Murray ready to go distance with Serra January 21, 2010 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray is expecting to have to fight tooth and nail when he meets Florent Serra today for a place in the last 16 of the Australian Open. Fifth seed Murray has enjoyed a hassle-free start to his quest to snare a first Grand Slam title in Melbourne, dropping just 12 games on his [...]
Tevez fuels spat with ‘boot-licking moron’ Neville January 21, 2010 MANCHESTER City striker Carlos Tevez last night launched a scathing attack on former team-mate Gary Neville, calling the Manchester United captain a “boot-licker” and an “idiot”. Neville infuriated Tevez this week by publicly supporting United boss Sir Alex Ferguson’s decision to let the Argentinian leave last summer because he did not think him worth the [...]
Borthwick’s our man, insists Easter January 21, 2010 HARLEQUINS’ Nick Easter admits it is flattering to be talked about as the next England captain – but insists Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead the Six Nations campaign. Borthwick has been handed the captain’s armband in every match since Martin Johnson took over as coach in April 2008, but the Saracens lock [...]
Ski hopefuls may still compete in Vancouver if BSSI goes bust January 21, 2010 BRITAIN’S skiers and snowboarders have been told they will be allowed to compete in next month’s Winter Olympics – even if the sport’s governing body goes into administration. The British Ski and Snowsport Federation is around £600,000 in debt and has been forced to cut training programmes and ask athletes to fund their own Olympic [...]
Fair result after a fair hearing January 21, 2010 WHILE we were naturally delighted with the outcome of the RFU hearing this week, it’s nice to prepare for tomorrow’s Challenge Cup trip to Rovigo knowing we can concentrate on matters on the field again. A suspended ban, together with an apology to referee David Rose, was our initial recommendation to the RFU to solving [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF January 21, 2010 Last-gasp kick denies Wasps RUGBY UNION: Wasps face an agonising wait to discover whether they have earned a home quarter-final tie in the European Challenge Cup after an injury-time penalty saw them slip to a 19-17 defeat to Racing Metro last night. Wasps led through two Tom Varndell tries and seven points from Danny Cipriani, [...]
FOOTBALL | IN BRIEF January 21, 2010 Two come in for Kjaer ITALIAN club Palermo claim two English clubs have made an offer for Danish defender Simon Kjaer, 20. “We have received four offers – two from Germany, two from England,” said president Maurizio Zamparini. “We hope to keep him.” Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham are all interested. Rivals lock horns [...]
Clive Owen proves that he’s the daddy January 21, 2010 Film THE BOYS ARE BACK Cert: 12A NOTHING to do with Thin Lizzy (sadly), this adaptation of Simon Carr’s memoir stars Clive Owen as Joe, a macho Brit sports journalist living in happy isolation on the Australian coast with his wife and young son, whose cosy idyll is swept away by her sudden death from [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND January 21, 2010 FILM BROTHERS Powerful post-Afghanistan drama with Toby Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhal. A PROPHET Stunning French film about an Arab man who becomes a kingpin in a French prison. BROTHERS Heist movie about security guards who turn robbers, with Matt Dillon and Jean Reno. DVD (500) DAYS OF SUMMER Hit indie rom-com, with Zooey [...]
FTSE hits a one-month low as financial stocks plummet January 21, 2010 ASHARP retreat in miners on sinking metal prices and worry about a tax from Australia and weakness in banks on fears about US curbs pushed Britain’s top share index 1.6 per cent lower by the close on Thursday. The FTSE 100 index ended 85.70 points lower at 5,335.10, its lowest since 22 December. The index [...]
