Boassen Haggen claims stage victory as Cavendish closes in on green jersey July 20, 2011 FRANCE’S Thomas Voeckler maintained his ownership of the yellow jersey at the Tour de France but conceded 27 seconds to his closest rivals as Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed the 17th stage for Team Sky. The latest standings see Voeckler’s general classification lead over Cadel Evans cut to one minute and 18 seconds, with Frank Schleck [...]
Riise ready to make belated Fulham bow July 20, 2011 NEW FULHAM signing John Arne Riise is ready to make his club debut in tonight’s Europa League qualifier against Crusaders a decade on from the collapse of a proposed transfer. The Norway international spurned the opportunity to join the Cottagers back in 2001 when Liverpool registered last minute interest. Fulham head into the tie against the [...]
Saracens start at Treviso July 20, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Premiership champions Saracens will begin their Heineken Cup campaign at home to Benetton Treviso in November and have confirmed they will tackle Welsh region Ospreys at Wembley on 10 December. Last year’s runners-up Northampton face a daunting trip to two-time champions Munster on the opening weekend.
I’m Britain’s best, claims Khan July 20, 2011 BOXING: Amir Khan believes his world title unification fight against Zab Judah on Saturday will prove beyond doubt he is Britain’s premier fighter. Khan, 24, will be defending his WBA light-welterweight crown in Las Vegas against IBF title-holder Judah. “Pound-for pound, I’m way ahead of all the other British fighters, and I think people know [...]
McLaren not ruffled by Ferrari July 20, 2011 FORMULA ONE: McLaren say they are “not intimidated” by Ferrari’s resurgence and plan to renew their rivalry with Red Bull at the German Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso took Ferrari’s first win of 2011 in Britain with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton only coming fourth and Jenson Button being forced to retire. But McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale said: [...]
GB pair fail to secure 2012 place July 20, 2011 OLYMPICS: British open water swimmers Dan Fogg and Tom Allen missed out on a chance to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics by finishing outside the top 10 at the World Championships. The pair could not repeat the success of Keri-Anne Payne, who won the women’s event on Tuesday to become the first British athlete [...]
NBA star Ming forced to retire July 20, 2011 BASKETBALL: China’s biggest sporting star Yao Ming has confirmed that he is retiring from basketball, after suffering a series of injuries. The 7ft 6in Houston Rockets player, 30, broke his foot year. NBA official David Stern said: “Yao Ming has been a transformational player for our league and a source of enormous pride to the [...]
Cameron: I regret hiring Coulson July 20, 2011 David Cameron says he would not have employed ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson if he knew what would emerge about phone hacking at the title The prime minister said that “with hindsight” it appeared the wrong decision and he would offer a “profound apology” if Mr Coulson was found to have lied to [...]
Mortgage lending drops July 20, 2011 Gross mortgage lending fell three per cent on the year in June but was 16 per cent up on the month, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said. The CML said gross mortgage lending totalled £12.6bn in June, the highest monthly total in almost a year. It said lending in the first half of this [...]
MPC says near term rate rise unlikely July 20, 2011 The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee judged that recent economic weakness had reduced the chance that interest rates would need to rise in the near term, minutes to the Bank’s July meeting showed. Committee members voted 7-2 to keep rates at 0.5 per cent, as they did in June. Bank chief economist Spencer Dale [...]
