Tuesday, June 17, 2014

World Cup 2014: Daniel Sturridge ready for 'do or die' game

England striker Daniel Sturridge is prepared to do almost anything to avoid an early World Cup exit in Thursday's "do or die" meeting with Uruguay. Sturridge will be up against Liverpool team-mate Luis Suarez, who infamously handled on the line in the closing seconds as Uruguay beat Ghana on penalties in South Africa in 2010. While he insists...

World Cup 2014: Wayne Rooney will cope with drama - Gary Neville

England coach Gary Neville has backed Wayne Rooney to cope with the "drama" surrounding his role at the 2014 Fifa World Cup. Rooney's position in Roy Hodgson's team has been the subject of intense debate, which heightened after Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Italy. ...

Julian Draxler: Schalke midfielder turned down Arsenal move

Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler says he turned down a move to Arsenal in January and plans to remain with the Bundesliga club this summer. The 20-year-old Germany international was linked with a move to the Gunners during...

Working hard to take it easy

(Thinkstock) In 2007, Jeremy Askew left the UK practice where he was an independent financial advisor and set out to see the world. During his 22-month sabbatical, he watched England play cricket in Sri Lanka, visited the part of India where his grandmother grew up and biked around London visiting various museums. Need to Know It’s probably the last thing on your mind while on sabbatical, but letting long-term...

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

World Cup 2014: Messi & Ronaldo face career-defining moment

To claim that Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo are somehow lacking something as footballers seems almost perverse. These are the twin tornados of today's football landscape, chasing each other in a statistical arms race, tearing up records, making the impossible mundane. But as their third World Cups come around, there remains a sense of incompleteness, of a final summit still to climb. What separates...

I have stabilized Lusaka-Mulenga Sata

Local Government Minister Emmanuel Chenda (left) listens to LusakaMayor Mulenga Sata during a tour of Lusaka town centre market PF Lusaka District Chairperson Mulenga Sata has boasted that his responsive leadership is responsible for the stability that the ruling PF has enjoyed in Lusaka. Mr. Sata who is also Lusaka Mayor said from the time he took over as Lusaka District PF Chairperson, there have been no unrests in the ruling party. He...

Global private wealth rises to $152tn

The rise in global stock markets has boosted private wealth held by households The amount of private wealth held by households globally surged more than 14% to $152 trillion (£90tn) last year, boosted mainly by rising stock markets. Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, led the surge with a 31% jump to $37tn, a report by Boston Consulting Group says. The number of millionaire households also rose sharply. The report...

Monday, June 9, 2014

Queen's 2014: Dan Evans and James Ward earn first-round wins

Aegon Championships Venue: Queen's Club, London Date: 9-15 June Coverage: Live on BBC TV, HD, Red Button, online, mobile, the BBC Sport app and Connected TV. TV coverage: Monday-Friday 13:00-18:00 on BBC Two, Saturday 13:15-16:00 BBC One & 16:00-17:30 BBC Two, Sunday 14:00-17:30 on BBC Two (all times BST) British pair Dan Evans and James Ward both earned opening-day wins to move into the second round of the Aegon Championships...

'World's smallest' pacemaker fitted for first time in England

Prof John Morgan (left) called the new device a "milestone for cardiac rhythm management in the UK" The world's smallest pacemaker has been fitted inside the heart of a UK patient, medics have said. The Micra Transcatheter Pacing System was fitted for the first time in England at Southampton General Hospital. Consultant cardiologist Prof John Morgan said the procedure was a "landmark moment". He said the device...

Breast cancer survivors 'do not exercise enough'

Adults should exercise regularly, guidelines say Exercise can aid recovery after breast cancer but many women are not active enough, a study suggests. Being active is known to be beneficial but US researchers, writing in the journal Cancer, said they had found many women did too little. Only a third met recommended activity levels. UK breast cancer groups said women here also needed more support to keep active...

Amelie Mauresmo is the latest strong female in Andy Murray's life

Ever since Judy Murray started to organise indoor games of tennis for a very young Andy and Jamie, the Wimbledon champion has had a strong female influence on his career. In those days, the ball was a balloon filled with a few grains of rice and the net a piece of rope stretched between the radiator and the wall. But the games evolved, and Judy - who remained heavily involved in coaching Andy up...

Indian government announces rapid economic reforms

Food inflation is among the highest in the world India's new government has unveiled a programme for rapid economic reforms aimed at creating jobs and boosting foreign investment. The announcement by President Pranab Mukherjee included plans designed to simplify taxation and reduce inflation. Industrial reforms included attracting private investment to the coal and defence sectors. He also spoke of India's...

Chris Froome keeps Criterium du Dauphine lead

Britain's Chris Froome made it two wins out of two at the Criterium du Dauphine to build a 12-second lead after the second of the eight stages. The defending champion, who also won Sunday's opening time trial, won the 156km run from Tarare to Col du Beal in four hours, 24 minutes, 41 seconds. Alberto Contador was second and is also second in the overall standings. The race is seen as a warm-up for next month's Tour de France, where Froome is also the...

Rik Mayall, star of The Young Ones, dies aged 56.

British comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died aged 56, according to his management team. He played the obnoxious, poetry-writing anarchist Rick in The Young Ones alongside his friend Adrian Edmondson before the duo later went on to star in their sitcom Bottom. Mayall also appeared in shows including Blackadder and The New Statesman. He died at home in London. The Metropolitan Police said the death was not believed...

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