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Olympic cycling shake-up for 2012 Games
Olympic gold medallists Rebecca Romero and Bradley Wiggins will not be able to defend their titles at London 2012 after the individual cycling pursuits were dropped in favour of sprint events. The International Olympic Committee ratified changes proposed by the International Cycling Union, which will have major repercussions for Great Britain. During the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, [...]
Continue reading...British riders earn World Cup gold
2. November 2009
Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton, Chris Newton and Geraint Thomas all claimed gold on the opening day of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester. Hoy raced to victory in the Keirin final leading from start to finish in his first international competition since returning from injury. The Scotsman had been ruled out since [...]
Continue reading...Lance Armstrong’s bike ride Tweet
19. August 2009
Lance Armstrong has been joined by hundreds of Tweeters for an impromptu bike ride in Scotland. The seven-time Tour de France winner posted a Tweet on Monday saying "Hey Glasgow, Scotland!! I’m coming your way tomorrow. Who wants to go for a bike ride??" Hundreds turned out for the event yesterday, which started at Ashtree House Hotel [...]
Continue reading...Contador and Armstrong start war of words
28. July 2009
Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has become involved in a war of words with Astana team-mate Lance Armstrong. The pair finished first and third respectively in this year’s race, which ended on Sunday, and both had moved to quash speculation of a rift during the gruelling competition. However with the trophy now secure, Spaniard Contador [...]
Continue reading...Contador wins second Tour
27. July 2009
Alberto Contador claimed his second Tour de France victory after a final stage won by Britain’s Mark Cavendish. Contador was joined by Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck on the podium with the returning Lance Armstrong edging out Britain’s Bradley Wiggins for third. "It was a tough tour and hard one to overcome but it brings me great honour and [...]
Continue reading...Cavendish makes history with Tour victory
24. July 2009
Mark Cavendish claimed his fifth stage win of this year’s Tour de France with a brilliant sprint finish, setting a British record in the process. The 24-year-old has now claimed nine stage victories in the last two years to overtake Barry Hoban’s long-standing record. "I gave it everything for the line," said Cavendish. "I’m so [...]
Continue reading...Two riders shot with air gun during Tour de France
18. July 2009
Two riders were shot with an air gun during the 13th stage of the Tour de France yesterday. Spaniard Oscar Freire of the Rabobank team and New Zealand’s Julian Dean, who rides for Garmin-Slipstream, were the riders involved in the incident. Freire was struck in the leg and had to have a pellet removed from his thigh, [...]
Continue reading...Fedrigo thrills home crowd with sprint victory
12. July 2009
Home favourite Pierrick Fedrigo won stage nine of the Tour de France in Tarbes. Fedrigo clinched Bouygues Telecom’s second stage win when he outsprinted Liquigas rider Franco Pellizotti, while triple world champion Oscar Freire was 34 seconds behind in third place. It followed a dramatic finish with Fedrigo weaving around Pellizotti in the narrow straight after 160 [...]
Continue reading...Brit triumphs in second stage of Tour de France
5. July 2009
Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France after a blistering finish. The 24-year-old edged out Tyler Farrar of Garmin-Slipstream and Agritubel’s Romain Feillu in the closing stages for his fifth career win in the marquee event. It boosts Cavendish’s hopes of reaching Paris on July 26th in the green jersey for [...]
Continue reading...Armstrong makes solid return to Tour
4. July 2009
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finished in 10th place in the opening time trial in his return to the Tour De France. Saxo Bank’s Fabian Cancellara took the win as he completed the 15.5 kilometre course in Monaco in a time of 19 minutes and 32 seconds, with Alberto Contador in second and Britain’s Bradley Wiggins in [...]
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FTSE 100 up 0.15 per cent by close of trade on Friday
The markets in London closed up 0.15 per cent, at 8.39 points to 5,625.65, by close of trade on Friday, with banking shares again leading the gains. Leading the blue-chip gainers on the FTSE 100 was British Sky Broadcasting, which added five per cent before the markets closed for the weekend. Also among the gainers were bank; [...]
Continue reading...Teen drama Skins commissioned for two more series
E4’s award-winning drama Skins has been granted two further series, the channel has announced. The fourth season of the programme ends next week, with the current cast ending their time on the show. The drama, which follows teenagers in Bristol, has made a habit of replacing its entire cast every two years and a new set of [...]
