They expect to complete their journey across Antarctica in under 14 days, as opposed to①around 60 days for a conventional dog-and-man-hauled sledge expedition.
Liverpool expect to complete the signing of Fernando Torres from Atlético Madrid within days, but even that ￡20 million-plus record deal may not be the most striking of the summer at Anfield if Rafael Benítez succeeds with an improbable bid to prise Gabriel Heinze from Manchester United.
