RBS merges Asia-Pacific teams July 14, 2009 Royal Bank of Scotland is to combine its Asia-Pacific investment banking teams ahead of a likely sale of its Asian operations to Australia’s ANZ, Standard Chartered or HSBC. The bank will merge its advisory, wholesale banking and risk management operations in a move it said would help it better serve clients in the region. The [...]
Young’s soothes its investors July 14, 2009 London-focused pubs group Young’s said yesterday it had made a solid start to the current financial year and was trading in line with expectations despite tough economic conditions. At its annual meeting the company said total sales at its 122 managed pubs were up 3.3 per cent in the 15 weeks to July 11, with [...]
Morgan Sindall wins its wings July 14, 2009 Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall yesterday announced that its construction division Morgan Ashurst has won a £71m contract with plane maker Airbus to build a wing assembly factory. The factory is expected to be completed by October 2010.
Mega-rich City could overtake United July 14, 2009 THE bottomless pit of cash that Manchester City are mining this summer has already seen them snatch Carlos Tevez away from their more prestigious local rivals. And it is far from unthinkable that their spending spree could even see them poach Manchester United’s place in the top four too. Tevez has followed Gareth Barry and [...]
Jenas bait in Tottenham’s Vieira swoop July 14, 2009 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp is ready to use England midfielder Jermaine Jenas as bait in a sensational deal for Patrick Vieira. Inter Milan are reportedly willing to let Vieira, former captain of Spurs’ arch-rivals Arsenal, leave the club for a fee of around £3.5m. Tottenham are among a host of clubs chasing the 33-year-old Frenchman’s [...]
Purring Tiger confident of denying Harrington hat-trick July 14, 2009 WORLD No1 Tiger Woods insists he feels ready to claim his first Major for more than a year and deny Padraig Harrington a third successive Open title this weekend. Woods was still recovering from knee surgery when Harrington sealed back-to-back triumphs 12 months ago at Royal Birkdale. But the American has won three tournaments since [...]
Let Pietersen go on attack, says Vaughan July 14, 2009 FORMER England captain Michael Vaughan has urged star batsman Kevin Pietersen to stick to his attacking instincts ahead of tomorrow’s second Ashes Test at Lord’s. Flamboyant Pietersen was criticised for two poor dismissals in the first Test at Cardiff, prompting calls for him to adopt a more conservative approach. In particular, the Hampshire ace was [...]
Cavendish seals third stage win July 14, 2009 CYCLING: Mark Cavendish produced a rousing late finish to hold off rival Thor Hushovd and claim his third stage victory of the Tour de France. The Colombia-HTC rider pipped the Norwegian to clinch the 194.5km, 10th stage between Limoges to Issoudun and close Hushovd’s lead in the race for the green jersey to just six [...]
Johnson backs Wilko to shine July 14, 2009 RUGBY UNION: England manager Martin Johnson says injury-plagued Jonny Wilkinson is fit and raring to go following his call-up to the 32-man elite player squad. Fly-half Wilkinson hasn’t played since dislocating his kneecap playing for Newcastle 10 months ago, but Johnson said: “He is a world-class player. He was in here for a fitness assessment [...]
Monty ‘unhappy’ at Lyle apology July 14, 2009 GOLF: Sandy Lyle’s apology for accusing Colin Montgomerie of cheating at an event four years ago was last night branded as “strange” by his fellow Scot. “I want to be clear that I regret bringing up the 2005 incident,” Lyle said. “Colin and I are not at war – he’s a great champion and a [...]
