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William Sharpe

An American economist and professor. His major contributions include both the capital asset pricing model and the Sharpe ratio, which attempts to account for a money manager's index-like tendencies in portfolio management. Sharpe won the Nobel Prize for economics in 1990. He was born in 1934.

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GRAHAM SHARPE, William Hill's media relations director, has done well in the last 20 years when it comes to churning out books, his subjects ranging from a biography of Screaming Lord Sutch to a fixed football match between Liverpool and Manchester United in 1915.

Undisputed master of trivia lands a double; The pick of the recent releases reviewed by our resident team of critics 500 Strangest Racing Stories and 1,000 Racing Quotations compiled by Graham Sharpe (pounds 12.99 each or pounds 20 the pair, published by Highdown - racingpost.co.uk/ bookshop)

Graham Sharpe, William Hill spokesman, said: "Four contenders have begun to pull clear of the rest of the field "All of them have been the subject of three-figure bets but the heaviest backing so far has been for the Archbishop of Wales, whose odds have shortened from an opening price of 5/1." The betting started earlier this month after Dr Carey ended speculation and announced he is to retire in the autumn.

Odds shorten on bishop for top job

Graham Sharpe, William Hill's spokesman, said: "We offered 500-1 back in November that Lennox would win all four titles by May 18, 1998.

I'll bash bookies for a million says Lewis

HARRIERS: Lewis; Sharpe, Williams, Albrighton, Briscoe; Gittings, Briggs (Morris, 76), Shaw, Blair; Canham (Matt, 86), McPhee.

Hats off to McPhee for Luton point

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