I couldn’t have argued if I had lost, says Serb January 20, 2013 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic was left almost speechless after prevailing in a five-set marathon against 15th seed Stanislas Wawrinka to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open yesterday. The Serb came from a set down to lead 2-1 and then drew on the experience of his five grand slam wins to see off the dogged [...]
Snow prevents England seamer Broad from returning to India January 20, 2013 THE WEEKEND’S heavy snow has prevented England seam bowler Stuart Broad from flying out to rejoin his colleagues on the final stage of their tour of India, it was revealed yesterday. In a tale familiar to many frustrated travellers, England’s new one-day international coach Ashley Giles explained that Broad’s trip was thwarted by cancelled flights [...]
Abu Dhabi win for Donaldson January 20, 2013 WALES’S Jamie Donaldson is set to move even further up golf’s world rankings after pipping England’s Justin Rose to the Abu Dhabi Championship, yesterday. Donaldson finished 14 under par to beat Rose by one stroke, overcoming a two-shot deficit. The Welshman is ranked 47th in the world after winning the Irish Open last year, when [...]
US will forgive cheat Lance, says Johnson January 20, 2013 DISGRACED cyclist Lance Armstrong will be forgiven by the American public within “a few months” now that he has admitted cheating his way to seven Tour de France wins, says former sprinter and fellow doper Ben Johnson. Armstrong ended years of vehement denials last week when he confessed to chat show host Oprah Winfrey that [...]
Selby claims Masters title January 20, 2013 England’s Mark Selby defeated defending champion Neil Robertson in last night’s Masters final at Alexandra Palace. Selby, nicknamed the Jester from Leicester, beat the Australian by 10 frames to six, despite a valiant fight-back from Robertson producing a dramatic end to the final. Selby is enjoying an excellent run of form, having won the UK [...]
Cisse leaves QPR for Qatari team January 20, 2013 QPR have loaned pacey striker Djibril Cisse to Qatari club Al Gharafa until the end of the season. Cisse was considered surplus to requirements after QPR captured French international Loic Remy from Marseille for £8m.
Housebuilder Bovis predicts forecast-beating profits January 18, 2013 Bovis Homes today added to buoyant housebuilder sentiment as it forecast that profit for 2012 would be ahead of market expectations. A 15 per cent increase in legal completions to 2,355 over the year, a five per cent jump in the average sales price to £170,700 and a “significant” increase in profit margins will all [...]
FTSE 100 up as Chinese growth recovers January 18, 2013 The FTSE 100 was firmly up in early deals this morning, as it was lifted by headline natural resources shares on the back of a rebound in Chinese growth. The Chinese economy expanded by 7.9 per cent in the fourth quarter, coming in above expectations and marking an uptick from the 7.4 per cent recorded [...]
Retail sales slip in December January 18, 2013 British retail sales posted a surprise fall in December, crushing hopes that buoyant Christmas trading would provide a boost to the economy. The Office for National Statistics said this morning that sales including fuel fell 0.1 per cent month on month in December. On an annual basis, retail sales posted a jump of 0.3 per [...]
Chinese economy rebounds in fourth quarter January 18, 2013 China’s economy showed signs of a rebound in the final quarter of 2012, as it pulled out of a financial crisis that produced the slowest year of economic growth since 1999. The economy expanded by a higher-than-forecast 7.9 per cent year on year in the fourth quarter, from 7.4 per cent in the previous quarter. [...]
