Tiger is cracking value at a venue where he is peerless July 13, 2010 TIGER Woods is again the favourite to win a third successive Open on the St Andrews course although his odds of 11/2 to lift the famous Claret Jug are the biggest he’s been to win an Open since 2004. When you consider Tiger had been just 2/1 to win this tournament 12 months ago it [...]
Foot injury rules Bell out of Pakistan Test series July 13, 2010 ENGLAND batsman Ian Bell has been ruled out of the forthcoming Test series with Pakistan after undergoing foot surgery. Bell fractured a metatarsal in Saturday’s one-day defeat to Bangladesh in Bristol and had a routine operation on Monday evening. The foot is encased in a protective boot and Bell is expected to make a full [...]
Wiggins’ Tour chances rocked July 13, 2010 TEAM Sky’s Bradley Wiggins has admitted he may have to settle for a top-10 spot in the Tour de France after losing major ground on the leaders in yesterday’s ninth stage. The Englishman finished almost five minutes behind stage winner Sandy Casal and now lies more than seven minutes behind new race leader Andy Schleck. [...]
Aussies pegged back by Pakistan July 13, 2010 CRICKET: Australia squandered a healthy start to their first Test with Pakistan at Lord’s, slipping from 171-2 to finish day one on 229-9. Aussie batsmen Simon Katich and Michael Clarke hit 80 and 47 respectively and enjoyed a third-wicket stand that reaped 120 runs. But fast-bowler Mohamed Asif struck three wickets in seven balls either [...]
Yankees chief Steinbrenner dies July 13, 2010 BASEBALL: George Steinbrenner, the owner who turned the New York Yankees into a sporting superpower, died yesterday aged 80. Steinbrenner, who bought the franchise in 1973 and oversaw 11 Major League titles and seven World Series wins, suffered a massive heart attack. His family paid tribute in a statement, calling him “a visionary and a [...]
Powell inks one-year Wasps deal July 13, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Wales No8 Andy Powell has signed a one-year contract with Wasps after being released by Cardiff Blues. Powell, whose arrest for drink-driving a golf buggy on the motorway in February contributed to his Blues exit, is reunited with Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards at Wasps. “This is a pure rugby decision,” said the [...]
Our national neuroses require a subtle cure July 13, 2010 LAST week, David Cameron condemned what he calls a “national neurosis” driving health and safety regulation. He was quoted in the Daily Mail saying: “The rulebooks keep getting thicker. The restrictions keep getting sillier.” Presumably, he is paving the way for the summer release of Lord Young’s inquiry into “the rise of compensation culture (and) [...]
Osborne’s FSA reforms will cost consumers July 13, 2010 DURING the last few months, we have seen George Osborne outlining various plans for the future of UK regulation and a commission established to look into splitting up the banks. This has left some areas of the industry uncertain as to who is going to be supervising them and concerned that if we do not [...]
£97,000 worth of fun July 13, 2010 THE reason that Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage is so well-loved is all to do with a little valve in the exhaust system. Around town and driving normally, the V8 Vantage delivers the usual Aston Martin contemplative serenity, but under full acceleration the V8 Vantage makes the most fantastically hellish noise as the valve opens up. [...]
CAR TALK July 13, 2010 RENAULT’S BRAVE NEW WORLD This is Renault’s latest concept car, a two-seat sports coupe called DeZir. It’s the first car created under new design chief Laurens van den Acker and it’s a stunner. Proving electric cars can be exciting, the prominent grille and the ripple effect on its flanks – if not the asymmetrical scissor [...]
