Brit Cavendish eyes reign of sprint dominance after making history with green jersey triumph July 24, 2011 MANXMAN Mark Cavendish is targeting an era of dominance after becoming the first British rider to win the Tour de France’s green jersey, awarded to the best sprinter. Cavendish clinched the prize he has chased for the past four years by winning the famous race’s final stage on the Champs-Elysees for the third year in [...]
Bold approach reaps reward for Hamilton July 24, 2011 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton delighted in answering critics of his aggressive driving style with a virtuoso performance to triumph at the German Grand Prix yesterday. Hamilton, who has been accused of recklessness in his attempts to wring the most out of his McLaren this season, saw off the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber [...]
Villas-Boas homes in on Argentinian £40m star July 24, 2011 CHELSEA are closing in on the signing of Palermo playmaker Javier Pastore, one of the most sought-after talents in the world, the Italian club said yesterday. The Sicilian side’s vice-president Guglielmo Micciche declared it was “very probable” that Stamford Bridge would be the 22-year-old’s destination. Pastore, who is valued at around £40m, is also thought [...]
Khan eyes Mayweather after despatching Judah July 24, 2011 AMBITIOUS Amir Khan has set his sights on challenging pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather within a year following his emphatic WBA light-welterweight title defence. Khan knocked out American veteran Zab Judah in five rounds in their unification fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night, a performance that added to the Bolton 24-year-old’s burgeoning reputation. His next [...]
Silver for Adlington at Worlds July 24, 2011 Britain’s Rebecca Adlington claimed silver in the 400m freestyle at the Fina World Championships but her fellow London 2012 hopeful, teenage diver Tom Daley, failed to defend his 10m individual platform title. Double Olympic champion Adlington overcame an unfavourable outside lane to take second behind Italian Federica Pellegrini in Shanghai. Daley, 17, finished fifth, with [...]
Poor finish fails to deny Noren July 24, 2011 Sweden’s Alexander Noren secured his third European Tour title at the Nordea Masters in Stockholm, despite a closing round of 77. Noren, who started Sunday with an 11-shot lead, won by seven from England’s Richard Finch.
Genteel, smart… meet the old Marbella July 24, 2011 THE plane descends over the southern Spanish countryside and the perfect rows of olive trees almost resemble a Roy Lichtenstein cartoon from above, neatly formed into different sections by hill slope and field. The dramatic mountains give way to bold blue waters and there are whisps of white as the waves collide with the land. [...]
Travel Notes July 24, 2011 ROMAN SAVINGS Rome in high summer is no fun if you aren’t doing it properly. You don’t want to slog miles across the city through the crowds; no, you want the Forum on your doorstep. The luxe Palazzo Manfredi, a 17th century palazzo in the heart of the historical centre of Rome, offers a rather [...]
CYCLISTS AND SUITS NEED NOT BE AT WAR WITH EACH OTHER July 24, 2011 TENSIONS between the City’s suits and its many cyclists – from couriers to tourists – have reached boiling point, The Capitalist hears. One disgruntled cyclist pulled over recently on Bishopsgate has been in touch to relay exactly why it is that City of London cops are out in force, lurking under trees and behind lamp-posts, [...]
BILL OF THE WEEK July 24, 2011 ACCOUNTANTS have a reputation for being somewhat straight-laced, but this tale suggests it isn’t entirely deserved. When two employees turned up for their first day at one of the City’s biggest accountancy firms, their new colleagues put them through an initiation ceremony that had more in common with the ways of an American university fraternity [...]