Continue reading...Phil Spector appeals against murder conviction
Renowned music producer Phil Spector is to appeal against his conviction for murder, claiming judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct. In May 2009, and after a retrial, the 68-year-old was found guilty of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his home in 2003, and was sentenced to 19 years in jail. However, his legal team are now claiming [...]
Continue reading...BNP membership still discriminatory against non-whites, judge says
The British National party’s (BNP) new membership rules are still likely to discriminate against non-white people, a judge has ruled. A threat of a court injunction from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) last month meant the far-right group had to scrap their whites-only policy for members. Despite the party drawing up a new [...]
Continue reading...Cook says century on Test debut ‘what dreams are made of’
Alastair Cook has admitted that scoring a century on his debut as England Test captain is "what dreams are made of" after posting an unbeaten 158 against Bangladesh. Cook, who hit 158 not out as his side cruised to an early lead against Bangladesh in their first day of the first Test, became just the fifth [...]
Continue reading...Lehman Brothers report blames management and audit firms
The collapse of Lehman Brothers was in part the fault of the firm’s senior executives and auditors Ernst & Young, a report has found. In the 2,2000 page report, Anton Valukas accused the senior management of the firm of "actionable balance sheet manipulation" and said the firm was insolvent for weeks before it filed for bankruptcy. [...]
Continue reading...England close on 374-3 after Cook’s unbeaten ton
An unbeaten century from England captain Alastair Cook helped the tourists to a commanding position on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh. The visitors were 374-3 at the close of play on the first day with Cook not out on 158 and Paul Collingwood also unbeaten on 38. Kevin Pietersen had earlier recovered [...]
Continue reading...Karl Rove: Waterboarding terror suspects saved America
George Bush’s former long-time adviser Karl Rove has claimed the torture techniques used on terror suspects under the last White House administration helped avert a succession of attacks. Mr Rove said he was "proud" of the waterboarding of terror suspects, despite the technique, which simulates a drowning sensation, being outlawed by Barack Obama last year and [...]
Continue reading...Wenger tells Real Madrid to leave him alone
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Real Madrid to leave him alone after the Spanish side’s Champions League exit sparked rumours of an approach for the French coach. It is believed current Real boss Manuel Pellegrini could soon be fired from the Bernabeu after a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Lyon saw the La Liga side fail [...]
Continue reading...Pink Floyd win legal action against EMI over royalties
Rock legends Pink Floyd have been successful in their high court action against EMI over online royalty payments and marketing. The Dark Side of the Moon band, signed to EMI since 1967, had disputed the royalty payments for online music sales and complained over the record label selling tracks individually online from the band’s original albums. EMI [...]
Continue reading...Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over expenses
The Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over her parliamentary expenses claims, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced. She stood accused of fiddling her second homes allowance by claiming her main home was in Kent, but following a Scotland Yard investigation it was decided she would not face prosecution. Keir Starmer QC, the director [...]
Continue reading...Andy Murray: Give players choice on Davis Cup
British number one Andy Murray has stressed the importance of giving the UK’s tennis players a voice if a new Davis Cup captain is sought. Current captain John Lloyd is thought to be on the verge of dismissal after Great Britain’s recent loss to Lithuania, which put the team perilously close to dropping into the Davis [...]
Continue reading...Mother jailed over starvation of seven-year-old daughter
The mother of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death in 2008 has been jailed for 15 years, with the girl’s stepfather being jailed indefinitely. Khyra Ishaq weighed just 2st 9lb (16.5kg) when she died in Birmingham children’s hospital on May 17th 2008 after being taken there from her home in Handsworth. Her mother Angela Gordon was [...]
Continue reading...Didier Drogba named African Footballer of the Year
Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba has won the highest honour in African football, after picking up the African Footballer of the Year award. The 32-year-old beat Chelsea team-mate Michael Essien and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o to the prize, which was confirmed at a ceremony in Accra, Ghana. Essien and Eto’o were the two other shortlisted [...]
Continue reading...China tells Obama not to interfere in its currency strategy
China has hit back at US president Barack Obama after he said the country needed to rethink its currency policy. Yesterday Mr Obama said China needed to adopt a "market-orientated" exchange rate policy for the yuan, which would allow it to appreciate. But while the US claimed that China’s decision to keep the currency low was to [...]
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11. December 2009
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