Steel magnate Lakshmir Mittal tops 2009 UK football rich listOctober 8th, 2009 LONDON - London-based steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal stands at the top of a football rich list prepared by the sports-oriented web site FourFourTwo.com. According to The Sun, the wealthiest people connected to the British game is as follows:
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Man U, Chelsea top football players rich listOctober 8th, 2009 LONDON - Six Manchester United and eight Chelsea stars top the list of richest football players as determined by the sports-oriented web site FourFourTwo.com. The list is as follows:
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Capello tops football managers' rich listOctober 8th, 2009 LONDON - The age when managers earned less than the players they coach is well and truly over.ccording to the sports-related website FourFourTwo, England team coach Fabio Capello is the richest manager in the world, but Roy Keane is catching him up fast. According to The Sun, Capello is only three million pounds ahead of the controversial Irishman Keane.
England's World Cup qualifier in Ukraine to be internet exclusiveOctober 5th, 2009 LONDON - England's World Cup qualifier in Ukraine on Saturday is to be shown exclusively live on the internet. It will be the first time that an England match has not been available on one of the television networks.
Ronaldo Want to Make Space for New Cars?July 8th, 2009 LONDON - Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo is putting three of his luxury cars up for sale for 195,000 pounds. According to The Sun, his close friends also believe that he plans to sell his four million pound mansion in Cheshire.
Male tennis players slogged harder than women at this year's Wimbledon for same payJuly 7th, 2009 LONDON - Male tennis players work far harder than their female counterparts to earn the same amount of cash, it has emerged. Men's runner-up Andy Roddick had to work three times as hard as losing women's finalist Venus Williams at Wimbledon.
Serena Williams beats big sister Venus in Wimbledon final for third timeJuly 4th, 2009 Serena beats sister Venus in Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has won her third Wimbledon title, beating sister Venus Williams 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the final. The second-seeded Serena also beat Venus in the 2002 and '03 Wimbledon finals, but lost to her older sibling in last year's championship match at the All England Club.
Murray mania causes 120 m pounds worth of work loss in UKJuly 4th, 2009 EDINBURGH - With around eight million viewers watching the Wimbledon semi-final between British tennis hope Andy Murray and American Andy Roddick, experts have estimated that 120 million pounds worth of man hours were lost at work. Analysts believe that around half of the eight million skipped work to watch the historic semi-final, reports The Scotsman.
'The Queen' to grace Wimbledon in hope of seeing Murray crowned 'King'July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Queen Elizabeth is hoping to visit the Wimbledon Centre court for the first time in 32 years to see British tennis star Andy Murray take on Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in the men's final on Sunday, but before that the 22-year-old Scott will have to beats Andy Roddick in today's semi final. Murray has already received a letter of congratulations from Her Majesty after his recent win at Queen's, and now it has been revealed the Queen is set to grace Wimbledon with her presence, the Daily Express reports.
Andy Roddick reaches 3rd Wimbledon final by beating Andy Murray in 4 setsJuly 3rd, 2009 Roddick reaches 3rd Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick has reached his third Wimbledon final by beating British hope Andy Murray 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5). Roddick will face five-time champion Roger Federer in Sunday's final.
Serena Williams saves a match point, rallies to beat Dementieva in Wimbledon semifinalJuly 2nd, 2009 Serena rallies to advance to Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has rallied to beat Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 and reach the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row. The two-time Wimbledon champion saved a match point with a backhand volley while trailing 5-4 in the third set of Thursday's semifinal.
'Murray winning Wimbledon will make him Beckham of tennis world with 100 mln pound deal'July 1st, 2009 LONDON - British tennis ace Andy Murray could secure a 100 million pounds sponsorship deal if he wins Wimbledon, analysts have predicted. Marketing analysts have forecast that winning Wimbledon may make the 21-year-old Scot a new David Beckham of the tennis world, sparking off a bidding war between brands.
Serena Williams dismisses Daniela Hantuchova to reach Wimbledon quarterfinalsJune 29th, 2009 SWilliams reaches Wimbledon quarterfinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals after defeating Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 6-1. The second-seeded Williams lost just two points on her first serve Monday and broke Hantuchova five times to complete the win in 56 minutes.
Man U's Ronaldo to sell his Porsche for about 70 K poundsJune 17th, 2009 LONDON - Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo is selling the Porsche Carrera 2 Tiptronic S, which he bought in 2007 for 69,995 pounds on Auto Trader. The 24-year-old placed an advertisement for the car as he prepares to relocate from England to Spain.
200 pound tickets for India-England matchJune 14th, 2009 LONDON - Tickets for Sunday's ICC Twenty20 cricket match between India and England were going for an astounding 200 pounds. Desperate Indian supporters crowded the Lord's cricket venue for the Super Eight match, eager to cough up any amount for a place in the Mecca of cricket.
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