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  • Ballesteros tips Tiger Woods for comeback Masters win

    By Nick Harris 23 March 2010 * * Seve Ballesteros has tipped Tiger Woods to overcome the pressures heaped upon him by the recent turmoil in his private life and says the American has a “good chance” of winning the Masters next month. Ballesteros, 52, a five-time Major winner with three Opens and two Masters […]

  • IPL’s auction raises stunning £469m from two new franchises

    22 March 2010 The delayed auction of two new franchises for the Indian Premier League went ahead yesterday and confounded its critics by raising $703m (£469m) from the sale of franchises to billionaire Subrata Roy (who bought the Pune franchise for $370m) and Rendezvous Sports World (Kochi, $333m). Reports in The Times, The Indian Express […]

  • Record-breaking British runner passes halfway point in 1,000-mile race

    By Nick Harris 21 March 2010 Britain’s foremost ultra-distance runner, William Sichel, who is attempting to become the first man in more than a decade to finish a “non-stop” 1,000-mile race, passed the half-way point, 500 miles, at around 4pm this afternoon (UK time, Sunday), having smashed one of his own world records earlier today. […]

  • United fans’ desire for co-op ownership puts Liverpool’s in the shade

    By Nick Harris 19 March 2010 With Manchester United set to host their fierce traditional rivals Liverpool this weekend amid disharmony among fans at both clubs because of American owners and their debts, new research shows fans at both clubs want control, with researchers claiming such control is affordable. The detail of the survey also […]

  • Lloyd resigns as Britain’s Davis Cup captain

    17 March 2010 John Lloyd has resigned as Britain’s Davis Cup captain less than a fortnight after the British team lost to Lithuania – minus their best player, Andy Murray, who opted not to appear for his country in a match GB almost certainly would have won if he’d played . That was GB’s fifth straight […]

  • IPL a TV ratings smash in opening week: almost as popular as Bob the Builder

    By Nick Harris 17 March 2010 The Indian Premier League’s third season has begun with promising viewing figures, rising year-on-year by an eye-catching 1,000 per cent in Britain as well as by 43 per cent in the key domestic market of India. Closer examination of the numbers reveals the British figures in absolute terms are […]

  • Revealed: the motives driving Rhone’s Liverpool bidders

    By Nick Harris 17 March 2010 The men behind the private equity firm bidding for a stake in Liverpool are rich but not intending to invest their own fortunes in the deal Sportingintelligence can reveal. The Rhone Group, an international company with offices in New York, London and Paris, tabled a bid at the weekend for […]

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