Redknapp refusing to give up on Beckham loan switch January 9, 2011 TOTTENHAM (3) vs CHARLTON ATHLETIC (0) TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp insists a loan deal for David Beckham could still happen, after seeing his side coast into the FA Cup fourth round with a swaggering London derby defeat of managerless Charlton. Striker Jermain Defoe netted twice against his former club while teenage winger Andros Townsend capped [...]
Rookie Farrell ends Venter reign on high and condemns Irish to tenth loss in row January 9, 2011 SARACENS (12) vs LONDON IRISH (6) SARACENS boss Brendan Venter predicted a bright future for the club after bringing the curtain down on his tenure as director of rugby in winning style. Fly-half prodigy Owen Farrell – son of former dual-code star and new Sarries head coach Andy – kicked all the points as Venter’s [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF January 9, 2011 Adams retains his BDO title DARTS: Martin Adams clinched his third BDO World Darts title after overcoming a spirited challenge from Lakeside debutant Dean Winstanley. ‘Wolfie’, 53, the defending champion, looked in trouble when he trailed 5-4, but he drew on all his experience to triumph 7-5. Adams said: “I had to dig deep, Deano had [...]
SLAP IN THE FACE January 6, 2011 Cameron excludes City from list of growth industries in keynote speech on economy DAVID Cameron delivered a remarkable snub to the City yesterday, after he excluded it from a list of Britain’s “high growth” industries. In a speech outlining where he expects growth to come from in the coming years, the Prime Minister said that [...]
Slap in the face January 6, 2011 DAVID Cameron delivered a remarkable snub to the City yesterday, after he excluded it from a list of Britain’s “high growth” industries. In a speech outlining where he expects growth to come from in the coming years, the Prime Minister said that tourism, green energy, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing and aerospace were the five “industries of [...]
Cost of snow hitting home January 6, 2011 BRITAIN’S economy took a hammering from the winter freeze, with the service sector contracting in December and retailers being hit, it was revealed yesterday. The country’s largest sector experienced its first decline for 20 months, stalling the recovery. The business activity index, compiled by Markit and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), dropped [...]
Tremlett seals historic win January 6, 2011 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss became the first man from these shores to lift the Ashes urn in Australia in 24 years after his side wrapped victory in the fifth Test in Sydney yesterday. Out of keeping with the majority of the rest of the series, the hosts put up some resistance on the final morning, [...]
High five: Series-defining moments January 6, 2011 OUR cricket columnist, former England batsman and Warwickshire chairman Andy Lloyd, has been poring over the Ashes action and selects his top five moments of the series. 1. COOK’S DOUBLE TON IN BRISBANE England were looking down the barrel halfway through the first Test before their top three responded in record breaking fashion. Andrew Strauss [...]
Gimmicks and spin won’t rescue UK January 6, 2011 THERE is much that this government is doing that is good for growth. Its determination to cut public spending is the only reason we haven’t gone the way of Greece. Reducing corporation tax to 24 per cent is an excellent idea. The coalition’s Entrepreneurs Visa is a good thing – but its effect is partly [...]
The all rounder | End of series special January 6, 2011 STATS OF THE SERIES Were it still running, Alastair Cook could fill up an entire show of Record Breakers with his achievements this winter. Here are the highlights: The Essex man has batted for an astonishing 2,171 minutes – that’s over 36 hours – the most by any Englishman and the longest occupation by a batsman from [...]
