Warner slams British media December 7, 2010 FOOTBALL: Fifa vice-president Jack Warner has blamed the UK media for England’s failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup. Warner said: “Fifa ExCo as a body could not have voted for England having been insulted by their media in the worst possible way.”
Toon want manager by weekend December 7, 2010 FOOTBALL: Newcastle are hopeful of naming a new manager before Saturday’s clash with Liverpool at St James’ Park. Chris Hughton was axed on Monday after 18 months in charge. Former West Ham manager Alan Pardew is among the favourites to succeed Hughton.
TOP FIVE DRIVES December 7, 2010 THE NÜRBURGRING Sooner or later any sports car owner that knows his stuff is going to want to take his car for a spin around the Nürburgring, the German race track generally considered to be the toughest and most dangerous race circuit in the world. The Nürburgring remains the benchmark by which car manufacturers measure [...]
Horner upset Webber hid injury December 7, 2010 FORMULA ONE: Red Bull boss Christian Horner criticised Mark Webber for hiding a shoulder injury during the final races of the season. Webber revealed in his autobiography he broke his shoulder in a bike accident after the Singapore Grand Prix . “I didn’t know about the book, let alone the shoulder,” he said. “It’s upsetting.”
Athletes lead No10 cuts protest December 7, 2010 GENERAL: Protestors handed in a 500,000-signature petition to Downing Street, calling for the £162m School Sports Partnership to be saved. Over 70 athletes have written to David Cameron, saying the policy is “ill-conceived”.
Harry’s Euro entertainers give him pride December 7, 2010 FC TWENTE 3 vs TOTTENHAM 3 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp believes top spot in Group A is just reward for his side’s buccaneering style following the latest chapter in their thrilling Champions League debut campaign. The north Londoners let the lead slip on three occasions against the Dutch champions, but the result, garnished by Jermain [...]
KP tells Aussies: Adelaide show is just the start December 7, 2010 ENGLAND batsman Kevin Pietersen has warned Australia’s attack to get used to seeing him raise his bat in celebration after claiming to have rediscovered his ruthless touch in Adelaide. Pietersen ended a personal drought of 18 Tests without a century by recording his biggest international score of 227, inspiring England to an innings victory and [...]
Ferdinand in race to face Gunners December 7, 2010 MANCHESTER UNITED boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists Rio Ferdinand will be fit to face Arsenal next week after an injury to the defender blighted an otherwise successful Champions League night against Valencia. United may have been held to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford, Anderson’s strike equalising after Pablo Hernandez had put the visitors in [...]
Introducing the One-77 December 7, 2010 LEANING over one of the first examples of Aston Martin’s new One-77 supercar to look at the engine, my belt buckle comes within millimetres of scratching its left, front wing. The room falls silent, a couple of the engineers look agitated, the PR guy looks ashen. I have come as close as I ever want [...]
The new four-seat frontier December 7, 2010 SHOULD a high performance sports car be practical and should practicality even be a consideration in terms of its design? What if the car is an Aston Martin? Good grief: has the world gone mad? Well it seems not, because these days when 50 is the new 40, a four-seat supercar can well be all [...]
