September 2010 News

Its third Classification of Australian Wine shows that in little more than a decade Australia has developed a critical mass of fine wines

Published: September 30, 2010

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Its third Classification of Australian Wine shows that in little more than a decade, Australia has developed a critical mass of fine wines. Parsley sauce for cod or ham, and dill sauce for gravadlax will always be in my repertoire.Borlotti beans with wild fennelServes 4 as a starter or a vegetableFor a change from [...]


He wanted the best tennis education in the world and he picked the right place

Published: September 30, 2010

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He wanted the best tennis education in the world and he picked the right place. We knew about Maria because IMG have spies all over the world to tell us about players.We knew about Maria when she was seven or younger. She is a true product of our system and hers is an amazing [...]


He broke Grosjean in the seventh game and again in the eighth for 6-3 to stamp his authority on the

Published: September 30, 2010

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He broke Grosjean in the seventh game and again in the eighth for 6-3, to stamp his authority on the match.Grosjean steadied himself for the third set and Federer had to save a break point at 2-2. The two games played before rain called time went with serve.* Tim Henman will have the chance [...]


Taking to Court 13 at just gone six o’clock against the Zimbabwe brother-and-sister pairing of Cara and Wayne

Published: September 30, 2010

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Taking to Court 13 at just gone six o’clock against the Zimbabwe brother-and-sister pairing of Cara and Wayne Black, play was finally called to a halt at 9.10pm with the final set level at 10-10.Navratilova and Paes, the defending champions, had two match points on the Wayne Black serve at 4-5, one of them [...]


When finally I see an opportunity to slip in a question I ask him whether

Published: September 30, 2010

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When finally I see an opportunity to slip in a question, I ask him whether he knew Roddick before the call arrived?”Not really. He was in London, and he called at around midday on a Saturday I was on the 2.40pm flight to London the following day. We rapped a little bit when I [...]


I won bronze in ‘88 and that was the most fun I ever had playing

Published: September 30, 2010

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I won bronze in ‘88 and that was the most fun I ever had playing tennis I was with with Andre when he won gold in ‘96. My favourite ever player was Ian Botham, that great all-arounder (sic) But I love to watch Shane Warne And those little guys, [Brian] Lara and [Sachin] Tendulkar [...]


With an interest-only mortgage Mr Dutson is not improving the equity in his

Published: September 30, 2010

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With an interest-only mortgage Mr Dutson is not improving the equity in his property and so depends entirely on the housing market for capital gain. If not, he might do best to sell the property now and use the funds for a home when he returns to the UK, when the market should be [...]


I refer as you might guess to Philip Green’s bid for Marks & Spencer and the price he is

Published: September 30, 2010

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I refer, as you might guess, to Philip Green’s bid for Marks & Spencer and the price he is prepared to pay to get his hands on each ordinary share in the company. In fact, I am more tempted by the alternative of 335p cash plus some shares in what will become the new [...]


Atlantic breakers make this one of the best surfing beaches in Britain

Published: September 30, 2010

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Atlantic breakers make this one of the best surfing beaches in Britain. The only building along this curvaceous shoreline is the Old Rectory, owned by the National Trust. Look below you, and to the right, and you will see a glorious three-mile stretch of honey sand. Others may choose to get around via mountain [...]


The women are elegant but the older ones try to stay a bit too cool for their age

Published: September 30, 2010

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The women are elegant, but the older ones try to stay a bit too cool for their age. They still wear jeans with stilettos, flashy tops, leather jackets, big Dior or Chanel sunglasses And they also wear a lot of Botox It is rare to meet young women who are simply dressed. Either they [...]


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