Venter’s in a rage despite Sarries win October 25, 2009 SARACENS went back to the top of the Guinness Premiership with a sixth successive league victory – then walked straight into a roasting by coach Brendan Venter. The South African led a heated post-match dust-down after Sarries made heavy weather of beating rock bottom Leeds at Vicarage Road. Fiji centre Kameli Ratuvou saw them through [...]
Boss Johnson ready to learn extent of England’s injury hell October 25, 2009 ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson will today realise the extent of a horrendous injury list as he names a revised squad for the upcoming autumn internationals. Johnson’s England host Australia at Twickenham on 7 November before facing back-to-back Tests against Argentina and New Zealand. But the boss’ plans have been severely wrecked by no fewer than [...]
Hughes berates leaky defence as plucky Fulham show heart October 25, 2009 FRUSTRATED Manchester City boss Mark Hughes pointed the finger of blame at his defence after Fulham rallied from 2-0 down to secure an unlikely point at Eastlands. Goals from Joleon Lescott and Martin Petrov inside seven second half minutes put Hughes’ men in cruise control, only for plucky Fulham to fight back with goals from [...]
Button is ready to sign new 8m Brawn deal October 25, 2009 JENSON BUTTON is ready to put pen-to-paper on a new £8m deal, according to team boss Ross Brawn. The newly-crowned world champion has been linked with a move to join fellow Brit Lewis Hamilton at McLaren, but Brawn GP are ready to break the bank to keep the 29-year-old with the Brackley-based team. Button took [...]
Wenger woe as Hammers fight back October 25, 2009 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger bemoaned poor refereeing decisions as his side let a two-goal lead slip in a thrilling London derby with West Ham. Goals from Robin van Persie and William Gallas sent the Gunners on their way before a strike from Carlton Cole and an Alessandro Diamanti penalty earned the Hammers a much-needed point. [...]
Super Torres strikes to lift Anfield gloom October 25, 2009 RAFAEL BENITEZ hailed the character of his Liverpool side after they ended their worst run in 22 years with an ego-boosting victory over bitter rivals Manchester United at Anfield. Four successive defeats had thrown Benitez’s future in doubt, but not for the first time it was Fernando Torres who came to his boss’s rescue with [...]
On women, work and savoir faire October 25, 2009 MEETING the author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, the bestselling diet book, is a rather daunting prospect for someone who is neither particularly thin nor remotely French – certainly not when it comes to Gallic standards of stylishness. I expected Mireille Guiliano to be scary – judgmental, fearfully immaculate and devastatingly tiny. I was [...]
TRAVEL NOTES October 25, 2009 Christmas in Bora BoraThe weather’s getting cold and the nights are drawing in. Imagine, then, an escape to the South Seas and days spent in over-water suites or beachfront villas, the sun beating down as you watch sea turtles paddle by and, later, seeing the sun set over the island’s dramatic Mount Otemanu. That’s the [...]
COURCHEVEL, FRANCE October 25, 2009 Sitting close to the Swiss and Italian borders in southeastern France, Courchevel is a resort made up of five villages known by their metric heights – 1850 at the top, down to 1100 at the lower end of the valley. Predictably, the higher you go the more upmarket and expensive things get, but you can [...]
SESTRIERE, ITALY October 25, 2009 Sestriere is perhaps the most famous Italian resort – a place with history, style and fantastic slopes. With its neighbouring resorts it is part of the “Milky Way” ski circuit, which includes over 400km of pistes in a truly magnificent setting. The resort was purpose-built in the 1930s by the Agnellis, the family behind the [...]
