Super Mario is unpredictable, just like Rooney October 24, 2011 YOU don’t have to cast your mind back far to recall a time when top talents choosing to join Manchester City raised eyebrows and prompted mutterings about money. Even in the summer when they signed Sergio Aguero, one of the most recent of their high-profile acquisitions, people were surprised. In a few months all that [...]
Auckland salutes heroes as All Blacks parade cup October 24, 2011 NEW ZEALAND captain Richie McCaw admitted to being “blown away” yesterday after an estimated quarter of a million people lined the streets of Auckland to toast the World Cup winners. McCaw, head coach Graham Henry and the rest of the All Blacks paraded through the city with the Webb Ellis Cup less than 24 hours [...]
Major disappointments are dazzling Donald’s only regret October 24, 2011 WORLD No1 Luke Donald admits his performances in Majors have been the only blots on a landmark year that has been comfortably the best of the Englishman’s career – and promises to get even better. Donald, 33, completed the first part of a potential historic double by securing top spot in the PGA Tour money [...]
Al Fayed in ‘strange man’ blast at Hughes October 24, 2011 FULHAM owner Mohamed Al Fayed has launched a stinging attack on the club’s former manager Mark Hughes, calling him a “strange man” and insisting he was not their first choice appointment. Al Fayed penned an open letter on the Cottagers’ website in response to comments Hughes made at the weekend in which the Welshman said [...]
Sotherton U-turn for heptathlon October 24, 2011 BRITISH former Olympic bronze medal-winning heptathlete Kelly Sotherton has played down her London 2012 chances after announcing a shock return to the event. Sotherton, 34, abandoned the heptathlon to focus on the 400m 11 months ago but yesterday performed a dramatic U-turn to boost her hopes of making next summer’s Games at all. Yet she [...]
HAMMER TIME | Nolan downs Brighton October 24, 2011 KEVIN NOLAN scored his fourth goal of the season last night as West Ham beat Brighton 1-0 at the Amex Stadium and climbed to second in the Championship. Midfielder Nolan rifled the winner from distance in the 17th minute but the Hammers had to withstand sustained pressure before clinching their seventh league win of the [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF October 24, 2011 Villas-Boas waits on ref probe FOOTBALL: Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas will learn tomorrow whether he is to face punishment for his outburst at referee Chris Foy following Sunday’s defeat at QPR. Rangers, meanwhile, will speak to defender Anton Ferdinand today regarding his on-field row with Blues skipper John Terry, after which Terry denied making racist [...]
Defiance October 24, 2011 DAVID Cameron, the Prime Minister, was left humiliated last night by a massive backbench rebellion, after around 80 Tory MPs defied the government and voted in favour of a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union. Although the government defeated the motion by 483 votes to 111, almost half of Tory backbench MPs who [...]
Berlusconi calls crisis meeting as Eurozone lurches towards deal October 24, 2011 EMERGENCY talks got underway in Italy yesterday as the country’s embattled prime minister Silvio Berlusconi belatedly decided to get to grips with the nation’s weak financial position. Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel have told Italy that urgent action is needed to improve its finances ahead of a euro-saving summit tomorrow. Berlusconi has previously promised to [...]
City hits out at Tobin tax October 24, 2011 ELEVEN of the City’s main financial groups have urged chancellor George Osborne to fight any proposed financial transactions tax, in a letter sent to the Treasury yesterday. The City collective – which includes the British Bankers’ Association and Investment Management Association – argued that a tax would hammer the economy and affect all of the [...]
