We’ll repay Pietersen’s heroics with a semi-final place, insists Collingwood May 9, 2010 CAPTAIN Paul Collingwood says England want to repay Kevin Pietersen’s heroics by clinching a World Twenty20 semi-final spot in his absence. Collingwood’s men will book a place in the last four so long as they can avoid defeat by a big margin against New Zealand in St Lucia tonight – that is unless Pakistan beat [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF May 9, 2010 Higgins speaks out in defence SNOOKER: World No1 John Higgins has defended himself against fresh newspaper claims of match-fixing. The three-time world champion has been suspended from snooker amid allegations he agreed to lose frames in exchange for £261,000. “I have been accused in the media of cheating. I have been accused of planning to [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS May 9, 2010 A WEEKEND is a long time in sport, as this lot will attest. But while for some it was a few days to remember, others may wish they had never set foot out of the house. CHELSEA Many would have forgiven Carlo Ancelotti’s men for showing signs of nerves with a first Premier League title in [...]
Clegg to Cameron: time to cut a deal May 7, 2010 POLITICAL EDITOR But Gordon Brown refuses to give up without a fight NICK CLEGG threw down the gauntlet to David Cameron earlier today, calling on the Tory leader to prove he could form a government that would act in the national interest. The Liberal Democrat leader made the overtures shortly after voters woke up to [...]
A Lab-Lib deal would be terrible for Britain May 7, 2010 AMONG all of the uncertainties of our first hung Parliament in 36 years, a few definite trends can now be discerned. The first, and most important, is that we are now in coalition talks. Gordon Brown wants to cling to power and do anything he can to create a coalition with the Lib Dems and anybody [...]
It was the Tories wot should’ve won it May 7, 2010 IT was the Tories wot should’ve won it. David Cameron entered this election with huge advantages over his rivals. The party’s coffers were bursting with almost £18m – the maximum that can be spent on a campaign – practically outstripping the Labour and Liberal Democrat war-chests put together. Nearly every newspaper came out in support [...]
Tories make gains but no killer blow May 7, 2010 THE Tories today emerged as the biggest party but with no clear majority. As City P.M. went to print 622 of the 650 seats had been declared. The Tories had won 292, Labour 251 and the Lib Dems 52. The share of seats saw Labour lose 87 while the Tories notched up an extra 92. [...]
Over £40m gambled on outcome of the election May 7, 2010 MORE than £40m was bet on the outcome of the general election. The hype surrounding the closest-run election in almost 30 years was clear as four times as many bets were placed compared to 2005. Most punters placed their bets on a Tory majority or a hung parliament. Paddy Power had already paid out on [...]
Cameron fails to turn Britain blue May 7, 2010 TORY leader David Cameron had hoped to turn Britain blue today but the party’s plan to target swing voters waned the further the Conservatives moved away from their heartlands in the South East. Conservative strategists masterminded wins from Labour in seats like Kingswood in South Gloucestershire with a swing of 9.4 per cent, or Sutton [...]
Sterling falls on fears of uncertainty May 7, 2010 STERLING sank to a one year low today as markets reacted badly to the possibility of a hung parliament. The pound fell as low as $1.4596 as investors turned to safer currencies, namely the dollar, for stability. Duncan Higgins from Caxton FX said: “The outlook for sterlng is negative from here. The dollar is the [...]
