FOOTBALL IN BRIEF July 30, 2009 Toffees reject £18m Lescott bidEVERTON have rejected an improved £18m offer from Manchester City for defender Joleon Lescott. The Goodison Park club confirmed City had upped their initial £15m bid for the England defender, but Toffees boss David Moyes has said no player will leave the club without his approval. City boss Mark Hughes wants [...]
Somerset hold their nerve to win through Twenty20 Cup bowl-out July 30, 2009 SOMERSET became only the second county to prevail in a Twenty20 Cup bowl-out after their quarter-final with Lancashire at Old Trafford was rained off for a third time. Alfonso Thomas twice hit the unguarded indoor stumps to help the west country side win through 5-1 and book a last-four meeting with Kent on finals day. [...]
It’s 50-up for Frankie as Godolphin taste Cup glory July 30, 2009 FRANKIE DETTORI struck gold for Godolphin after landing the Goodwood Cup with red-hot favourite Schiparelli. Dettori kicked on over a half-mile out to hold off the late challenge of Ryan Moore’s charge Mourilyan and claim his 50th win at this famous flat meet. A 51st victory then followed in the penultimate race aboard Water Biscuit [...]
Redknapp refuses to give up chase for striker Huntelaar July 30, 2009 TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp admits he still hasn’t given up hope of signing Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, despite already adding Peter Crouch to squad. Redknapp admitted earlier this week he was happy with his four-pronged strike force after Crouch arrived from Portsmouth for £9m to team up with Jermain Defoe, Robbie Keane and Roman [...]
Taming of the Schu appeals to Hamilton July 30, 2009 WORLD champion Lewis Hamilton says it will be “an honour and a privilege” to race against Michael Schumacher when the German legend returns to the track for the European Grand Prix on 23 August. Schumacher, the seven-time champion, will step in for injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa for the Valencia race next month with the [...]
Elementary for Watson as England toil July 30, 2009 ALL-ROUNDER Shane Watson ensured the Australian gamble paid off with a gallant half-century as the tourists made up for lost time at a rain-sodden Edgbaston. Persistent rain and a wet outfield meant only 30 overs were available later in the day, but Watson, a surprise replacement for axed opener Phillip Hughes, justified his selection with [...]
BANKS HIDE BEHIND DISGUISE AT GLORIOUS GOODWOOD WASH-OUT July 30, 2009 A RIGHT royal washout yesterday at the third day of Glorious Goodwood, one of the City’s favourite sporting events (read: an extravagant booze-up in posh suits and frocks). The rain came down hard on several occasions, sending those who had arrived for the annual Ladies Day scuttling for cover under their hats – and huddling [...]
US enjoys positive company reports July 30, 2009 US STOCKS rose yesterday as solid corporate profit reports and a drop in the number of Americans on jobless benefits gave investors reasons to buy equities following the S&P 500’s two days of losses. The market’s rally pushed the benchmark S&P 500 index earlier in the session to its highest intraday level in almost nine [...]
BP boosts FTSE as miners, telecoms and banks surge July 30, 2009 BRITAIN’S top share index ended close to a seven-month high yesterday, as better-than-expected earnings from the likes of BT boosted sentiment, lifting miners, banks and telecoms firms. The FTSE 100 closed up 1.9 per cent, or 84.08 points at 4,631.61 points, the highest level since January 6. The index is up 9 per cent so [...]
the INSIDER July 30, 2009 DRUMFIRE will be running at Glorious Goodwood twice in a week if he turns up for today’s Coutts Glorious Stakes at 2.10pm. Based on his demolition of a competitive field on Tuesday, he could well hit the net again, but I’m going to side with Breeder’s Cup Marathon winner MUHANNAK who is out to prove [...]
