What to do when your firm is hit by disaster September 4, 2011 IF you watched in horror as small businesses around London burned a few weeks ago and wondered what you would do if that happened to your company, you aren’t alone. Destruction of your premises is a tragedy, but it doesn’t need to be fatal. At Carter Backer Winter, we’ve dealt with this stuff before. Here’s [...]
China’s answer to Vegas is Eastern gambling paradise September 4, 2011 OF all the improbable consequences of China’s headlong rush into beating capitalism at its own game, Macau is the weirdest.In common with nearby Hong Kong, the former Portuguese colony returned to Chinese ownership in 1999, but remains largely self-determining. As a result, gambling is legal. And not just legal: Macau is known as the Vegas [...]
The HTC Titan is an impressive but flawed beast September 4, 2011 You could tell the launch of HTC’s latest handsets was going to be sexy. I had to sign a form swearing not to breath a word of it to anyone. Like a super injunction, I wasn’t even allowed to mention the existence of the hypothetical event, let alone what said event may have been about, [...]
Golden finale: Farah on top of the world at long last September 4, 2011 BRITAIN’S Mo Farah produced a long-distance masterclass to claim gold in the 5,000m at the world championships in Daegu, a performance he claimed was inspired by the heartache he suffered in the 10,000m. The 28-year-old was beaten in the final of the longer event a week earlier but returned to the track yesterday to ensure [...]
Cramp attack gives Nadal a real fright September 4, 2011 DEFENDING champion Rafael Nadal made it safely through to the last 16 of the US Open after a straight sets win over David Nalbandian before sensationally collapsing in front of reporters at his post match press conference. The world No2 was addressing the Spanish media after his impressive 7-6, 6-1, 7-5 win over the former [...]
Lamps still ready to shine for England, says Walcott September 4, 2011 ENGLAND’S Theo Walcott insists it is too soon to write off Frank Lampard’s international career following the Chelsea midfielder’s omission against Bulgaria. Lampard, 33, was surprisingly left on the bench in Sofia as manager Fabio Capello’s experiment with a 4-2-3-1 formation reaped a comfortable 3-0 victory. But Walcott believes the veteran of 87 caps remains [...]
Arsenal blow as Wilshere ruled out until December September 4, 2011 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger’s difficult start to the season has suffered another setback after midfielder Jack Wilshere was ruled out for up to three months. Wilshere, who has struggled with an ankle injury throughout the summer, had been due back by now but has instead been told he needs longer on the sidelines. It means [...]
Late serving of Lamb repeats on Gloucester September 4, 2011 FLY-HALF Ryan Lamb came back to haunt old team Gloucester by scoring a late, match-winning penalty on his Northampton debut as Saints triumphed 26-24 in their Premiership season opener. Gloucester looked to have snatched the points with a second-half comeback from 23-13 down, capped by a Freddie Burns drop-goal with just four minutes remaining. But [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS September 4, 2011 With the 2012 Olympics less than a year away the World Championships Daegu provided a strong indicator as to how our athletes will perform in London. On this evidence God Save The Queen won’t be getting too many airings. WINNERS DAI GREENE The Welshman, already a European and Commonwealth gold medallist, will be looking to [...]
Fox-Pitt sets record at Burghley September 4, 2011 Britain’s William Fox-Pitt earned a record-breaking sixth win at the Burghley Horse Trials on board Parlane Hawk yesterday. Fox-Pitt triumphed on 40.7 points, with New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson second and Britain’s Mary King third.
