Storm over Gayle Windies return May 3, 2012 SOMERSET have threatened legal action against West Indies batsman Chris Gayle after he reneged on a deal with them in the hope of making his international return against England this month. Gayle had agreed to be Somerset’s designated overseas player for their Twenty20 campaign but, following talks to end his dispute with the West Indies [...]
Easter eager to lock horns with Powell and guarantee top spot May 3, 2012 Q What happened the last time you played Sale in the Aviva Premiership? A I was at the World Cup last time but I know we won 48-41. I won money off Mark Cueto as we had a bet on the outcome but he still hasn’t paid up so I’ll ask him to show me [...]
SPORTING RICH LIST: TOP TENS May 3, 2012 Golfers Sir Nick Faldo £34m Padraig Harrington £33m Colin Montgomerie £28m Luke Donald £25m Lee Westwood £25m Ian Poulter £20m Ian Woosnam £20m Darren Clarke £15m Paul Casey £14m Juston Rose £14m Football managers Sir Alex Ferguson £32m Roy Keane £29m Arsene Wenger £26m Giovanni Trapattoni £20m Roberto Mancini £20m Sven-Goran Eriksson £16m Steve Bruce [...]
McIlroy already worth £11m May 3, 2012 US OPEN champion Rory McIlroy’s swift rise to the pinnacle of golf has swelled his fortune to £11m by the age of just 23, according to new research. But he is still only the 12th wealthiest player in Britain and Ireland, with Sir Nick Faldo, who is worth an estimated £34m, the highest placed in [...]
Cotto ready for Mayweather bout May 3, 2012 BOXING: WBA light-middleweight champion Miguel Cotto has warned challenger Floyd Mayweather that he is in the best form of his career ahead of their Las Vegas fight on Saturday. Cotto, 31, said: “Mayweather is facing the best Miguel Cotto ever.”
Wrestler fails doping test May 3, 2012 OLYMPICS: Britain’s London 2012 wrestling medal hope Myroslav Dykun faces a two-year ban after failing a doping test for a banned recreational drug. Dykun is suspended and awaits the outcome of a second test on the B sample, and a disciplinary hearing.
Injury ends Wallace’s career May 3, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Ireland and Munster flanker David Wallace has retired because of a knee injury. He said: “I take great comfort knowing I have had an unbelievably enjoyable career.”
REVOLUTION IN THE CITY May 3, 2012 SHAREHOLDERS yesterday unleashed their wrath on leading blue chip businesses with an unprecedented wave of rebellion against executive pay deals. Businesses including Aviva, UBS and Inmarsat suffered substantial rebellions against remuneration packages at AGMs held yesterday. And last night Trinity Mirror boss Sly Bailey unexpectedly handed in her notice as leading shareholders prepared to mount a [...]
Britain on course to lose vote on EU banking rules May 3, 2012 BRITAIN is on course to be outvoted for the first time ever on a major piece of EU financial regulation, after EU officials said they had a majority in favour of proposals that Osborne said would make him look “like an idiot”. Following 16 hours of negotiations on a set of new EU banking rules that broke [...]
City pay revolt: Long live this most capitalist of revolutions May 3, 2012 OFF with their heads: the message from shareholders is becoming louder and angrier by the day. “Listen to us”, they are rightly telling company boards, “you work for us. We pay you. Stop behaving as if you own the place.” And that’s exactly the point: CEOs are merely shareholders’ paid hands. The real capitalists are [...]
