Ngog double gives Roy perfect start July 29, 2010 RABOTNICKI (0) vs LIVERPOOL (2) LIVERPOOL striker David Ngog struck twice to get Roy Hodgson’s reign as manager off to a winning start in Macedonia. Ngog pounced on a defensive error after 18 minutes to put a callow Reds side ahead and volleyed a second before the hour. “Ngog has done well in all the [...]
HUGHES MOVES INTO THE COTTAGE July 29, 2010 MARK HUGHES has pledged to “move Fulham forward in the right direction” after being confirmed as the Premier League club’s new manager last night. The former Manchester City boss has signed a two-year contract at Craven Cottage and has already been linked with Aston Villa defender Luke Young.
Illustrious victory for Knight July 29, 2010 RACING: William Knight-trained Illustrious Blue was the big winner on day three of Glorious Goodwood after winning the Artemis Goodwood Cup. The 8-1 shot, ridden by Jim Crowley, beat off Electrolyser (33-1), Purple Moon (13-2) and odds-on favourite Age of Aquarius into the places. Meanwhile, Kieren Fallon led veteran Borderlescott (9-2fav) to a half-a-length victory [...]
Massa: I’m no No2 to Alonso July 29, 2010 FORMULA ONE: Felipe Massa insists he is not playing second fiddle to Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso despite being made to allow the Spaniard to pass in last Sunday’s German Grand Prix. “The time I say I’m a No2 driver, I will not race anymore,” said Massa ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. “I’ve spoken [...]
Howell leads Irish Open July 29, 2010 GOLF: England’s David Howell rolled back the years with a seven-under-par 64 to take the overnight lead on the opening day of the Irish Open. Howell, without a Tour win in four years, leads Australian Richard Green and South Korea’s Seung-yul Noh by a shot, while Darren Clarke is among a cluster of players a [...]
Briggs next up for Klitschko July 29, 2010 BOXING: Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight crown against former WBO champion Shannon Briggs, possibly in Hamburg, on 16 October.
Sky smashes expectations as HD fuels surge in demand July 29, 2010 BSKYB is in touching distance of achieving 10m subscribers after announcing it made a net gain of 90,000 customers in the fourth quarter. In a strong set of results the subscription TV giant announced that demand for its HD content has surged, with 429,000 users signing up in the last three months. Adjusted revenue for [...]
Telefonica looks to new buy Vivo after positive results July 29, 2010 O2 OWNER Telefonica posted a robust 9.4 per cent rise in first-half profit as strength abroad offset a weak, but improving, performance in its native Spain. The results were released just hours after the firm announced it had completed the long-mooted buyout of its joint venture partner in Brazilian telecoms firm Vivo for €7.5bn (£6.3bn). [...]
BT profit climbs by 17pc despite tough trading July 29, 2010 BT shrugged off difficult trading conditions in the wake of government cuts to match expectations in its first quarter. The telecoms giant, which last month declared war on Sky with its entry into the lucrative Premier League subscription market, reported first quarter revenue of £5bn, down four per cent on the year before. However, rigorous [...]
Sky TV July 29, 2010 BACK in 1989, if you had predicted that Sky TV would become more successful than BT, you’d have been laughed out of the room. Rupert Murdoch’s Australian chutzpah was considered no match for the state monopoly that BT was handed on a plate, and which it squandered away over the following years. You’d have been [...]
