Imperious Fed looks Beck to his best September 2, 2010 FIVE-TIME champion Roger Federer continued his love affair with the US Open after cruising into the third round at Flushing Meadows. The Swiss second seed eased to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 victory over German Andreas Beck to earn a third round clash with either Paul-Henri Mathieu or Guillaume Rufin. Meanwhile, Russian sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko [...]
Adlington leads English medal charge October 4, 2010 OLYMPIC swimming star Rebecca Adlington enjoyed more success as the Commonwealth Games got underway in Delhi yesterday, leading a host of English medals in the pool. Adlington took bronze in the women’s 200m freestyle, an event she is only experimenting with having specialised in longer distances, with Jazz Carlin of Wales grabbing silver. England’s Michael [...]
Silver lining for Great Britain after securing best-ever Euro medal haul August 1, 2010 GREAT BRITAIN’S athletes swept to treble medal success in Barcelona last night to secure their best-ever return at a European Championships. Martyn Rooney led home the men’s 4x400m relay team to silver in the final event of the championships, taking the medal tally to 19 over the five days, one more than achieved in Split [...]
Miley leads British charge August 9, 2010 SWIMMING: Britain’s Hannah Miley stormed to gold yesterday in the 400m individual medley at the European Championships in Budapest. The 21-year-old staged an impressive fightback to win by over three seconds after trailing Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu. The British women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team claimed a silver medal, finishing behind Germany, after edging out Sweden.
Photo purists will adore this retro gem July 21, 2010 THE X1 is the first in Leica’s new compact digital camera series and arrives in a cabinet-like black box complete with two sliding drawers of accessories and manuals (the latter, with an English-language section of 50 pages, will no doubt soon join the recycling pile). The camera itself handles beautifully; it sits gracefully in your [...]
Riaz faces questioning September 9, 2010 FAST bowler Wahab Riaz will become the fourth Pakistan player to be questioned by police next week as part of the on-going investigation into spot-fixing. The 25-year-old rookie of just two Test matches will join captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir in giving a statement to Scotland Yard. Butt, Asif and Amir have [...]
GE talks up $30bn war chest September 1, 2010 GENERAL?ELECTRIC could spend up to $30bn (£19bn) on acquisitions over the next two to three years while continuing to raise its dividend and buy back shares, a top official said yesterday. But John Rice, a vice chairman of the largest US conglomerate, cautioned that “$30bn-ish” figure is not a commitment to spending. “That doesn’t mean [...]
GE talks up $30bn war chest September 1, 2010 GENERAL?ELECTRIC could spend up to $30bn (£19bn) on acquisitions over the next two to three years while continuing to raise its dividend and buy back shares, a top official said yesterday. But John Rice, a vice chairman of the largest US conglomerate, cautioned that “$30bn-ish” figure is not a commitment to spending. “That doesn’t mean [...]
European classics still all the rage if you want a place in the sunshine December 2, 2010 IF you fancy picking up a nice cottage in the Irish countryside, or a villa in Portugal or Greece, then now might be the time to start looking. In the wake of the financial crisis most potential buyers were put off by uncertainty, but now the eurozone is in crisis and the pound is relatively [...]
European classics still all the rage if you want a place in the sunshine December 2, 2010 IF you fancy picking up a nice cottage in the Irish countryside, or a villa in Portugal or Greece, then now might be the time to start looking. In the wake of the financial crisis most potential buyers were put off by uncertainty, but now the eurozone is in crisis and the pound is relatively [...]