Beach bombshells June 29, 2009 THIS season, sexy isn’t about thongs. It’s about celebrating and supporting your curves in unapologetic bombshell fashion, preferably in bright colours. Flying off the shelves is structured swimwear that snugly holds and controls curves without looking frumpy. As any man will tell you, there’s nothing unsexy about a big chest and wide hips, but the [...]
A swim under the sun June 29, 2009 BROCKWELL LIDOBROCKWELL PARK, SE24 0PA, TEL: 020 72743088, WWW.BROCKWELL-LIDO.COMTHE POOL: A south London gem, this pre-war, charity-funded lido is a Grade II listed Art Deco structure, which has been thoroughly updated. The ambitious facilities are divided into Health, Vitality and Wellbeing sections, and there are swanky workout machines if you want to augment your swimming [...]
Lomu set for Marseille move June 28, 2009 RUGBY UNION: New Zealand legend Jonah Lomu has confirmed he is set to sign for French third division side Marseille. Winger Lomu, who won 63 caps before illness halted his All Black career but has since played for Cardiff, took a year off for the birth of his child.The 34-year-old said: “Everyone thought I’d ended [...]
House upsets home stars June 28, 2009 CYCLING: Unheralded Canterbury rider Kristian House trumped a field boasting Olympic champions to win the British National Road Race Championship yesterday in Wales.Beijing gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins finished in the peloton, while Mark Cavendish, a victor in four Tour de France stages, was further back. Olympic pursuit champion Geraint Thomas failed to finish the [...]
Dougherty triumphs in Munich June 28, 2009 GOLF: England’s Nick Dougherty survived a huge scare before clinching his third European Tour title at the BMW International Open in Munich yesterday.Dougherty was four shots clear and coasting when Argentina’s Rafa Echenique holed a 243-yard albatross at the 18th hole, slashing the lead to one shot. But Dougherty stayed calm to complete an eight-under-par [...]
Brazil dodge shock to claim cup June 28, 2009 FOOTBALL: Brazil overturned a two-goal half-time deficit to beat USA 3-2 and win the Confederations Cup last night in South Africa.Strikes from Fulham’s Clint Demsey and forward Landon Donovan gave the underdogs a surprise lead. Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano pulled one back straight after the interval and the nodded an equaliser before defender Lucio completed [...]
ENGLAND’S HART FAILURE June 28, 2009 ENGLAND Under 21s will be without first choice goalkeeper Joe Hart for tonight’s European Championship final after an appeal against his suspension was rejected. Hart misses the clash with Germany in Malmo after picking up a booking in Friday’s semi-final. England protested the yellow card, for talking to opponents during the penalty shoot-out, but governing [...]
Burger gets eight-week ban for eye gouging June 28, 2009 SOUTH AFRICA flanker Schalk Burger was last night hit with an eight-week ban for gouging British and Irish Lions winger Luke Fitzgerald’s eyes in Saturday’s brutal clash. Burger was cited after the Springboks clinched the series with a 28-25 victory in an incident-packed dramatic second Test in Pretoria. His team-mate Bakkies Botha was also banned [...]
He had a dream career but glory days were over June 28, 2009 HIS omission from the Ashes training squad was the final nail in the coffin for Michael Vaughan’s career at the highest level. But if, as expected, he bows out tomorrow he will finish his playing days with the utmost respect of everyone in the game. Vaughan has had his glory days – and more glorious [...]
Real steal march on Arsenal and United in Benzema war June 28, 2009 THE TRANSFER battle for Arsenal and Manchester United target Karim Benzema has intensified after Real Madrid opened the bidding with a £27m offer. The Lyon and France striker, 21, is a long-standing target of United’s while the Gunners emerged as rivals for his signature at the weekend. But free-spending Real have stolen a march on [...]
