Michael Taylor

London trader tries life as professional fighter

By Michael Taylor LONDON (Reuters) - Steven Hopwood has traded the cut and thrust of financial markets for the jabs and kicks of cage fighting -- a fast growing mix of martial arts and an old-fashioned pub brawl. Fighting under...

Accountant rubs shoulders with Bruntwood giant

ROSSENDALE accountant Umar Memon received business tips from one of the region’s leading entrepreneurs at an event in support of The New Children’s Hospital Appeal. Michael Oglesby, founder of Manchester property giant...

Smith, BeachBoys reach title game

Ninth-inning blast sinks Sharks, clinches East Division By Steve Conley / Special to MLB.com Marquez Smith won a Florida State League championship in September. (Paul Gierhart/MLB.com) Pinch-hitter Marquez Smith slugged a...

Big shoes to fill for Aspen boys basketball

Nate Peterson The Aspen Times Aspen, CO Colorado ASPEN — Go ahead. Assume a state semifinal squad that lost nine seniors — including the Denver Post’s 3A Mr. Basketball, Cory Parker — is going to fall back to earth this season....

UPDATE 6-Copper jumps 6 pct on stronger equities

Copper rises 6.1 pct but economic worries remain * European shares gain, Wall Street opens lower * Aluminium climbs to a high of $1,967 a tonne (Updates prices and comments) By Michael Taylor LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Copper...

AMD to inject graphics grunt into ‘thin and light’ notebooks

David Flynn14 November 2008, 2:00 PM (2 hours 32 minutes ago.) In a highly strategic move, AMD’s ‘Yukon’ family will sidestep netbooks and bring ATI graphics grunt to full-featured ‘slim form factor’ ultraportables....

Baseball Prospectus: Hot Stove Preview: NL East

The world champion Phillies must decide whether to retain OF Pat Burrell The Mets have to rebuild their bullpen to get back to the postseason The Washington Nationals could sign Adam Dunn, but that might be a bad idea By Caleb...

Alonso's homer lifts Waikiki

Yonder Alonso homered on a full count with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Waikiki BeachBoys beat the North Shore Honu, 3-2, last night in Hawaii Winter Baseball at Hans L'Orange Park.

$100 000 Garrison bonus

by TYRONE EVELYN RACE HORSE OWNERS AND BREEDERS have 100 000 reasons to be happy. That's because the Diamonds International/ Audemars Piguet Two-Year-Old Challenge Series of races start at the Garrison on Saturday and a $100...

Three jailed over foiled Sandyford robbery

Three men have each been sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiring to rob a cash-in-transit van carrying €200,000 in Dublin. The men were arrested during a garda surveillance operation at Sandyford Business Park last...

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