Little Pea shooter March 15, 2011 MANCHESTER UTD 2 vs MARSEILLE 1 Man Utd win 2-1 on aggregate MANCHESTER?UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson hailed the blossoming partnership between match-winner Javier Hernandez and Wayne Rooney as his side booked their place in quarter finals of the Champions League for the fifth year in a row. Mexico poacher Hernandez struck a goal in [...]
Carlo cools Terry row March 15, 2011 CHELSEA 2 vs FC COPENHAGEN 0 CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti insists he is not interested in the debate over John Terry being reinstated as England captain, but admits the move would hand his player a lift. England head coach Fabio Capello looks set to hand Terry the armband for this month’s Euro 2012 qualifier against [...]
Hurricane Fly helps make it Ruby Tuesday March 15, 2011 CHAMPION jockey Ruby Walsh celebrated a hat-trick on day one of the Cheltenham Festival including a victory aboard Hurricane Fly in the Champion Hurdle. Walsh, who only returned to the saddle last month having recovered from a broken leg, kicked the meeting off with victory aboard 10-1 chance Al Ferof in the opening Supreme Novices’ [...]
London 2012 clock breaks March 15, 2011 OLYMPICS: London 2012 organisers suffered further embarrassment yesterday when the clock counting down to next year’s Games stopped. The digital display in Trafalgar Square broke less than 24 hours after it was unveiled on Monday to mark 500 days until the event begins. A spokesman for the clock’s makers Omega said: “We are obviously very [...]
Strauss and Swann fitness boost March 15, 2011 CRICKET: England captain Andrew Strauss and spinner Graeme Swann are both expected to shake off stomach bugs and feature in tomorrow’s must-win World Cup Group B match against West Indies in Chennai. To qualify for the quarter-finals England must beat the men from the Caribbean and hope South Africa, who secured their place in the [...]
O’Gara writes off England hopes March 15, 2011 RUGBY?UNION: Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara has questioned whether England have the stamina and staying power to clear the final hurdle and close out their first Grand Slam in eight years against Ireland on Saturday. “In my experience Grand Slam winners often stagger over the finishing line and we intend to make England go the full [...]
FTSE falls to a 15-week low over Japanese nuclear fears March 15, 2011 BRITAIN’S top share index fell to its lowest closing level in 15 weeks yesterday as fears about a nuclear catastrophe in Japan prompted investors to shun risky assets. The FTSE 100 ended down for a fifth consecutive session, off 79.96 points, or 1.4 per cent, at 5,695.28, wiping nearly £21bn off the market. The index [...]
Fed update helps to limit Wall St’s losses March 15, 2011 US stocks fell one per cent but ended far from session lows yesterday on the Federal Reserve’s more upbeat economic view and growing sentiment that Japan’s nuclear crisis would only temporarily depress shares. In a second straight day of losses tied to Japan, the S&P 500 fell to within four points of support at 1,257, [...]
Big Zeb is horse to beat in the Queen Mother March 15, 2011 Today’s big race, the Queen Mother Champion Chase, is one of my favourite races of the year. These are the fastest jumps horses, jumping at full pace over two miles. If you make a mistake in the Queen Mum your chance is gone. Big Zeb is the reigning champ and I think he’ll go in [...]
ABNORMAL YEN STRENGTH MAY NOT LAST LONG March 15, 2011 DIRECTOR OF CURRENCY RESEARCH, GFT IMAGINE a country with a debt-to-GDP ratio in excess of 200 per cent, faced with a massive natural disaster that leads to a nuclear emergency. The situation deteriorates further as a third of the country’s energy’s production is lost. Under normal conditions, that country’s currency would come under sustained selling [...]
