Cusiter to lead Scots November 9, 2009 RUGBY UNION: Scotland coach Andy Robinson has chosen Chris Cusiter to captain the side for the first of their autumn Tests, against Fiji at Murrayfield on Saturday. Cusiter will lead a side which includes Worcester centre Alex Grove for the first time, while prop Moray Low will make his first home start.
Buemi to stay with Toro Rosso November 9, 2009 FORMULA ONE: Swiss driver Sebastien Buemi will stay with the Toro Rosso team for 2010. The 21-year-old scored eight points last season and may still be joined by team-mate Jaime Alguersuari, who is currently in talks with the Italian team.
Ngog caught in ‘dive’ storm as Gerrard saves Liverpool November 9, 2009 LIVERPOOL (2) vs BIRMINGHAM CITY (2) LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez admitted striker David Ngog “probably” dived for the penalty that earned his struggling side a precious draw. Birmingham looked set to heap yet more pressure on the under-fire Reds boss when goals from Christian Benitez and Cameron Jerome put the visitors 2-1 up. But substitute [...]
Wayne warned but Fergie’s off the hook November 9, 2009 WAYNE ROONEY has been warned over his future conduct by Football Association chiefs after a remark made in front of a television camera at the weekend. Rooney received a dressing down from the FA after appearing to mouth the words “12 men” at a camera as he walked off the Stamford Bridge pitch – a [...]
Vermaelen: Free-scoring Arsenal are in title hunt November 9, 2009 ARSENAL defender Thomas Vermaelen has warned their Premier League rivals that they are capable of mounting a sustained title challenge this year. The Gunners have not won the league since 2004, and last season rarely looked likely to trouble front-runners Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea. But Saturday’s 4-1 win at Wolves continued their impressive start [...]
Cole in six week lay-off November 9, 2009 ASHLEY COLE could be out of action for up to six weeks after aggravating a leg injury in Chelsea’s victory over Manchester United at the weekend. The left-back was ruled out of Fabio Capello’s England’s squad to face Brazil in a friendly on Saturday after being diagnosed with a depressed fracture of the tibia. Cole, [...]
BACKLASH MOUNTS AGAINST TOBIN TAX November 8, 2009 OPPOSITION politicians and City figures slammed Gordon Brown’s talk of a ‘Tobin tax’ yesterday, dismissing it as a “theoretical proposal” that would be impossible to put into effect without disastrous consequences for London. The Tories are understood to oppose Brown’s plan and are believed instead to favour levying a small fee on banks’ balance sheet, [...]
Cadbury set for Kraft bid November 8, 2009 THE board of Cadbury was this morning readying itself for a last-ditch hostile bid from Kraft, the American food group, which is expected to table a takeover offer worth £10bn. Kraft, the maker of Oreo Cookies and Dairylea cheese, has until 5pm under Takeover Panel rules to make a bid or walk away for six [...]
Dyson’s kids clean up cash November 8, 2009 SIR James Dyson, the man who pioneered the bagless vacuum cleaner, has given £45m of his fortune to his three children. Each of the Dyson offspring, all in their thirties, have received £15m from a shares deal, according to documents filed at Companies House. The Dyson company bought back shares for £150m in February 2008 [...]
Why Brown is wrong about a Tobin tax November 8, 2009 IT is hard to know what Gordon Brown was thinking when he called for a Tobin tax on financial transactions at the weekend. More so than any other large nation, Britain is dependent on finance for its prosperity; Brown’s task should be to try and fix the system to make sure there is no repeat [...]
