Paralympian’s view: Oscar Pistorius September 8, 2011 THE BLADE RUNNER LOOKS TO 2012 Q.HOW ARE YOU PREPARING FOR THE LONDON 2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES? A.I’m still busy with the 2011 season at the moment, which ends in two weeks’ time. I’ll have a bit of time off and then my training for London 2012 will begin at the end of October. I had [...]
Fierce Pumas pack will keep it tight in Dunedin September 8, 2011 TOMORROW – 9.30AM ITV1 SPORT TRADER DAVID WILD AND BEN CLEMINSON BRING YOU THE BEST RUGBY AND FOOTBALL BETS GIVEN that England are likely to need to win Pool B to avoid a clash with hosts New Zealand in the World Cup quarter-finals, the Red Rose cannot afford to start as slowly as they did [...]
Seville can bounce back and upset Sea Moon in tomorrow’s St Leger September 8, 2011 WHEN Sea Moon quickened eight lengths clear of the Great Voltigeur field at York last month, he immediately shot to the head of the betting for tomorrow’s Ladbrokes St Leger. Sir Michael Stoute’s new stable star was having only his fourth racecourse start and has apparently blossomed since that jaw-dropping York performance. As a half-brother [...]
ARSENAL vs SWANSEA September 8, 2011 THE best remedy for a heavy defeat is normally to flush it out of the system as quickly as possible, but after Arsenal’s mauling at Old Trafford the enforced break caused by the Euro 2012 qualifiers has at least given time for some of the scars to heal. The Gunners have endured an unbearable summer [...]
Sproting bet September 8, 2011 City AM has teamed up with Sportingbet, the official betting partner of the English Test Match Grounds, to offer readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to the sold out NatWest One Day International between England and India at Lord’s on Sunday September 11. The lucky competition winner and their guest will receive [...]
New social app from Grindr makers September 8, 2011 YOUR gay friends are probably all glued to it. Well as of today, Grindr – the hookup app that changed the whole way the gay community finds love, sex and quite often friendship – has a social, non-sexual counterpart, called Blendr. Joel Simkhai, the diminutive, Israeli-born founder of Grindr, insisted to me over coffee at [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS September 7, 2011 KINGFISHER Nomura has upgraded the DIY specialist a “buy” with a 320p target price in the view that it offers 40 per cent upside potential, with earnings growth driven by its sourcing initiatives, common ranges and strong execution despite short term economic worries. The broker says it sees scope for Kingfisher to achieve double-digit earnings [...]
Investors looking for bargains among battered stocks power the FTSE rally September 7, 2011 Britain’s top share index notched up solid gains yesterday, led by banks and commodities, as investors sought out bargains among battered stocks, but analysts, eckoned the rally was unsustainable. The FTSE 100 ended 161.75 points, or 3.1 per cent, higher at 5,318.59, building on Tuesday’s 1.1 per cent advance. It had shed nearly six per [...]
Wall St rises as EU debt worries ease September 7, 2011 Wall Street bounced more than two per cent on Wednesday, reversing three days of losses after Germany’s top court smoothed the way for Berlin’s participation in bailouts that could ease Europe’s debt crisis. But investor caution that there remains a long road to recovery was underscored by light trading and continued high volatility as shown [...]
Walcott fit to face Swansea September 7, 2011 ARSENAL have been given a timely fitness boost with the news that Theo Walcott will be ready to face Swansea this weekend. The 22-year-old was left out of England’s 1-0 win over Wales on Tuesday as a precaution due to a hamstring niggle. Walcott, unlike his team, who are still searching for their first Premier [...]
