Damon Hill has severely criticised Bernie Ecclestone, accusing him of sucking money out of grand prix organisers without re-investing in Formula One's infrastructure.
WHEN Dale Benkenstein lifted
the Friends Provident Trophy
last August, he spoke of
Durham's first piece of silverware
being "the first of many
trophies". It still might be
given the county's position in
the top three of the County
Championship and impending
quarter-final in the Twenty20
Cup, but despite the
South African's best efforts
yesterday, it will not be the
first half of a Friends Provident
double.
Lewis Hamilton declared himself satisfied with his start to the British Grand Prix weekend after finishing inside the top three in both of yesterday's practice sessions at Silverstone.
MIDDLESBOUGH'S new
signing, Marvin Emnes, will
start training with his new
team-mates on Monday, but
could find himself Beijing
bound come the end of the
month.
THE Tyne-Wear battle for
Richard Dunne ended in disappointment
for both Sunderland
and Newcastle United
yesterday, when the Irishman
signed a new four-year contract
at Manchester City.
NEWCASTLE officials have opened talks with Switzerland international Gokhan Inler after watching the midfielder impress in all of three of his country's matches at last month's European Championships.
ASHWELL Prince is
confident South Africa
captain Graeme Smith
derived much benefit from
his first innings of the
summer - despite missing
out on the rich pickings his
team-mates took from
Middlesex yesterday
Prince (104 not out) and
Hashim Amla (161) once
again proved to be in
outstanding form as they
added to gains made
against Somerset at
Taunton by underpinning
the tourists' 339 for four on
day one at Uxbridge.
TEESSIDE'S teenage sprint
sensation Richard Kilty flies
off today with the Great
Britain team competing in
next week's 12th IAAF World
Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz,
Poland.
