England didn’t ‘over-react’ August 10, 2009 BADMINTON: Adrian Christy, chief executive of the sport’s governing body, Badminton England, has defended the team’s decision to pull out of the BWF World Championships in India. The England team decided to withdraw from the tournament in Hyderabad amid reports of a terror threat from Muslim extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The decision was met with criticism [...]
Villa Park pulls out of 2012 August 10, 2009 OLYMPICS: Villa Park has been withdrawn as a venue to host 2012 Olympic football matches due to uncertainty over rebuilding plans. Aston Villa’s ground was due to be one of six grounds used for 2012 but can not commit to hosting games while plans for an additional 8,000 seats are still up in the air.
Attendances at record high August 10, 2009 FOOTBALL: Opening day attendances in the Football League last weekend were at their highest for 46 years, new figures have revealed. More than 450,000 people attended the 36 matches played in the Coca-Cola Championship, League One and League Two at an average of 12,694 per game – up 14 per cent on last season. The [...]
Stoner out for three races August 10, 2009 MOTO GP: Former world champion Casey Stoner will miss the next three MotoGP races as he continues his recovery from illness. The 23-year-old Ducati rider, who lies third in the title race, was recently diagnosed with blood disorder anaemia and an inflamed stomach lining. A team spokesman said: “It is the best for him.”
Nortel chief resigns as firm unwinds August 10, 2009 NORTEL Networks, the bankrupt Canadian telecoms equipment maker, yesterday said that its chief executive Mike Zafirovski had stepped down as the firm gets closer to being wound down. Zafirovski’s departure had been expected since the company, which was once North America’s biggest telecoms manufacturer, filed for court protection from creditors at the start of this [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS August 10, 2009 BALFOUR BEATTYPanmure said Balfour Beatty’s share price had been in drift mode, underperforming its peers on a three and 12-month basis. Panmure believes this is due to concerns about public sector spending, but also that its market value and liquidity has made it an easier one to sell. The broker said that with its broad [...]
Former New Star boss joins Hermes August 10, 2009 JOHN Mould, formerly a top executive at New Star Asset Management, has been named as chief operating officer of Hermes Fund Managers. Mould was chief operating officer at New Star before it spectacularly failed and was bought by Henderson in February. He was credited with the firm’s stellar growth after it was created by renowned [...]
Wily Ramps is in the frame as England lose patience August 10, 2009 NATIONAL selector Geoff Miller yesterday refused to rule out the possibility of golden oldie Mark Ramprakash being handed a sensational Test recall for the decisive fifth Ashes Test at The Oval. England look set to be forced into middle order changes following their catastrophic innings and 80-run defeat to Australia in the third Test at [...]
Flintoff gets green light to play in Ashes finale August 10, 2009 WOUNDED England received the perfect pick-me-up last night after being told talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be fit for the decisive fifth Ashes Test at The Oval next week. Flintoff, 31, was controversially left out of the fourth Test at Headingley at the weekend and was sorely missed as England crashed to Australia by an [...]
CITY MOVES Who’s switching jobs August 10, 2009 TravelodgeThe hotel chain has appointed Charlie Herbert as its new e-commerce director. Herbert has been working at the group on a consultancy basis since March. In his new role, he will sit on the executive team and report directly to UK managing director Guy Parsons. He has previously worked with a number of top consumer [...]
