Kaymer: McIlroy will recover April 20, 2011 GOLF: World No1 Martin Kaymer believes Rory McIlroy will be in contention for Majors in the future despite his final-day collapse at the Masters earlier this month. Kaymer says the Northern Irishman, who is only 21, has youth on his side and will be in contention for Majors “many, many times”. “Everybody has to learn [...]
Malinga omitted by Sri Lanka April 20, 2011 CRICKET: Sri Lanka will be without fast bowler Lasith Malinga and all-rounder Angelo Mathews for the upcoming Test series in England. Malinga is being saved for the one-day series while Mathews misses out on a place in the 16-man squad with a quad injury. Their absence leaves Sri Lanka’s bowling attack short of experience, with [...]
West Ham’s Cole fined for tweet April 20, 2011 FOOTBALL: West Ham striker Carlton Cole has been fined and warned about his future conduct by the Football Association over comments he made on Twitter on the night of England’s match with Ghana. Cole tweeted of the large number of Ghana fans at Wembley on the night of the game: “Immigration has surrounded the Wembley [...]
Ronaldo wins the cup for Real April 20, 2011 FOOTBALL: Cristiano Ronaldo’s extra-time header won the Copa del Rey for Real Madrid, their first win in the competition since 1993, against Barcelona in Valencia. The world’s most expensive footballer rose high to meet Angel di Maria’s cross and powered his header past stand-in Barca keeper Jose Manuel Pinto in the first period of extra [...]
Dott beats King but backs Higgins April 20, 2011 SNOOKER: Graeme Dott eased past mark King 10-7 to reach round two at The Crucible. But Scotsman Dott sees compatriot John Higgins as favourite for this year’s title. “It’s fair to say John Higgins would be favourite, because of the way he’s been playing,” Dott said. Dott held off King, who set the highest break [...]
Apple triumphs as sales rocket April 20, 2011 APPLE smashed market expectations with another blockbuster set of results yesterday as soaring demand for its gadgets caused profits to almost double. Record sales of iPhones and Mac computers pushed its profits up 95 per cent to $5.99bn (£3.7bn) in its second quarter results, from $3.07bn in the same period in 2010 – while revenues [...]
Al Fayed bids for Pinewood April 20, 2011 Mohamed al Fayed is understood to be the second mystery bidder in talks to buy James Bond studio Pinewood. The colourful owner of Fulham Football Club is thought to have signalled his interest in making an approach for the iconic studios. It follows an £87.8m bid for the whole firm from Peel Holdings, run by [...]
FSA probe for Pru advisers April 20, 2011 ADVISERS to Prudential’s failed $35bn (£21.5bn) bid for AIA last year are being probed by the City regulator over concerns about the standards of their work on the deal. Prudential was ordered by the Financial Services Authority to start an investigation into whether the three banks advising it on the takeover, which involved plans for [...]
We need a proper education industry April 20, 2011 IT is time to harness the profit motive to sort out the UK’s schools. That may sound hopelessly radical – but the seeds of a revolution have already been planted, and the green shoots they are generating remarkably promising. Britain’s current crop of private schools are not all charities. As a report out today from [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 20, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES CHINA TO ALTER TAXES IN ATTEMPT TO CUT WEALTH GAP China is to lift the exemption threshold for personal income tax payments in an effort to redistribute the spoils of rapid growth and reduce a widening wealth gap. The level at which Chinese citizens must pay income tax will be raised from Rmb2,000 [...]
