England sweat on late Pietersen fitness test July 28, 2013 ENGLAND will give mercurial batsman Kevin Pietersen until the last minute to prove his fitness before deciding if he will face Australia in the third Ashes Test starting on Thursday at Old Trafford. Pietersen’s possible replacement, James Taylor, hit a century for Sussex against Australia yesterday, after England’s management were granted permission for the Nottinghamshire [...]
Formula One legend hails winning drive July 28, 2013 FORMULA One hero Niki Lauda yesterday poured praise on Lewis Hamilton, insisting that the British driver won the Hungarian Grand Prix due to his superior performance, rather than by simply having the fastest car. Hamilton won plaudits for completing two key manoeuvres during the race, which proved critical in keeping his Mercedes at the top [...]
England failures down to the FA not us, says Premier League boss July 28, 2013 PREMIER League chief executive Richard Scudamore has slammed the Football Association for continually passing the buck when it comes to assessing the national team’s failures. Last month England manager Roy Hodgson vented frustration at TV scheduling which means players from Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal will play five days before a must-win World Cup [...]
Spurs dismiss Real’s record £86m Bale bid July 28, 2013 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas has dropped his insistence that star forward Gareth Bale will be kept at the club next season following a world record bid from Real Madrid. Spurs are believed to have rebuffed an offer of €100m (£86m) from Real for the Welshman, a deal that would outstrip the Spanish club’s purchase of [...]
Injured Daley settles for sixth July 28, 2013 DIVING: Olympic bronze medal winner Tom Daley finished sixth in the individual 10m platform final at the World Championships in Barcelona. The 19-year-old competed throughout with a torn triceps, an injury he has now suffered three times this year.
Penalty joy for Germany in final July 28, 2013 FOOTBALL: Germany goalkeeper Nadine Angerer saved two penalties as her side were crowned queens of Europe with a 1-0 win against Norway in the European Championship final in Sweden. Substitute Anja Mittag scored the only goal of the game.
Hull to meet Wigan at Wembley July 28, 2013 RUGBY LEAGUE: Hull beat Warrington 16-12 last night to reach the Challenge Cup final. They will play Wigan on 24 August.
Boris losing battle over London rail | City A.M. July 28, 2013 BORIS Johnson has failed to convince Whitehall that he should be given control over suburban rail services in London, with civil servants in the Department for Transport fighting a rearguard action to block his bid for control of routes into Liverpool Street, Cannon Street, and London Bridge. City A.M. understands that the Mayor’s ambitious proposal [...]
Evidence-based policy is the most meaningless phrase in politics today July 27, 2013 PLENTY of meaningless phrases dominate our public discourse. Think of “the global race” or “a fair share”. The former is a good soundbite, but who exactly are we racing and what does winning entail? History has shown us that prosperity is not a zero-sum game, so the idea our economic progress is someone else’s loss [...]
IMF thinks the dollar is overvalued by as much as 10 per cent July 26, 2013 The IMF has said that it considers the dollar is mildly overvalued by as much as 10 per cent more than its fundamentals suggest. The organisation said that it expects US growth of 1.7 per cent in 2013, and 2.7 per cent in 2014. Risks to the US economic outlook are said to be modestly [...]
