Bermuda News
Bowled out or bold doubt?
Saturday September 19, 2009
The 2009 World Championships finished a week ago. Twenty-two teams entered
each of the three major teams€™ events, the Bermuda Bowl (Open), Venice Cup
(Women€™s) and D€™Orsi Bowl (Seniors).Good News Comes Via Kabel
Wednesday September 3, 2008
In Mondays column two pairs in the 2007 Bermuda Bowl reached a grand slam missing an ace. Todays deal comes from the final of the 2007 Transnational Open Teams and the final of the Bermuda Bowl.A Grandy Flat
Monday September 1, 2008
The late Hans Rosendorff of Perth captained the Australian Women's Team to a number of wins in the Far East Championships. Part of his formula for success was to forbid his players to bid a grand slam, no matter how clear it might be. On Board 19 from the 2007 Bermuda Bowl semi-final match between South Africa and the USA, the North-South players would have done well to heed the Rosendorff advice.From Kazakhstan To Bermuda, The Allco Mystery Intrigues
Monday March 24, 2008
DEEP inside the perplexing tangle of shelf companies that is the Allco Finance Group there is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a chain of subsidiaries that runs all the way from Sydney to the tax haven of Bermuda before wending its way to the low-tax haven of Singapore.The Kazakhstan Connection Was To Be Allco's Jewel
Tuesday March 18, 2008
DEEP inside the perplexing tangle of shelf companies that is the Allco Finance Group there is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a chain of subsidiaries that runs all the way from Sydney to the tax haven of Bermuda before wending its way to the low-tax haven of Singapore.Bermuda Shorts: The Four-minute Run Chase
Wednesday February 20, 2008
BERMUDAN women can't bat and can't bowl. In arguably the most inept display in the history of the game, Bermuda were bowled out for 13 before South Africa took just four balls and four minutes to win by 10 wickets in the opening game of women's World Cup qualifying at Stellenbosch University.Lost In Our Own Bermuda Triangle
Saturday January 26, 2008
Ask Australians to nominate a central value of our society and they are likely to mention one or another variant of the "fair go". This principle has motivated some of our finest social achievements in the past and it is the hope of many that it will be the cornerstone of an era of renewed interest in social justice.Amp Sells Reinsurance Operation
Wednesday December 12, 2007
AMP has made a healthy profit on the sale of its closed reinsurance and general insurance operation, which includes the Cobalt and Gordian businesses, to Bermuda's Enstar Group for $585 million.From A To Zia
Wednesday November 14, 2007
This was Board 13 of Round 1 of the Bermuda Bowl:Why A Win For South Africa Will Be A Win For Those Who Love The Game
Tuesday October 16, 2007
THE Wallabies' dismal performance in going out of the tournament to England in the quarter-finals has elements of a Bermuda Triangle mystery about it. How on earth did it happen?Paul & Joe Store Opening Westfield Bondi Junction
Sunday August 19, 2007
hit French label Paul & Joe will lend a bit of Gallic chic to Westfield Bondi Junction after opening the doors to its suitably stylish premises on Wednesday night. Now if only the shopping centre can sort out that cavernous car park, which has proven something of a Bermuda Triangle for vehicles - and possibly shoppers as well.How Green The Valley, How High The Peake
Wednesday August 15, 2007
Murray Green - Andrew Peake have had an outstanding record over the past twelve months. It was a great surprise then to see them knocked out of the Open Butler Trials after Stage 1. Prior to that they had come second in the Victor Champion Cup as members of the NOBLE team and will be representing Australia in the Bermuda Bowl in Shanghai later this year.Brazil Nuts
Friday August 3, 2007
In the semi-finals of the 2007 South American Open Teams (to select two teams to compete in the Bermuda Bowl in Shanghai), Argentina defeated Uruguay easily, but the Brazil and Chile match was close all the way. With one board to go,And The Winner Is ... Sidney
Friday June 29, 2007
In yesterday's column about the Victor Champion Cup we saw Justin Howard take a worthwhile sacrifice at the seven-level even though he held an ace and his partner had opened with a normal one-bid. Another impressive save occurred on the following deal, which arose in the semi-finals of the 2007 United States Trials to select the team to represent the USA in the Bermuda Bowl (World Open Teams) later this year.Practice Makes Imperfect
Thursday June 7, 2007
In the final of the playoffs to select the Australian Open Teams for 2007, Pauline Gumby - Warren Lazer, Murray Green - Andrew Peake, Richard Jedrychowski - Bruce Neill defeated the OzOne team of Peter Gill - Paul Gosney, Sartaj Hans - Tony Nunn, Zoli Nagy - Bob Richman by 121 Imps to 120. The former team will play for Australia at the Bermuda Bowl (World Open Teams) in Shanghai in September-October, while the Ozone Team is currently in Indonesia, competing in the Pacific Asia Open Teams. You can ...Big Trouble From Little Bermuda As Sluggo The Spinner Heavies England
Wednesday March 7, 2007
IN DECEMBER, a slightly chubby spinner bowled at Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen for nearly two days in Adelaide and couldn't get them out.
Maybe Shane Warne wasn't fat enough; Dwayne "Sluggo" Leverock certainly is
Dwayne LeverockBig In Bermuda
Tuesday February 27, 2007
The World Cup minnow boasts a spinner of cult-figure proportions, writes Chloe SaltauGordon Lifts Ten Stake Above 14%
Wednesday February 21, 2007
BERMUDA-BASED billionaire Bruce Gordon, owner of regional television group WIN Corp, has set tongues wagging by spending another $14 million on Ten Network shares, lifting his stake to more than 14 per cent.Paint Tagged Graffiti Vandal
Wednesday November 15, 2006
A SPLASH of Bermuda blue spray paint on a man's finger helped police link him to graffiti on a toilet block, Newcastle Local Court was told yesterday.The 2005 Wc Book Is Here
Monday July 31, 2006
`The 2005 World Championships, Estoril' is now available. The 336-page book includes reports on the Transnational Teams, the Seniors Bowl, the round-robins, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals of the Bermuda Bowl (Open Teams) and Venice Cup (Women's Teams) and is a must-read for all serious players.