Sarries aiming October 14, 2009 HIGH-FLYING Saracens have been boosted by the return of England captain Steve Borthwick as they look to maintain their 100 per cent winning start to the season against Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon in tonight’s Challenge Cup clash. Borthwick has missed the last two Sarries matches with an eye injury and joins the likes of Brad Barritt, [...]
Megson: Fergie’s been hung out to dry October 14, 2009 BOLTON manager Gary Megson insists Manchester United counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson has been unfairly criticised for his attack on referee Alan Wiley. Ferguson has been asked by the Football Association to explain the remarks, in which he said Wiley had struggled to keep pace with play and “needed a rest”. The United chief has since [...]
Gold keen to Hammer out a deal October 14, 2009 FORMER Birmingham chairman David Gold insists he is not put off investing in West Ham by their pile of debt. Gold and former Blues co-owner David Sullivan are thought to be interested in buying the Hammers, who are owned largely by Icelandic bank Straumur-Burdaras. But while Sullivan has expressed concerns at the amount the east [...]
Torrance in dark over Cup invite October 14, 2009 SAM TORRANCE admits he is in the dark over an invite from Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie to deliver a motivational speech to the 2010 side. Montgomerie yesterday revealed his intention to call upon Ryder Cup greats such as Torrance, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam and Nick Faldo to inspire the Europeans to beat the United [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF October 14, 2009 Saudis on verge of Reds dealFOOTBALL: The Saudi prince in talks to buy a stake in Liverpool has revealed he is on the verge of concluding a deal with Reds co-owner George Gillett. American Gillett, who owns 50 per cent of the club, jetted out to Riyadh this week for further negotiations with Prince Faisal. [...]
Sabres through after T&T stun IPL champions October 14, 2009 SOMERSET SABRES secured their place in the Super Eights of the inaugural Champions League after Trinidad & Tobago edged out Deccan Chargers in a thriller. Fast bowler Dwayne Bravo conceded just four runs from the final over to ensure the Indian Premier League champions fell three runs short of their victory target. Retired Australian Adam [...]
NO MEDAL FOR TWEDDLE October 14, 2009 BRITAIN’S Beth Tweddle suffered heartache at the World Gymnastics Championships in London yesterday when she fell from the asymmetric bars, her specialist event. It meant the European champion, 24, failed to qualify for Saturday’s final, although she is still in contention for the floor event at the O2. Tweddle missed out on an Olympic medal [...]
BRUCE WASSERSTEIN, WALL STREET LEGEND (1947-2009) October 14, 2009 BRUCE Wasserstein, the most celebrated dealmaker of the past 30 years, has died aged 61. Wasserstein, who served most recently as chairman and chief executive of investment bank Lazard, was admitted to hospital earlier this week with an irregular heartbeat and was said to be recovering until his death was announced last night. No cause [...]
Dow at 10,000 on JP Morgan October 14, 2009 JP MORGAN Chase sparked exuberance on Wall Street yesterday, as it surprised analysts by reporting third-quarter profit of $3.6bn (£2.25bn), driven by a barnstorming three months for its investment bank. The Dow Jones enjoyed a 1.47 per cent bump, closing at 10,015.86 on the back of the bank’s success and the expectation that rival Goldman [...]
City lives in Bruce Wasserstein’s shadow October 14, 2009 ANYBODY who really wants to understand today’s City of London – its culture, its customs and its personalities – needs to acquaint themselves with the life of Bruce Wasserstein, one of the greatest corporate financiers of all time who died last night at the cruelly premature age of 61. He was, of course, a New [...]
