Victorious West Indies promise more to come October 7, 2012 WEST INDIES captain Darren Sammy and star batsman Marlon Samuels said the team must build on last night’s thrilling victory in the World Twenty20 final. Sammy’s men battled back from a terrible start to beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs in Colombo. Having reached 137-6, West Indies limited the home side to 101 all out. [...]
Hero Hodgson admits to Sarries try concerns October 7, 2012 FLY-HALF Charlie Hodgson single-handedly led Saracens to a 28-23 Aviva Premiership victory against London Welsh yesterday but insists everyone at the club – including himself – is striving for more. Hodgson scored all of Saracens’ points at the Kassam Stadium, beating his previous record of 27 in a Sale shirt more than a decade ago, [...]
Grandstand finish looms after Vettel slashes Alonso title lead October 7, 2012 FERRARI’S Fernando Alonso admits the 2012 Formula One drivers’ battle will boil down to a five-race “mini championship” after he crashed out of yesterday’s Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso picked up a puncture on the first bend of the Suzuka track when he was clipped by the Lotus of Kimi Raikkonen, leaving the Spaniard to watch [...]
Jol bemoans midfield after Saints slip up October 7, 2012 SOUTHAMPTON 2 vs FULHAM 2 FULHAM boss Martin Jol was left to rue his team’s lack of midfield spark after the west Londoners fought back from a difficult first half but could only draw against newly-promoted Southampton yesterday. Saints defender Jose Fonte bookended the game with two headed goals at the beginning and end of [...]
Pardew slams Van Persie in elbowing row October 7, 2012 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 vs MANCHESTER UNITED 3 NEWCASTLE manager Alan Pardew called on the Football Association to investigate Manchester United striker Robin van Persie for elbowing after the Magpies slipped to a heavy home defeat. Early headers from defenders Jonny Evans and Patrice Evra gave the visitors a cushion, and midfielder Tom Cleverley curled a [...]
Peslier rides Solemia to victory October 7, 2012 French jockey Olivier Peslier claimed his fourth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe victory as 33-1 outsider Solemia upset the field to win the blue riband flat race yesterday at Longchamp. Japanese star Orfevre was pipped by a neck while Frankie Dettori and Camelot could only manage seventh place.
Woods loses testicle after injury October 7, 2012 Warrington Wolves prop Paul Wood had to have a testicle removed after rupturing it during Saturday’s Super League Grand Final defeat to Leeds Rhinos. Wood, 30, suffered the injury in the second half but played on.
Grace wins fifth title of 2012 October 7, 2012 South Africa’s Branden Grace enhanced his rising star status with a fifth title of 2012 by securing a course record 22 under par at the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews.
Lloyds Banking Group hit by technical problems October 5, 2012 Lloyds Banking Group has been hit by a technical failure today, with customers unable to use their accounts due to a “temporary system error”. “Lloyds Banking Group this afternoon experienced technical issues that affected some customers. All of our systems are now up and running,” the bank said in a statement this afternoon. “We are [...]
Amplats fires 12,000 miners October 5, 2012 Anglo American Platinum said today it had fired 12,000 striking South African miners at its Rustenberg operations, following a three-week strike. The world’s largest platinum miner said it had lost 39,000 ounces in production since the start of the strike, resulting in a loss of around ZAR700m (£50m) for Amplats. Amplats began disciplinary action for [...]
