Be selfish and quit, Lewis July 6, 2011 Formula One great Rubens Barrichello urges Hamilton to jump ship to Red Bull WILLIAMS driver Rubens Barrichello has urged Britain’s Lewis Hamilton to make the “selfish” career decision to turn his back on McLaren and join Red Bull if he wants a guaranteed shot at the world title next season. Hamilton’s frustrating season reached a [...]
But Hamilton tells motorsport great and good to keep their noses out July 6, 2011 MCLAREN’S Lewis Hamilton has hit out at feverish speculation over his future, telling a host of motorsport’s biggest names to keep their opinions to themselves. Williams veteran Rubens Barrichello believes Hamilton should seek a more competitive team, while former champions Nigel Mansell and Jacques Villeneuve have urged him to stick with the outfit that groomed [...]
Cook answers his critics in England romp July 6, 2011 ENGLAND skipper Alastair Cook led from the front with what he described as a career best one-day knock as his side crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets at Trent Bridge to level the series with one match to play. James Anderson did the damage with the new ball taking early three wickets and with Jade [...]
Cavendish dodges chaos to snatch 16th Tour win July 6, 2011 BRITISH sprint specialist Mark Cavendish produced a superb finish to snatch victory in a tumultuous fifth stage of the Tour de France. The HTC-Highroad rider (inset) pipped Belgian Philippe Gilbert, of Omega Pharma-Lotto, and Spaniard Jose Joaquin Rojas, of Movistar, in a frantic climax in Brittany. Norwegian Thor Hushovd, of Garmin, retained the yellow jersey [...]
Dalglish snares Adam and mulls upping Downing bid July 6, 2011 LIVERPOOL have reignited their summer transfer activity by agreeing a deal with Blackpool for long-term target Charlie Adam. The Scotland midfielder, 25, will sign subject to a medical for a fee thought to be around £8m and follows last month’s £16m deal for Sunderland’s Jordan Henderson. Manager Kenny Dalglish is mulling whether to up their [...]
Third time lucky for Pyeongchang July 6, 2011 WINTER SPORTS: Pyeongchang has been chosen to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. It was third time lucky for the South Korean candidate which lost to Vancouver and Sochi respectively for the right to host the 2010 and 2014 Winter Games.
Donald hopes for links effect July 6, 2011 GOLF: World No1 Luke Donald believes playing at the Scottish Open this week will improve his hopes of winning the Open in Sandwich. Donald will play at the Castle Stuart links near Inverness for the course’s first Scottish Open. “I’ve always felt like playing links golf leading into the British Open is very important,” Donald said.
Piggy wins Greenwich event July 6, 2011 EQUESTRIAN: Piggy French won the London 2012 equestrian venue’s test event in Greenwich Park with two clear show jumping rounds aboard DHI Topper W.
House prices bounce back, Halifax says July 6, 2011 BRITAIN’S housing market slump may have turned a corner according to a leading house price survey released yesterday. The average house price rose by 1.2 per cent to £163,049 in June — “broadly unchanged from that in December”, according to the Halifax. On the less volatile three-month measure, prices were down just 0.5 per cent [...]
Investment bank fees boom July 6, 2011 INVESTMENT banks have reaped a massive $48.9bn (£30.5bn) in fees in the first six months of this year, in the largest opening half since before the financial crisis. Fuelled by a return to dealmaking by companies worldwide, fees taken by investment banks in the first half of 2011 jumped 23 per cent on the same [...]
