Ranieri sacked by Juventus May 18, 2009 FOOTBALL: Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri was last night sacked as manager of Juventus after a run of seven matches without a win. The Turin-based club lie third in Serie A but are in danger of losing their Champions League spot with Fiorentina closing in. Junior team coach Ciro Ferrara has been promoted to first-team coach.
Scotland race hotting up May 18, 2009 RUGBY UNION: South Africa’s World Cup-winning coach Jake White and former Australia chief Eddie Jones have entered the fray to become Scotland’s new coach. Both join ex-England boss Andy Robinson on a three-man shortlist with interviews expected to be held in the next few weeks ahead of an expected decision in early June.
Shane’s in no hurry to make pro choice May 18, 2009 SHANE LOWRY will be feeling on top of the world right now. His victory in his home Irish Open was the stuff that dreams are made of, and he was well worth his place in golfing folklore. After missing a four-foot putt on the 18th to win in regulation, Shane must have thought the dream was [...]
Lions coach McGeechan will not replace injured Shanklin May 18, 2009 ENGLAND duo Delon Armitage and Mike Tindall have been handed a second British and Irish Lions snub after coach Ian McGeechan opted not to replace injured centre Tom Shanklin for the tour of South Africa. Both Armitage and Tindall were high on the list of possible stand-ins for Shanklin after the Welshman dislocated his shoulder [...]
Strauss remains cautious despite Windies mauling May 18, 2009 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss insisted he won’t be getting too carried away despite his side’s crushing defeat of the West Indies. Strauss led his side to a comprehensive innings and 83-run victory over the Windies in the second Test at Durham yesterday to clinch a 2-0 series success. Victory ensured England exacted revenge over the [...]
Some daisies in your soup, sir? Yes, please May 18, 2009 ANYONE for cheese-stuffed tulips, salad with rose petals or violet creme brulee? If it sounds odd or just plain wrong to eat flowers rather than just ogling them from a distance, think again. The Chelsea Flower Show marks the beginning of a period in which the city’s best chefs turn to flowers to spruce up [...]
SOFT POWER SAYING IT QUIETLY May 18, 2009 The American Express Centurion card. Known as the “black card”, it is available only to those who charge more than $250,000 a year. Paying for dinner with this is sure to make an impression. Clive Christian No 1 for Men goes for £416 for 30ml at Fortnum & Mason. What does it smell like? As [...]
How to keep yourself young and healthy while soaking up the rays May 18, 2009 IT’S all too tempting to run joyfully to the beach or pool without a minute’s delay upon rocking up at your sun-drenched destination. But the glee of having escaped the damp squib of a British summer can distract you from the very pressing matter of your suncare. Those moments of joy at feeling warmth and [...]
White bags and Burmese rubies: a practical guide to stealth wealth May 18, 2009 THERE was a time, not that long ago, that guests at Nobu would be eager to show that they were raking it in. Expensive bottles of sake would be ordered and placed on the table for all to see. But in these straitened times even the wealthy are less inclined to be seen to spend [...]
OUTLOOK IS GRIM FOR THE NEW SICK MAN OF EUROPE May 18, 2009 FOR those traders stubbornly sticking with short FTSE positions from the sub-4,000 mark, last week’s profit-taking will have been a welcome relief. After the past few months of almost uninterrupted rallies in shares and green shoots spurring an 800-plus point bounce in the FTSE, those resolute bears must have been close to folding. That’s fine [...]
