Iniesta doubt for Spain June 9, 2010 SPAIN have a fresh injury concern over playmaker Andreas Iniesta. The Barcelona midfielder was taken on in the first half of their 6-0 warm-up win over Poland on Tuesday night with a minor thigh injury. Liverpool striker Fernando Torres netted twice for the Spanish and says he has fully recovered from his knee injury. “The [...]
Photographer robbed at gunpoint June 9, 2010 A WORLD CUP photographer was held at gunpoint during a burglary of lodges used by Spanish and Portuguese journalists on Tuesday night, it has been revealed. Antonio Simoes was woken up by two burglars, who held him down while they took his camera, cash and credit cards. Laptops, mobile phones and cash from other rooms [...]
RAFA’S THE KING OF QUEEN’S June 9, 2010 WORLD No1 Rafael Nadal began his grass-court season with a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 victory over Brazilian Marcos Daniel in the Aegon Championship at Queen’s Club. Nadal is joined in round three by second seed Novak Djokovic, who beat Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi 6-3, 6-3. Britain’s No1 Andy Murray is back on court for his third-round match [...]
Massa pens new Ferrari deal June 9, 2010 FORMULA ONE: Felipe Massa has signed a new two-year deal to keep him at Ferrari until the end of 2012. The Brazilian’s future was brought into question after consistently struggling to match the pace of team-mate Fernando Alonso this year. Indeed, the announcement comes just days after Mark Webber – touted as a possible replacement [...]
Dilshan fires Tri-series win June 9, 2010 CRICKET: Tillakaratne Dilshan struck an unbeaten century to help Sri Lanka record an emphatic nine-wicket win over Zimbabwe to clinch the one-day triangular series in Harare. Zimbabwe, who eliminated India and beat Sri Lanka in the group stages, could only manage 199 with Tatenda Taibu top scoring with 71. But Dilshan led the reply in [...]
Great Leighs close to the end June 9, 2010 RACING: Great Leighs, Britain’s first new racecourse for 81 years, looks set for redevelopment after no buyer came forward. The course, near Chelmsford, went into administration in January last year, just nine months after opening. Administrators, Deloitte, have been desperately trying to find a buyer but have now given up hope, prompting talks with principal [...]
Cameron told to stand up for BP June 8, 2010 PRESSURE was growing on Prime Minister David Cameron last night to defend BP, the oil giant that has been under constant attack by US politicians in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster. As BP’s share price fell again yesterday closing 4.97 per cent lower at 408.9p, President Barack Obama launched a scathing attack [...]
Osborne: Large cuts are coming June 8, 2010 GEORGE Osborne yesterday told ministers to prepare for the toughest spending cuts in a generation as rating agency Fitch warned the UK faced a “formidable challenge” in reducing its yawning £156bn deficit. His comments came as Fitch warned Britain’s triple-A credit rating was at risk because its public debt had risen more quickly than any [...]
City investors round on Pru June 8, 2010 AT LEAST two of Prudential’s top 10 shareholders will meet with the company’s directors to demand a change of management after its failed bid for AIA, according to a report last night. Legal & General Investment Management and Fidelity, who between them control nearly eight per cent of the insurer, are understood to want a [...]
Osborne hints at truly radical change June 8, 2010 IT was not exactly the most convincing of public relation stunts – and predictably enough, George Osborne’s pledge yesterday to engage the public in consultations on the upcoming spending review in a way which would “strengthen and unite” the country was met with some derision. It is hard to imagine that anybody who works in [...]
