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 [...]
Rebel trio got me sacked, says Scolari June 28, 2009 FORMER Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has accused senior Blues trio Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and Petr Cech of getting him sacked.Scolari, a World Cup winner with Brazil, was axed in February just seven months into a lucrative three-year deal at Stamford Bridge. The 60-year-old, now coaching in Uzbekistan, says striker Drogba, midfielder Ballack and [...]
World record wages entice Eto’o to City June 28, 2009 MANCHESTER CITY are on the brink of signing striker Samuel Eto’o in a blockbusting £25m deal after Barcelona admitted being unable to compete with the Premier League club’s gargantuan spending power. City are willing to make Eto’o, 28, the highest paid player on the planet in order to pull off the grandest in a series [...]
Vaughan poised to confirm retirement after Ashes snub June 28, 2009 FORMER England captain Michael Vaughan looks to have played his last first class match after a press conference was called for tomorrow at which he is widely expected to confirm his retirement. Speculation Vaughan would retire has snowballed since the 34-year-old was left out of England’s initial squad for the Ashes last week. The Yorkshire [...]
Ruthless Murray ready to bury best friend Wawrinka June 28, 2009 LAST week they were allies, pinging balls back and forth in an atmosphere of camaraderie. But today Andy Murray and Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka, one of the British No1’s best friends on the tour, will be bitter adversaries. Murray resumes his Wimbledon quest on Centre Court with a fourth-round contest against 19th seed and regular practice [...]
Cycles that mean business June 28, 2009 FIRST there was the Tube strike, and now a heatwave. Travelling on London’s un-airconditioned, heat-trap of an underground system has never been less appealing. So this is a perfect moment to take to two wheels. Since keen cyclist Boris Johnson became mayor there have been rumblings about making cycling in London more attractive and less [...]
OTHER HOT SUMMER MOROCCO IDEAS June 28, 2009 VINEYARD TRIPMorocco is an Islamic country, but away from the major northern cities it is fairly relaxed about most things, wine included. In the hills of Meknes in northern Morocco there are acres upon acres of vineyards, and 35m bottles of wine are produced a year. Wine-lovers can now take a four-day tour, which includes [...]
Souks, spas and stunning views, Morocco has it all June 28, 2009 THE HELICOPTER’S blades crank into life. Beneath us, sand is scattered across the sun-baked earth. Soon we are zooming towards the majestic, lunar slopes of the High Atlas mountains, and the lush glory of the Ourika Valley which guards its foothills, gleaming like the proverbial diamond in the rough beneath us. By foot this would [...]
YES, RECOVERY WILL BE LONG AND HARD June 28, 2009 JANE FOLEYRESEARCH DIRECTOR, FOREX.COM HAVING rallied between March and early June on the expectation that the global economic downturn could be in the process of bottoming, the market is displaying a reluctance to extend risk. The reason is clear – economic data may have improved, but they are not yet sufficiently strong to confirm that [...]
