Sport Comment: Don’t write off steady Gunners for the title August 11, 2013 YOU ARE carrying a shopping bag along a road near Oxford Street and Jose Mourinho is coming towards you. It is eight years ago and Chelsea have just won the title for the first time in six decades. Boldly you stop and congratulate him. He smiles graciously and asks what is in the bag. You [...]
Bell rescues England with 20th Test century August 11, 2013 ENGLAND batsman Ian Bell came to his team’s rescue with a superb century in the fourth Ashes Test yesterday at Durham, and insists that he and his colleagues must pile more runs onto the board when play resumes this morning. Bell batted for most of the afternoon and evening sessions, hitting 10 boundaries on the [...]
Dufner holds nerve to claim first ever Major with US PGA victory August 11, 2013 AMERICA’S Jason Dufner won his first ever Major title at the US PGA Championship late last night, erasing the heartache he suffered at the same event two years ago when he blew a five-shot lead. Dufner held his nerve yesterday to hit a final round 68 at Oak Hill – finishing 10 under par, two [...]
Quins promise World 7s fight August 11, 2013 HARLEQUINS centre Harry Sloan is adamant lightning will not strike twice as his team bid for global 7s success at Twickenham this weekend, after their domestic title challenge ended in a flash last week. Quins suffered a 19-17 defeat to Leicester on Friday in the JP Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series, but can [...]
Bolt romps to sixth world gold August 11, 2013 THE WORLD’S fastest man Usain Bolt defied the Russian rain to win the sixth world title of his career last night. The 26-year-old won the 100m final in a season’s best time of 9.77 seconds, with American Justin Gatlin and Bolt’s compatriot Nesta Carter clinching silver and bronze respectively in Moscow. Meanwhile James Dasaolu, the [...]
Prepare for winter World Cup August 11, 2013 FOOTBALL: Vice-president of world governing body FIFA, Jim Boyce, has warned the Premier League to be braced for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be moved from its regular summer slot. He said: “Medically, you would be asking for massive problems, not just for the players, but for the spectators.”
Australia in Ashes ascendency August 11, 2013 CRICKET: Australia gained an early advantage in the women’s Ashes as Sarah Elliott hit an unbeaten 95 on the first day of the Test at Wormsley. The tourists closed on 243-3 with Jess Cameron backing up Elliott with a 50. The Ashes is contested over one Test, three one day internationals and three Twenty20 ties.
Hughes rides five winners at Windsor August 11, 2013 HORSE RACING: Champion jockey Richard Hughes rode five winners from six races at Windsor yesterday. The 40-year-old was victorious on favourites Lilbourne Lass, Autumn Sunrise, Jubilant Queen, the Alamo and Sinaadi, before finishing second on Mont Blanc in the final handicap race.
Booming births lift population August 8, 2013 THE BRITISH population is surging upward, with the largest number of UK births for 40 years registered between 2011 and 2012. The UK’s birth rate is steaming ahead of similar-sized European countries, like Germany and France, while London is by far the fastest growing area in the country. There were 813,200 births across the UK [...]
Sterling strikes 7-week high on Carney rule August 8, 2013 THE POUND yesterday jumped to its highest level against the dollar since June on the back of reforms to monetary policy announced by new Bank of England boss Mark Carney. Sterling climbed as high as $1.557 – sharply up from lows of around $1.521 in midweek – following Carney’s guidance over the necessary conditions for rates [...]
