Wildcats chase freed Newton July 9, 2009 RUGBY LEAGUE: Wakefield Wildcats are favourites to sign Great Britain international hooker Terry Newton after Bradford Bulls decided to release him at the end of the Super League season. Speaking of the 30-year-old, Wildcats coach John Kear said: “We’d love to secure his services and with any luck we will do. He’s obviously a gifted [...]
Moore leads Doctor home July 9, 2009 HORSE RACING: Doctor Fremantle produced a timely finish to claim the Princess of Wales’s Blue Square Stakes at Newmarket. Ridden by champion jockey Ryan Moore, the 8-1 shot wore down long-term leader Schiaparelli to score a half-length victory with Alwaary finishing third. Meanwhile, unbeaten 7-4 favourite Arcano produced a storming finish to out-muscle Orpen Grey [...]
Heart attack killed Montcourt July 9, 2009 TENNIS: Tragic French player Mathieu Montcourt, who was found dead at his Paris flat earlier this week, died of a heart attack, tests have revealed. The 24-year-old, who was ranked 119 in the world, also returned negative toxicology tests in the preliminary autopsy, his spokespeople said. Montcourt was discovered on Monday in the stairwell of [...]
Green in front at Loch Lomond July 9, 2009 GOLF: Australian left-hander Richard Green fired a seven-under-par 64 to take a one-shot lead into the second round of the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond. Four players; home favourite Martin Laird, Irishman Paul McGinley, England’s Graeme Storm and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, of Spain, trail Green by a shot with another Australian, Adam Scott, a further [...]
THOR BLIMEY July 9, 2009 BRITAIN’S David Millar was denied victory in the sixth stage of the Tour de France after being chased down with less than 2km left in Barcelona. The Scot was just held back in the climb for the finish at Montjuic, leaving Norway’s Thor Hushovd (above) to race through and record his seventh stage victory ahead [...]
We’ll rediscover winning formula, insists Hamilton July 9, 2009 WORLD champion Lewis Hamilton believes it’s only a matter of time before his McLaren team rediscovers its winning formula. The Surrey-based team have endured a dismal opening half of the F1 season, picking up just 13 points from the first eight races. But Hamilton, who lines up for this weekend’s German Grand Prix a full [...]
Crazy market is Man City’s fault – Benitez July 9, 2009 LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has slammed mega-rich Real Madrid and Manchester City for forcing up transfer prices with their money-no-object policies. Real have shelled out around £200m this summer and plan to spend more, while City, backed by Sheikh Mansour, reportedly offered Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o wages of £250,000 per week. And Benitez blames such [...]
Genus performance still resilient despite gloom July 9, 2009 BULL and pig sperm specialist Genus said yesterday trading over the final quarter of the year was in line with expectations, despite the challenging market conditions. The animal genetics firm expects to report a strong increase in profits for the year to the end of June, boosted by the weakness of sterling and the diverse [...]
Cattles in negotiations with banks and bondholders as debt deadline expires July 9, 2009 STRICKEN sub-prime lender Cattles was yesterday locked in three-way talks with lenders and bondholders in the hope of securing a standstill agreement on its debts. A £500m portion of its £2.4bn debt pile was due to expire today, but Cattles is hoping to secure a standstill agreement from its lending syndicate, led by Royal Bank [...]
Revival in German and UK trade July 9, 2009 BRITAIN’S trade deficit narrowed in May to £2.2bn from £3bn the previous month, according to official data published yesterday. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK’s deficit on trade in goods in May was an estimated £6.3bn, while trade in services remained at £4.1bn. In Germany, exports recovered slightly in [...]
