What the back pages say - July 5

13 April 2012

THE SUN: Manchester United insist claims Cristiano Ronaldo is on the verge of
moving to Real Madrid are 'laughable nonsense'. Also: Lewis Hamilton and Laura
Robson will be going flat out to prove they are a Brit of all right this
weekend. Portsmouth expect to complete an £11million deal for Peter Crouch on
Monday.

DAILY MIRROR: Lewis Hamilton admitted he was stunned Silverstone has been
stripped of the British Grand Prix. Also: Bjorn Borg claims Roger Federer can go
on to win 20 Grand Slam titles if he retains his Wimbledon crown tomorrow. Steve
Harmison's fear of bowling may have signalled the end of his Test career for
good - according to the man who tried to help him.

DAILY STAR: Damon Hill last night slammed the decision to snatch the British
Grand Prix away from Silverstone. Also: Chelsea have hit a wall in their attempt
to sign Andrei Arshavin after Zenit St Petersburg bumped up his price tag to
£20m and forced him to call off a trip to London. Fernando Torres has revealed
how hardman Rafa Benitez bullied him into becoming a Euro legend.

DAILY MAIL: Silverstone, the spiritual home of Formula One, has lost its battle
to remain host of the British Grand Prix after Donington Park amazingly won the
contract from 2010. Also: Nelson Mandela was last night identified as the
inspiration for a courageous stand by South Africa which helped to free
England's players from the spectre of the Zimbabwe issue. Frank Lampard has
stunned Chelsea by telling them he wants £150,000 a week.

DAILY EXPRESS: The man who stole the British Grand Prix from Silverstone says
his £100million rebuild of Donington Park will be ready for 2010. Also: Real
Madrid face a player revolt if they win their transfer tug-of-war with
Manchester United and sign Cristiano Ronaldo. Mark Hughes' hopes of luring
Ronaldinho to Manchester City are fading fast.

THE TIMES: A mystery investor has put up £100 million to help to seize the
rights to stage the British Grand Prix at Donington Park after a last-ditch
appeal to the Government failed to save the race for Silverstone. Also: It may
surprise Avram Grant, but Roman Abramovich has told a court that he keeps his
nose out of running Chelsea. Emmanuel Adebayor once told Arsene Wenger that he
would play for Arsenal for free. The fee for his services now is closer to a
six-figure weekly sum, but the Togo forward is aware of what it means to have
nothing.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: An offshore banking company owned by Sir Allen Stanford, who
recently signed a £100million deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board, are
facing an investigation in the US.

THE GUARDIAN: The British Grand Prix will be held at Donington Park from 2010
after the circuit's owners promised a £100million investment over five years,
ambushing their rivals at Silverstone, which has hosted the showpiece race since
1987.

THE INDEPENDENT: Roger Federer had the luxury of watching from the locker room
and must have liked what he saw.

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