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The First Post (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Now the Dow has crossed back through the 10,000 barrier, lifted by surprisingly strong profits at JP Morgan, market watchers are hoping the index will continue to surge…
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
By Mark Reason in DubaiPublished: 6:08PM GMT 21 Nov 2009On fire: Lee Westwood plays out of the sandpit in DubaiAfter a sublime round of 66 on Saturday he spoke with devastating self assurance. Asked if he had ever talked with such confidence during a tournament, Westwood answered: "When I was winning a lot in the last century, when we were all a lot younger. I had this kind of attitude...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
By Mark Reason Published: 10:33PM GMT 14 Nov 2009 Nervous: Martin Johnson needs to enable his England side to play without fear Photo: GETTY IMAGES Who would have thought that Martin Johnson, old beetle-browed Heathcliff himself, would turn into the master of mirth. You see Johnno had spent all afternoon biting his fingernails, hiding his head in his hands and generally behaving like...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
By Mark Reason Published: 5:55PM GMT 11 Nov 2009 Painful business: Mike Tindall, one of a host of players unable to play against Argentina because of injury, winces after being hurt in a tackle at Twickenham Photo: GETTY IMAGES But if you were thinking that every last breath would be expended on making the game safer, you would be wrong. The IRB's experts are actually going to discuss...
Inside Motherhood (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Reports are popping up everywhere that our children today are having far too much stress than we use to as children, while I don’t agree with this 100% I can see how a child can become stressed 1. grades. Yes, there are some of us parents that want to see our children succeed and know when we’ve seen high marks there are no reason for low ones. If there are low marks,...
Total Flanker (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
In an article in the Telegraph last week, rugby journalist Mark Reason says that he doesn't want his 10 year old son to take up rugby because "the rugby field has become a far too dangerous place." His argument is that, because the "big hit" is now king in rugby, injuries are now pretty much inevitable. Whereas the tackle used to be about putting someone on the ground,...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
By Mark Reason Published: 6:27PM GMT 28 Oct 2009 New start: Rory McIlroy answers questions from the media as he prepares for the Volvo Matchplay Photo: GETTY IMAGES The snappily titled Volvo World Matchplay Championship stands like the great, silver trophy of this recession. Gone are the foggy mornings and wonderful gold and russet hues of Wentworth in the autumn. Instead we are hunkered...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
By Mark Reason Published: 7:30AM GMT 27 Oct 2009Comments | Crash, boom, bang: statistics show the tackle is the most common cause of injury in rugby union Photo: PA Like most 10-year-olds, Callum loves a bit of biff, but for now the only place that he will get a good ruck is in the school playground. The rugby field has become a far too dangerous place. Almost any responsible school coach...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Payne Stewart's loss is still felt 10 years onIt is 10 years since a Learjet 35 came out of a sharp autumn sky and crashed into a farmer's field in South Dakota. Payne Stewart, the winner of the 1999 US Open, was on board that plane. If Stewart had lived, he was America's likely Ryder Cup captain next year. By Mark Reason Published: 5:57PM BST 23 Oct 2009 Tragic loss: if Payne Stewart...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
By Mark Reason Published: 5:39PM BST 19 Oct 2009 Ball control: Padraig Harrington says good equipment and good timing are essential for getting backspin Photo: EPA From somewhere deep in the woods, a ball shot out quail-high underneath the branches of a tree, fizzed over a bunker and then screeched to a halt on the green inches from where it had landed. So how on earth does Harrington...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
By Mark Reason Published: 4:23PM BST 17 Oct 2009 Missing links: Padraig Harrington, winner of three majors, is still searching for improvement Photo: GETTY IMAGES Many people thought that Padraig Harrington had gone mad. How could anyone win three majors and then start messing about with their game? Harrington's answer is a simple one. He wasn't going any higher. Harrington believed that...
Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The First Post Daily Email New photo shows Jaycee Dugard enjoying freedom How the kidnap victim appears to be recovering from her 18-year ordeal Heath Ledger’s last role is not his greatest FILM OF THE WEEK: The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus is a curio for Ledger’s fans Dow passes 10,000 mark but no reason to celebrate It means investors have made no overall
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
By Mark Reason in Vilamoura Published: 8:21PM BST 15 Oct 2009 Easy when it's easy: Justin Rose gives his putter a twirl as he strolls up the 14th fairway on his way to a 65 Photo: GETTY IMAGES He is desperate to return to the world’s top 50 because, without the security of playing in the top tournaments, it is almost impossible now to play in both Europe and America. Rose doesn’t want...
LagrangePoint - Brad Howarth (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... as the National Broadband Network moves from conjuncture to reality. And this marks another reason why the debut of the AMBER Awards is timely. With the NBN we have an opportunity to accelerate the transformation of the industries that are represented here, and then see that transformation applied across a wider range of industries in the years to come. Of course this will mean more awards,...
