Murray medal magic marks miracle ride August 12, 2012 BRITAIN’S Samantha Murray hailed her incredible journey from schoolgirl to London 2012 Olympic silver medallist after snatching second place in the modern pentathlon on the final day of the Games. Murray shone in the final run-shoot event to climb from fourth onto the podium, behind Lithuanian Laura Asadauskaite, and take Great Britain’s closing medal tally [...]
Diver Daley targets Rio 2016 because the best is yet to come August 12, 2012 TEAM GB’s diving darling Tom Daley has admitted he is already targeting success at the 2016 Olympic Games to follow his bronze medal at London 2012. The home favourite on Saturday finished third in the 10m diving to fulfill some of the promise shown as a raw 14-year-old just four years ago in Beijing but [...]
McIlroy’s Major makes history August 12, 2012 NORTHERN Ireland’s Rory McIlroy last night became the youngest player in history to win two Majors with an outstanding eight-shot victory at the US PGA Championship. McIlroy finished first on 13 under in an impressive tournament for European golfers as England’s David Lynn came a shock second in front of joint-third compatriots Justin Rose and [...]
Liverpool defeat Leverkusen August 12, 2012 Unwanted Liverpool striker Andy Carroll yesterday scored the third of Liverpool’s goals in the 3-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen during their final pre-season friendly. Raheem Sterling had scored the first, Lucas the second, and Gonzalo Castro scored Leverkusen’s consolation goal with the score at 3-0.
Arsenal recruits impress in win August 12, 2012 Arsenal’s new summer signings starred in a resounding victory over German side FC Cologne yesterday. Lukas Podolski scored twice, and Thomas Vermaelen and Gervinho scored once in the 4-0 win. Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud also impressed.
Hart out of England friendly August 12, 2012 England goalkeeper Joe Hart has withdrawn from the squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Italy with a back injury, so either Jack Butland and John Ruddy will be given an international debut, and Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge will also miss out with an injured toe. England coach Gary Neville has confirmed manager Roy Hodgson will use [...]
Cowes can fill Olympics void August 12, 2012 2012 has delivered a fantastic ‘Best of British’ atmosphere over the last few months. The Queen’s Jubilee and the London Olympic Games have started the patriotic waves, and they are set to continue at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, and this time the waves are being created in The Solent. Cowes Week is as much [...]
NOMURA: BRITAIN COULD LEAVE EU August 9, 2012 INVESTMENT bank Nomura has issued a stark prediction to the City of London that it is “increasingly likely” the UK would exit the European Union – firing the opening shot in a debate about the City’s view on EU membership. In a risk assessment issued to clients, analysts said a perfect storm of fraught coalition [...]
72-year-old Walker set to chair Barclays August 9, 2012 BARCLAYS has chosen veteran Sir David Walker as its non-executive chairman, replacing Marcus Agius as it picks up the pieces from the Libor-rigging scandal. Sir David, 72, is a fixture in the British banking establishment, having led a 2009 government inquiry into banking regulation. He also spent part of his 50-year career at the Bank [...]
Johnson calls on London to maintain Olympic spirit August 9, 2012 MAYOR Boris Johnson yesterday called on London to “harness the energy” of the Olympics and lobby for the infrastructure investment that will secure its status as a world city in the decades to come. “If we can take a cue from the Team GB athletes who have prepared and planned and worked so blindingly hard [...]
