Amazing Grace could be best yet of Ernie’s finishing school October 8, 2012 GARY PLAYER, Bobby Locke, Ernie Els; South Africa have produced some magnificent golfers over the years and that conveyor belt just keeps on producing great talents. The latest to announce himself is Branden Grace, the 24-year-old from Pretoria who took his season’s tally to five tournaments with an emphatic victory at the Dunhill Links Championship [...]
Shelvey wins England call as Cole is charged by FA October 8, 2012 LIVERPOOL midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has been rewarded for this season’s fine form with the first England call-up of his career as he and Ryan Bertrand were respectively promoted as cover for the injured Frank Lampard and Kieran Gibbs. Lampard remains in the squad but is considered a doubt for Friday’s World Cup qualifier with San [...]
Rodgers riled by vilification of Suarez dive October 8, 2012 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers has criticised the “vilification” of Luis Suarez after the forward was on Sunday accused of diving against Stoke City. The Uruguay international theatrically fell in the Stoke penalty area during their 0-0 Premier League draw away to Liverpool at Anfield but Rodgers has been exasperated by criticism of the forward’s behaviour [...]
Cleverly out to send a statement October 8, 2012 BOXING: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly, of Wales, insists next month’s fight in LA with Ryan Coyne is his opportunity to send “a statement” to his rivals.
Bolt plans to defend sprint titles October 8, 2012 ATHLETICS: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has revealed he plans to defend his 100m and 200m sprint titles at the 2016 Olympics. He said: “To do three [sprints], that is the focus.”
Cameron rules out mansion tax October 7, 2012 DAVID Cameron yesterday ruled out introducing a so-called mansion tax on large houses – or any other kind of wealth tax on assets – but insisted that the well-off would “pay their fair share” towards reducing the deficit. The decision to reject a wealth tax – which could have taken the form of new council [...]
Government caps planned rail fare rise October 7, 2012 COMMUTERS will be hit by smaller than expected fare rises in January, after the Department for Transport yesterday lowered the planned price hikes to an average of 4.2 per cent. The DfT cut the planned increases to one per cent above the retail price index (RPI) rate of inflation for the next two years, down [...]
Hammond warns French and Germans over BAE October 7, 2012 BAE Systems and EADS’s merger plans face a number of political obstacles that could cause the defence giants to ask the Takeover Panel for an extension ahead of a deadline this Wednesday. Defence secretary Philip Hammond warned yesterday that the French and German states must reduce their stakes in EADS if Britain is to approve [...]
Fiscal crisis won’t go away until taxes and benefits balance October 7, 2012 IT is good news that George Osborne and David Cameron have decided not to impose crippling tax hikes on property owners. There will be neither a mansion tax nor a wealth tax, while council tax will be frozen and – most importantly – homes won’t be revalued. This latter move would have delivered huge tax [...]
Cameron mulls visa curbs on EU migration October 7, 2012 THE GOVERNMENT yesterday indicated that it could introduce visa restrictions for some EU citizens in an attempt to net reduce immigration into the UK. Both David Cameron and home secretary Theresa May indicated their support for the plan, which has been added to a wide-ranging Whitehall review of Britain’s relationship with Europe. “I believe in [...]
