THE TIPSTER August 9, 2010 TOMORROW sees the latest interim results from FTSE 100 insurer Standard Life. Expectations are running high for a good performance with some market participants looking for underlying profits to have jumped ahead by 50 per cent in the first half of the year. After slipping to its worst levels in more than a year at [...]
A Sunday service with edge August 9, 2010 WHAT’S your idea of perfect Sunday relaxation? Climbing into a barber’s chair and getting lathered up probably isn’t first on many lists, but after discovering the grooming service on offer at West London’s smartly idiosyncratic boys’ own shop Carter & Bond, it’s shot to the top of mine. Carter & Bond is like finding the [...]
Diet must be an integral part of every runner’s training regime August 9, 2010 PERSONAL COACH AT FULL POTENTIAL GOOD nutrition is vital for health and wellbeing. For runners there’s the additional significance of enhanced performance, faster recovery between sessions and the prevention of illness and injury. We should consider diet a key component of the training regime, and that means thinking about how to fuel before, during and [...]
FIT IN THE CITY August 9, 2010 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT Make sure you use those all-important minutes at the gym as efficiently as possible to get the most out of that lunchtime workout. Forget endless reps Research has shown that doing any more than 15-20 reps is a waste of time – you need to be failing at your 20th rep [...]
Milner deal the final straw as O’Neill quits Villa helm August 9, 2010 FRUSTRATED Martin O’Neill finally lost patience with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner yesterday and quit as manager just five days before the start of the new Premier League season. The Northern Irishman brought an abrupt end to his four-year tenure at Villa Park amid speculation the club were about to let midfielder James Milner join [...]
Capello denies England unrest after retirements August 9, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO yesterday refuted claims of a communication breakdown with his players despite the furore surrounding his latest squad selection. Since naming his 23-man party for tomorrow’s friendly with Hungary at Wembley, Capello has seen two of his included players, goalkeeper Paul Robinson and defender Wes Brown, announce their retirement from international football. And he [...]
Match-winner Strauss backs bad boy Broad August 9, 2010 CAPTAIN Andrew Strauss leapt to the defence of hot-headed Stuart Broad after leading England to a comfortable nine-wicket win over Pakistan in the second Test at Edgbaston. Seamer Broad was fined 50 per cent of his match fee (around £3,000) after petulantly throwing the ball at batsman Zulqarnain Haider and hitting him on the shoulder. [...]
Harbinger forced to quit August 9, 2010 HORSE RACING: Record-breaker Harbinger was officially retired to stud yesterday after suffering a crippling injury at the weekend. The colt, who rallied to an impressive 11-length win in the King George VI at last month, fractured his near-fore cannon bone at Newmarket on Saturday. He underwent successful surgery on Sunday but it wasn’t enough to [...]
Miley leads British charge August 9, 2010 SWIMMING: Britain’s Hannah Miley stormed to gold yesterday in the 400m individual medley at the European Championships in Budapest. The 21-year-old staged an impressive fightback to win by over three seconds after trailing Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu. The British women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team claimed a silver medal, finishing behind Germany, after edging out Sweden.
No Murray rift, says ex-coach August 9, 2010 TENNIS: Coach Miles Maclagan insists he is still on good terms with Andy Murray despite his recent split with the world No4. Maclagan spent two-and-a-half years working with the British No1 but confirmed the split was “very amicable”. “We left on very amicable terms,” he said. “I’ve heard from him a couple of times since, [...]
