Archive for October, 2011
A long battle against age and injury
October 15, 2011
On the face of it, it is exactly the kind of setting – Liverpool versus Manchester United, with the heat of the battle rising...
Capello wants FA to appeal Rooney’s ban
October 15, 2011
Wayne Rooney was banned for three game after being sent off for kicking out at Montenegro’s Miodrag Dzudovic. Photograph: Darko Bandic/AP Fabio Capello is...
Lucy Mangan’s pick of the week: The story, the stat, the quote, the tweet
October 15, 2011
Turning the Twittersphere blue … Samuel L Jackson. Photograph: Richard Saker The story NHS Another good week for Dave and the boys. Another sacred...
Letters: Tutu’s challenge to G20 leaders
October 15, 2011
I urge G20 leaders meeting in Cannes next month to back the efforts of President Sarkozy to introduce a tax on financial transactions to...
Confidence slump hits commercial property market
October 15, 2011
Demand for retail property has fallen, according to a commercial property report from RICS that highlights dented confidence among tenants. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images...
Protesters plan to ‘occupy’ London Stock Exchange
October 15, 2011
Occupy Wall Street protesters gather in Washington Square Park, New York. Photograph: Henny Ray Abrams/AP After four weeks of focus on Wall Street, the...
Win a Team Lotus factory tour
October 14, 2011
Answer a simple question and you could win a tour of the Team Lotus factory guardian.co.uk, Thursday 13 October 2011 19.01 EDT Team Lotus....
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton plays down fears over his steep decline
October 14, 2011
'Every sportsman at the top eventually goes through this,' says Lewis Hamilton. 'I am not alone, which is a positive.' Photograph: Thomas Melzer/Actionplus After...
Rooney faces missing out on Euro 2012
October 14, 2011
Wayne Rooney's dismissal against Montenegro has put his involvement for England at Euro 2012 in danger. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters Fabio Capello has been forced...
Tevez and Mancini hold private talks
October 14, 2011
Carlos Tevez will continue to train apart from the first-team at Manchester City despite his talks with Roberto Mancini. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Roberto Mancini...