A stylish people carrier March 15, 2011 TO move seven people around in comfort, whether on the school run or otherwise, is a challenge. Many car makers these days sell seven-seaters but usually the only people that can comfortably sit in the far rear seats need to be small. Which means most seven-seaters are really 5+2 seaters with room only for kids [...]
Bostons is an RSA Angel March 15, 2011 ALL eyes will be on hot favourite Time For Rupert as he bids to maintain his 100 per cent record over fences in the RSA Chase (2.40pm) this afternoon. Last year’s World Hurdle runner-up looks a real natural over the bigger obstacles and loves the course – he has not been out of the first [...]
Paintball can strike March 15, 2011 CHARLIE Longsdon is one of the brightest young trainers around and he has an excellent chance of landing his first Festival winner with PAINTBALL in this afternoon’s Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (4.40pm). He was a hugely impressive winner of his maiden at Ludlow last month and a mark of 123 could seriously under-estimate his [...]
Big Zeb to land another Champion for Murphy March 15, 2011 THERE is no better sight in racing than the best two mile chasers in the world running at full pelt around the unique contours of Prestbury Park. The sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase is a truly mouthwatering contest and many punters will be hoping Master Minded can replicate his astonishing performance in 2008. Then a [...]
2012 tickets: Ready, set, go March 14, 2011 THE ticket application process for the London 2012 Olympic Games finally opens today, and they are sure to be hot property so City A.M. has put together an easy guide designed to make the process as easy as possible. 1. it’s NOT FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED While the application process opens today, it lasts for six [...]
Fergie banks on Euro know how March 14, 2011 United boss insists his side can handle the pressure as the run-in begins to heat up MANCHESTER UTD vs MARSEILLE MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits it’s “squeaky bum time” again as his side aim to step up their pursuit of the second treble of his reign this evening. United booked their place in [...]
Japan reactor crisis raises nuclear fears March 14, 2011 JAPAN fought to keep control of its damaged nuclear power plants yesterday, as explosions at two more of the Fukushima plant reactors fuelled fears of a partial meltdown from failed cooling systems and hammered the markets this morning. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell six per cent in the first hour of trading this morning, after [...]
Return of Almunia nemesis Lehmann March 14, 2011 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has risked dressing-room unrest by calling on the combustible veteran former Gunners goalkeeper Jens Lehmann to solve his injury crisis. Lehmann, 41, is set to come out of retirement and rejoin the north London club on a short-term deal as backup to Manuel Almunia, their only fit senior stopper, in one [...]
Japan’s insured loss may surpass $60bn March 14, 2011 JAPAN’S tsunami damage may cost insurers more than $60bn (£37bn), and lead to premiums rising for the first time in years, analysts said yesterday. Reinsurers such as Swiss Re and Munich Re are likely to consider this a “one-in-200-year” event, which would mean they face losses of up to €2bn (£1.7bn) each. The losses are [...]
Japan counts the cost of a truly horrific tragedy March 14, 2011 SLOWLY but surely, more horror stories are emerging from the rubble that is Tsunami-hit Northern Japan. The death toll will undoubtedly be many orders of magnitude higher than the few thousand so far confirmed by the authorities, while the big issue last night was the extremely serious problem at several Japanese nuclear power plants. While [...]
