England must look to the future now or face being considered also-rans April 4, 2011 IT’S no great secret that India are the driving force in world cricket at present, and with their team having just won the World Cup, 50 over cricket is here to stay. With that in mind, and taking into account their woeful showing in the competition, highlighted by their non-presence in the ICC’s team of [...]
Rose ready to blossom at Masters April 4, 2011 ENGLAND’S Justin Rose believes he is in great shape going into the Masters this week but is wary of over preparing for Augusta. Rose has started this year in good form, finishing fifth and third in his last two tournaments. But he says he has learnt his lesson from last year’s Open, where he arrived [...]
Grant sent to the stands April 4, 2011 WEST HAM boss Avram Grant will have to watch two matches of his side’s battle against relegation from the stands after being handed a touchline ban. The Football Association yesterday suspended Grant for the games against Bolton and Aston Villa after finding him guilty of improper conduct. The charge related to his criticism of referee [...]
Bedford quits Olympic position April 4, 2011 OLYMPICS: London’s Olympic marathon organiser, David Bedford, has resigned after accusing 2012 chiefs of a lack of experience. Bedford, also the race director of the London Marathon, is upset that Locog failed to speak to locals after the East End was dropped from the marathon course in favour of a race which starts and finishes [...]
Synchronised out of National April 4, 2011 RACING: Welsh National winner Synchronised was a high-profile absentee from the 65 six-day Grand National acceptors. Midnight Chase, fifth in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, will also not run.
No Red Bull move for Hamilton April 4, 2011 FORMULA ONE: Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has played down speculation Lewis Hamilton could join the team in the future. “I envisage that he’ll be at McLaren for a while yet,” said Horner, whose advisor, Helmut Marko, openly coveted Hamilton last week.
Insurers wage war on Europe April 4, 2011 EUROPE’S insurance industry issued a stark warning to EU lawmakers yesterday that draconian new regulation would have “dire consequences” if implemented in its current form. In an uncharacteristically outspoken protest, Europe’s four major industry bodies signed a joint letter to EU commissioner Michel Barnier objecting to onerous new capital requirements imposed by Brussels. The unprecedented [...]
Oil at $121 on growing Libya fears April 4, 2011 OIL PRICES surged past $120 (£74.35) a barrel to reach a 28-month high yesterday, as unrest in Libya and across the Middle East put further doubt on the security of supplies. Brent crude futures for May delivery rose 2.3 per cent to $121 a barrel in London trading yesterday, while spot prices rose 1.7 per [...]
Crackdown on benefit fraud April 4, 2011 THE government has launched a crackdown on benefit fraudsters, with the first assessment letters sent out to incapacity benefit claimants yesterday indicating the disability living allowance was being replaced by a new payment. The letters are being sent as part of a “work capability assessment” that employment minister Chris Grayling has estimated will find that [...]
Britain’s social mobility is far too low April 4, 2011 SOCIAL mobility is weaker today than it was in medieval England. That is the shock finding of research by Gregory Clark of the University of California, Davis. He uses surnames to trace whether descendants of the rich and poor of one generation have the same economic status as their ancestors or eventually revert to the [...]
