Quins duo Monye and Marler named in England squad May 23, 2011 ENGLAND have handed a swathe of youngsters the chance to make last-ditch claims for a World Cup place in Sunday’s match against the Barbarians. Harlequins prop Joe Marler, 20, Newcastle front-row Kieran Brookes, Exeter flanker Tom Johnson and Gloucester centre Henry Trinder are among 13 uncapped players in the 24-man squad for the clash at [...]
Wentzel latest to sign for Wasps May 23, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Wasps have taken their signings for next season into double figures by snapping up former Leeds Carnegie captain Marco Wentzel. Ex-South Africa international Wentzel, whose switch follows Leeds’s relegation, has vowed to return Wasps to “where they belong at the top of English and European rugby”.
Tondo dies after freak accident May 23, 2011 CYCLING: Spanish rider Xavier Tondo has died, aged 32, after a freak accident at a ski resort near Granada. Tondo won the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon in April. “He was an incredible person who loved this sport more than anyone,” said Tour de France champion Alberto Contador.
Hamilton relishing Monaco test May 23, 2011 Formula One: Lewis Hamilton believes McLaren can increase the pressure on Red Bull at next weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. “We have something good coming for Monaco,” said Hamilton, who is currently 41 points behind championship leader Sebastian Vettel.
GOLF’S STAR NAMES TURN OUT FOR SEVE May 23, 2011 RYDER CUP captain Jose Maria Olazabal (above), eight-times European No1 Colin Montgomerie and US Open champion Graeme McDowell were among the competitors in yesterday’s ‘Ole Seve’ pro-am at Wentworth. All funds raised from the event are in aid of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation and Cancer Research UK.
Greek crisis rocks heart of eurozone May 23, 2011 STOCKS tumbled and the cost of Greek borrowing soared to new highs yesterday as investors fretted that the sovereign crisis is spreading to core Eurozone countries. Following ratings agency S&P’s decision to put Italy on a negative credit watch on Friday, Belgium was hit by a revision to a negative outlook by Fitch yesterday. Economists [...]
Privacy laws in chaos as MP names Ryan Giggs May 23, 2011 UK PRIVACY laws lay in tatters yesterday after an MP used his parliamentary privilege to name Ryan Giggs as the player at the centre of a super-injunction row. John Hemming – the same Lib Dem MP who named Fred Goodwin as the banker with a super-injunction – said “with about 75,000 people having named Ryan [...]
US mortgage probe widens May 23, 2011 JP MORGAN Chase, UBS, Royal Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank are being scrutinised by the New York State Attorney in an expanded probe into mortgage practices at large banks. Units of bond insurers Ambac Financial, MBIA, Syncora Holdings and Assured Guaranty have also been subpoenaed by the state’s attorney general for information related to [...]
It’s time for a free speech revolution May 23, 2011 THERE is something beautiful about the First Amendment to the US Constitution. For those of you who need reminding, here it is: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 23, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES UK BUILDERS SEE VALUE OF ORDERS COLLAPSE The value of work awarded to UK construction companies crashed during the past year, raising concerns that the impact of government spending cuts will be far worse than previously feared. The total value of new work awarded to the UK’s 50 leading construction companies fell by [...]
