News archive from Sunday, 22 April 2012
Keys handed over for £1.6m leisure centre
AFTER months of delay, a controversial £1.6m leisure centre could be set to open soon. The keys to a new leisure centre in Desborough have been handed over to Kettering Borough Council, which is now putting equipment in the building ahead of a...
Britain's first Olympic gold woman athlete Mary Rand looks back on her success and her life
She was the original golden girl, the first British woman athlete to win an Olympic event. But life as a competitor was very Âdifferent back in 1964 when Mary Rand took gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Âshattering the long jump world record. While athletes...
Sebastian Vettel on pole for Bahrain Grand Prix... but Lewis Hamilton is breathing down his neck
World champion Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the first time this season in edging Lewis Hamilton at the Bahrain Grand Prix, where security remained tight on Saturday amid expectations of fresh anti-government protests. Vettel, whose best...
Bloodshed in Bahrain: Pressure to call off GP grows as protester killed in clashes
Pressure to call off the Bahrain Grand Prix increased today as Bahrain’s opposition party claimed the first death in Grand Prix week. Al Wefaq said a 37-year-old man died in protests overnight. The body of Salah Abbas Habib was found lying on sheet...
Joy for Mou at the Nou
And Real manager Jose Mourinho finally chalked up his first La Liga win over rivals Barcelona in a tight game. The match could not have been more different from the famous 5-0 drubbing Barca gave Real last season. SAM-TASTIC ... Sami Khedira pokes...
Hendry revels in renaissance
Stephen Hendry dismissed sleep as a luxury "for wimps" after shrugging off jet lag to fire a 147 maximum break in his breathtaking start to the Betfred.com World Championship. Hendry flew out to north-east China on Monday and returned to the...
Nadal to face Djokovic in final
The top two players in the world will battle it out for the Monte Carlo Masters title on Sunday after seven-time defending champion Rafael Nadal battled past Gilles Simon to set up a mouth-watering clash with Novak Djokovic. Djokovic saw off Tomas...
Hendry revels in renaissance
Stephen Hendry dismissed sleep as a luxury "for wimps" after shrugging off jet lag to fire a 147 maximum break in his breathtaking start to the Betfred.com World Championship. Hendry flew out to north-east China on Monday and returned to the...
SARKOZY BRACED FOR POLL BATTLE
Political commentators have observed that the race for votes has been full of negative emotion and nostalgia for a more protected past: One of the world's top tourist destinations and biggest economies, France is feeling down about its debts, its...
Nadal to face Djokovic in final
"He's the player to beat here. He's the player to beat on clay courts. He's the best ever in the history of the sport on this surface. "It's the ultimate challenge. I need to play well. I need to play well from the first to the last point. I...
League Two round-up: Swindon promoted but Shews must wait
Swindon were promoted to npower League One despite going down 3-1 at Gillingham on Saturday. Paolo Di Canio's side will have been disappointed not to have secured their own promotion - which was confirmed courtesy of Torquay's defeat - but they remain...
League One round-up: Charlton secure title but who will be second? Steel all to play for
Charlton wrapped up the npower League One title with a 2-1 victory over Wycombe, but the fight for the second automatic promotion spot will go into another week after differing fortunes for the two Sheffield clubs. The Addicks had already ensured they...
Sad life of bullied girl who reduced Tom Jones to tears on The Voice
The Voice favourite Ruth Brown has told how she was bullied so badly at school that police had to be called. The 20-year-old, who mentor Tom Jones picked to go through to the live shows last night, suffered physical and verbal abuse from teenage gangs...
Bahrain Grand Prix: Force India come close to withdrawing
Force India came within an ace of pulling out of the Bahrain Grand Prix it was revealed last night as a protester’s death rocked the year’s most controversial race. Until now it had been thought that the Northamptonshire team sat out second practice...
Snooker World Championships: Hendry opens with maximum effort
Green baize legend Stephen Hendry pocketed a memorable maximum 147 break as he made sure this year’s Betfred.com World Championship kicked off with a bang. The seven-time world champion potted 15 reds, 15 blacks and all the Âcolours to light up the...
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