A murder investigation has begun after the death of a 21-year-old East Sussex man found collapsed in the street following a Jubilee party.
Father-of-three James Harris Durkin, of Eastbourne, was discovered in Court Road, Orpington, south-east London, in the early hours of Tuesday.
The Met Police said he was taken to Royal London Hospital but later died.
Post-mortem tests on Thursday showed he died from a "deep brain bleed linked to blunt force trauma".
The Met Police have set up an incident room at Lewisham police station and appealed for witnesses.
A spokesman for the force said: "There were a number of people at the party which is in an area of adjoining residential premises.
"There were also, despite the early hours of the assault, people in the area either going to or returning from work in a part of Orpington."
Mr Harris Durkin initially travelled to Orpington from his home in Eastbourne to attend a funeral on Monday.
Officers said he then spent the evening celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with family and friends in Court Road.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
French Open 2012 Scores: Disappointments Who Will Rebound at Wimbledon - Bleacherreport.com
The 2012 French Open saw its fair share of disappointment as some of the biggest names in tennis were eliminated much earlier than expected. With Wimbledon play starting June 25, the next opportunity to erase the disappointment from our minds is right around the corner.
The switch from the clay of Roland-Garros to the grass of Wimbledon will be a welcome change for many of the stars who turned in poor performances in 2012's second grand slam. Here are players that are sure to rebound with a good showing at Wimbledon.
Caroline Wozniacki
Wozniacki came into the French Open as a favorite to advance to at least the quarterfinals—especially after Serena Williams' loss. Coming in as the ninth ranked player in the world, much was expected of the 21-year-old. Unfortunately, Wozniacki was unable to live up the hype as she was ousted by Kaia Kenepi in just the third round.
While Wozniacki's early exit was disappointing, she should fare much better at Wimbledon. Wozniacki has been much more consistent on the grass of Wimbledon than at the French—she has made it to the fourth round in each of the last three years and holds a 12-5 record in the tournament.
The young Wozniacki is still developing as an elite player, so some inconsistency is to be expected. Look for her to come to Wimbledon ready to make people forget about her French Open performance.
Serena Williams
The most shocking upset of the French Open was Serena Williams' first-round loss to Virginie Razzano. Williams came into the French ranked No. 5 in the world, but turned in an awful one-and-done performance at Roland Garros.
The fact that Williams struggled at the French shouldn't affect her going into Wimbledon, though—she has always struggled on clay. Williams is a mere 39-10 in the tournament and has only won it once. By contrast, Williams is 60-8 at Wimbledon and has won the tournament four times.
Coming off of a disappointing performance in the French to dominate at Wimbledon is nothing new and a rebound performance is to be expected.
Azarenka may have lost her No. 1 ranking to Maria Sharapova, but Wimbledon will offer her a great opportunity to gain it back.
Azarenka saw an early exit in the fourth round of the French Open after losing straight sets to Dominika Cibulkova. For the No. 1 player in the world to be beaten that badly is disappointing, so Wimbledon will be key in regaining her status as the best player in the world.
Azarenka has been fairly successful at Wimbledon making an appearance in 2011's semifinals and posting a 15-6 record for her career in the tournament. Azarenka should continue to improve on her 10-1 record in slam matches this year and could even add her second grand slam title of 2012 with a great showing at Wimbledon.
Source: bleacherreport.com
French Open win beats Wimbledon: Sharapova - DAWN Group
“But when I fell to me knees today on the court I realised that winning here was extremely special, even more so.” -Photo by AFP
PARIS: Maria Sharapova said her French Open triumph was a greater achievement than her teenage 2004 Wimbledon breakthrough which launched her on the road to international fame and fortune.
The Russian, one of the few genuine stars in the women’s game, completed a career Grand Slam by beating Italy’s Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday.
It was the 25-year-old’s first Roland Garros title and fourth major of her career, but first since she recovered from a potentially career-ending shoulder injury.
“It’s the most unique, surreal moment. I never thought I would have it. When I won Wimbledon at 17, I thought that would be the most cherished moment of my career,” she said.
“But when I fell to me knees today on the court I realised that winning here was extremely special, even more so.”
Sharapova added the 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open titles to her 2004 win at Wimbledon before the shoulder injury sidelined her for 10 months, sending her ranking spiralling to 126 in the world.
She has endured numerous false starts since that time and losses in the 2011 Wimbledon final to Petra Kvitova and this year’s Australian Open title match at the hands of Victoria Azarenka led many to ponder whether she had been overtaken by a new generation of big-hitters.
But titles on clay in Stuttgart and Rome in the run-up to Paris transformed her into one of the favourites for the Paris title which she achieved with a 6-3, 6-2 win over the out-gunned Errani in just 90 minutes.
With the Williams sisters on the wane, Kim Clijsters about to retire and the likes of Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki struggling for consistent levels of success, Sharapova believes there are many more majors coming her way.
“It’s been a long journey, I started from such a young age, but I’m not done yet, far from it,” she said.
“I have a lot more to achieve, I always believed in my game and that I could get better on grass, clay, cement.”
Sharapova said she was increasingly motivated by the people who wrote her off, never doubting her own powers or the influence of those around her.
“No matter how tough it was or if people didn’t believe in me, I never listened. I only listened to my own voice which told me that I would succeed again and I did.
“No matter how many punches I took, I didn’t care. I always got back up again. There were no excuses. I love this work of playing tennis. I could have said I have had enough when I was injured.
“I could have said I have enough money and fame, but when your love for the sport is bigger than those things, then you still get up to practice when it’s freezing or when others have no belief.”
Source: dawn.com
Tesco losing market share - ITV
A trading update for the first quarter of Tesco's financial year is expected to reveal that the recovery plan has yet to gain momentum, and the group is still losing market share amid the price war and a buoyant performance from discounters Iceland, Aldi and Lidl.
Andrew Kasoulis, an analyst at Credit Suisse, expects like-for-like sales excluding fuel and VAT to decline 1.5 per cent in the 13 weeks to May 26, in only a slight improvement on the 1.6 per cent fall in the previous quarter.
The sales performance comes at a time when food price inflation has been more than 4 per cent, indicating that underlying sales volumes at Tesco are significantly down. Tesco has been trying to turn around its performance through a raft of special offers, including money-off vouchers.
Source: www.itv.com
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