cannot secure credit from [...]
Rock investors to fight on despite courtroom defeat July 28, 2009 FORMER shareholders in Northern Rock have vowed to continue their fight to be awarded compensation from the government for the loss of their holdings, after losing a legal battle yesterday. The group of 200,000 small investors, backed by major hedge fund investors SRM Global and RAB Capital, had launched an appeal disputing the High Court’s [...]
Profits at BP slump by half in downturn July 28, 2009 OIL giant BP yesterday said that second quarter profits had slumped by more than half as it continued to suffer from falling energy demand and a weak oil price. According to the replacement cost profit measure – which strips out gains or losses related to any changes in the value of its fuel stocks – [...]
Toon club bidder pulls out July 28, 2009 The future of Newcastle United continues to hang in the balance after Singapore-based Profitable Group, which is fronted by former England midfielder Steve McMahon, pulled out of a deal. Profitable Group has said that a bid was tabled, but a failure to communicate led to it being abandoned. However, other sources say the group was [...]
