Weir takes hold of second gold and further success could follow September 4, 2012 GREAT Britain’s David Weir last night set a new world record to win his second gold medal of the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the T54 1500m wheelchair race. In beating Prawat Wahoram in three minutes, 12.09 seconds, Weir supplemented his T54 5000m final victory on Sunday to take the fourth gold of his Paralympic [...]
Basics kept us at No1, says Kieswetter September 4, 2012 ENGLAND wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter has hailed a back-to-basics approach as the secret behind the one-day international recovery against South Africa that has preserved their world No1 status. The hosts’ top ranking was endangered when they lost the opening match in Southampton last week, but regrouped to lead 2-1 and will remain top of the tree [...]
America’s final four will not bother the strong Europeans September 4, 2012 THE US Ryder Cup team was finalised yesterday and to be perfectly honest, the four players selected – Dustin Johnson, Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker and Steve Stricker – were the ones I’d predicted would be chosen, and the ones I’d have gone for if I’d be picking the team. But it has to be said [...]
Alonso fit for Italian Grand Prix September 4, 2012 FORMULA ONE: Fernando Alonso has confirmed he will be fit for the Italian Grand Prix, despite last week’s crash in the Belgian Grand Prix. Jerome D’Ambrosio is to replace the suspended Romain Grosjean.
Exiles net big Shark September 4, 2012 RUGBY UNION: London Irish have signed prop Richard Palframan from Super Rugby side The Sharks
Rhodes announces retirement September 4, 2012 BOXING: Former British and European light middleweight champion Ryan Rhodes yesterday retired from the sport.
Banks slash juniors’ pay September 3, 2012 INVESTMENT bankers’ pay tumbled further this year, with junior staff’s bonuses plunging on poor market conditions, a lack of competition in the sector and sustained pressure to avoid public outrage. Average bonuses fell 25 per cent on the year for analysts in the investment banks’ merger and acquisitions (M&A) units, following a fall of 10 [...]
Cameron’s first cabinet reshuffle gets underway September 3, 2012 DAVID Cameron last night launched his first cabinet reshuffle by promoting Andrew Mitchell to the position of chief whip. The decision to move the former international development secretary, who once served as a UN peacekeeper, is an attempt to instil discipline into the parliamentary Conservative party. Mitchell will replace Patrick McLoughlin, who is set to stay [...]
PwC overtakes KPMG as Britain’s biggest auditor September 3, 2012 BIG FOUR auditor PwC has leapfrogged its rival KPMG to become the top British auditor by client numbers, according to figures out yesterday. PwC only added three net new listed clients in the third quarter, but with a total of 370 it was enough to overtake KPMG, which lost a net 12 clients to put [...]
Clegg’s veto of fairer seats more important than reshuffle September 3, 2012 IT took a long while coming but David Cameron has at last swung his axe. His ministerial reshuffle, which began last night, will only be fully completed this morning, when all of the details of the personnel changes become clear. There will be some substantial moves though crucially George Osborne remains Chancellor and Vince Cable [...]
