St Nicholas Abbey to land O’Brien his sixth 2000 Guineas April 29, 2010 I was at Doncaster last season when ST NICHOLAS ABBEY spread-eagled a decent looking field in the Racing Post Trophy and thought then, as I do now, that I may have witnessed something special. It was the manner in which he effortlessly quickened away from his opposition that was so taking and if he lines [...]
the INSIDER April 29, 2010 Most of my big race hopes have bitten the dust, but Elusive Pimpernel still has a great chance in the 2000 Guineas tomorrow. The field may split in two and if it does, then Richard Hannon may hold the key in Canford Cliffs. Supposedly, he will be ‘buried’ to get the mile, but surely the [...]
Chelsea can take another big step towards the title with Anfield win April 29, 2010 LIVERPOOL v/s CHELSEA SUNDAY – 1.30PM SKY SPORTS 1 THE conspiracy theorists will be out in force if Liverpool succumb to Chelsea in what will effectively stop Man United breaking the Reds’ record of 18 league titles. However, things rarely work out like that in the modern game and you can be sure that with [...]
Mourinho: ‘It’s the greatest win of my life’ April 28, 2010 BARCELONA (1) v/s INTER MILAN (0) EMOTIONAL Jose Mourinho saw his Inter Milan side dump holders Barcelona out of the Champions League last night – and then described it as the best victory of his life. The former Chelsea boss spoke of his pride after leading the Nerazzurri to their first European final since 1972, [...]
‘BIGOTGATE’ GAFFE HITS GRINNING GORDON WHERE IT HURTS MOST April 28, 2010 SPREAD betting firms always pride themselves on having a finger on the pulse, so it’s a bleak lookout for Gordon Brown if general election seat spreads yesterday were anything to go by. Brown (as even strictly cloistered Martians will know by now) yesterday committed a political gaffe of monolithic proportions, simpering to the UK’s newest [...]
Roy waits on doubt Zamora April 28, 2010 FULHAM (0) v/s HAMBURG (0) FULHAM boss Roy Hodgson insists he will not gamble on the fitness of top scorer Bobby Zamora for their crunch Europa League semi-final with Hamburg at Craven Cottage. The 19-goal striker limped out of the 0-0 first-leg draw in Germany a week ago with an Achilles problem, and is only [...]
FIRST GREECE, NOW SPAIN, WHO NEXT? April 28, 2010 EUROPEAN markets were yesterday left quaking after Standard & Poor’s downgraded Spain’s sovereign credit rating, the third debt-stricken eurozone nation to receive such treatment in just 48 hours. Fears of contagion spreading to other European countries catapulted the EU into action, with one politician letting slip that a revised bailout package for Greece could be [...]
Disaster for Labour as Brown insults a voter April 28, 2010 LABOUR’s re-election campaign was thrown into chaos yesterday, after the Prime Minister said an old-age pensioner was “bigoted” because she raised concerns over immigration. Gordon Brown’s unguarded comments were picked up by a radio microphone that he forgot to remove following a televised campaign stop in Rochdale. Minutes after telling Gillian Duffy, 66, it had [...]
Fed upbeat but rates kept low April 28, 2010 THE FEDERAL Reserve issued a positive outlook for the US economy and employment forecasts yesterday despite keeping to its promise of holding interest rates around zero. Benchmark borrowing costs were kept in a zero to 0.25 per cent range as the US central bank said consumer and business spending was picking up. The Fed, which [...]
Benitez praises Gerrard’s form amid off-field tittle-tattle April 28, 2010 LIVERPOOL (0) v/s ATLETICO MADRID (1) LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has hailed Steven Gerrard’s response to feverish speculation about his private life. Gerrard struck a brace against Burnley on Saturday amid suggestions – denied this week by wife Alex – that his marriage was in trouble. Benitez is relying heavily on his captain in tonight’s [...]
