Huh comeback proves rookie’s one to watch April 23, 2012 ENGLAND’S own Lee Westwood enjoyed his first win of the season and former Open champion Ben Curtis ended a six-year barren streak, but the player who really caught my eye at the weekend was rookie John Huh. The 21-year-old American was nine over par after eight holes of his first round at the Valero Texas [...]
Leicester victory keeps West Ham in contention for top-two finish April 23, 2012 LEICESTER CITY 1 vs WEST HAM UNITED 2 WEST Ham remain in the hunt for automatic promotion to the Premier League after winning 2-1 at Leicester to close to within two points of second-placed Southampton. Striker Jermaine Beckford headed the Foxes in front just after the half-hour mark but defender Winston Reid equalised just five [...]
Boat-race rebel banned from attending Olympic torch relay April 23, 2012 THE man accused of disrupting the University Boat Race by swimming in the River Thames has been prohibited from being within 100m of London’s Olympic torch route. Trenton Oldfield, 35, of Whitechapel, east London, was summoned to Feltham Magistrates’ Court and charged under the Public Order Act after interrupting the 7 April race by swimming [...]
Webber glad to leave Bahrain following troubled Grand Prix April 23, 2012 RED Bull driver Mark Webber has admitted his relief at leaving Bahrain following civil unrest in the Gulf state surrounding the weekend’s Grand Prix. Webber finished fourth behind team-mate and winner Sebastian Vettel on Sunday but said he was pleased he could depart after security concerns and political controversy surrounded the event. The 2011 race [...]
Trescothick set for ankle surgery April 23, 2012 ● CRICKET: Somerset captain Marcus Trescothick has been ruled out for at least six weeks after he was told he needs surgery on an ankle injury. The former England opener suffered a recurrence of the problem in the County Championship match against Nottinghamshire on Friday.
Hallissey awarded team GB place April 23, 2012 ● OLYMPICS: London Marathon star Claire Hallissey has been rewarded for her personal best performance with a place in the Team GB squad for London 2012. Hallissey, 29, who finished 11th in the women’s race, is preferred to Jo Pavey.
Hollande beats Sarko in French first round April 22, 2012 FRENCH Socialist François Hollande won the first round of a tight presidential election yesterday, beating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy into second place. But his success was overshadowed by a huge surge in support for the National Front, the extreme nationalist party led by Marine Le Pen. Le Pen – daughter of the party’s previous leader – [...]
MPs go to war with Treasury over lack of scrutiny for all-powerful Bank April 22, 2012 THE TREASURY will today face its last chance to strike a deal with angry MPs who have demanded fundamental changes to its flagship financial services bill. In an unprecedented move, the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) has tabled an amendment that would force a vote on the government’s plans to give the Bank of England sweeping [...]
Friends defend director at heart of Barclays pay row April 22, 2012 FRIENDS of the senior Barclays director responsible for pay awards were last night suggesting that she is being unfairly singled out for the row that has engulfed the bank. The re-appointment of Alison Carnwath as head of the bank’s remuneration committee is likely to be rejected by up to 15 per cent of shareholders, with [...]
France’s hopeless politicians will determine all of our futures April 22, 2012 WHAT a race. And what a mess. The useless Nicolas Sarkozy was given a bloody nose; the awful, economically illiterate Francois Hollande is in the lead ahead of the second round of the French presidential elections; and the horrendous national front grabbed almost a fifth of the vote. Listening to the candidates last night, it [...]
