SUMMER SALES June 2, 2009 Bruce set for Sunderland jobSUNDERLAND are today expected to confirm the appointment of Wigan boss Steve Bruce as manager. Bruce is set to sign a three-year contract thought to be worth £60,000 per week at the Stadium of Light, after the two clubs agreed compensation earlier this week. The former Birmingham manager, who steered Wigan [...]
MStanley in race to repay TARP funding June 2, 2009 MORGAN Stanley became the latest Wall Street bank to raise capital in an effort to meet the US government’s criteria for paying back state rescue funds yesterday, announcing that it plans to sell common stock worth $2.2bn (£1.3bn). Ten US banks were told to raise new capital earlier this year, after stress testing by regulators [...]
Sport on TV June 2, 2009 Tennis: French Open, quarter-finals, British Eurosport and BBC Interactive, from 10am Rugby Union: Tour match, British & Irish Lions v Golden Lions, Sky Sports 1, 5.30pm (ko 6.10pm) Cricket: World Twenty20 warm-ups, England v West Indies, Sky Sports 1, 5pm; India v Pakistan, Sky Sports Interactive, 5pm Racing: Fontwell, At The Races, 2.45pm; Ripon, Fairyhouse, [...]
Citigroup to end payouts to its departed executives June 2, 2009 CITIGROUP is to halt the severance payments it makes to departed executives, including its former head of investment banking Michael Klein. Senior figures at the Wall Street bank were promised severance packages paid in cash instalments when they parted company with Citigroup last year, including $42m (£25.3m) in cash and stock to be paid to [...]
Hand of Stone smites Murray’s French bid June 2, 2009 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray admitted having no answer to the sheer power of 12th seed Fernando Gonzalez after seeing his dream of French Open glory die at the quarter-final stage. Murray slugged his way back into the match after dropping the first set but wilted in his attempt to contend with the brute force of [...]
Show what you’re made of, Edwards urges Lions June 2, 2009 BRITISH and Irish Lions coach Shaun Edwards has urged the tourists to make a statement of intent in tonight’s clash with Super 14 side the Golden Lions. Edwards is demanding an improvement on Saturday’s lukewarm win against a Royal XV when the Lions take the field for their second tour match in South Africa. “We [...]
Prepare for a feast of entertainment June 2, 2009 WHILE all eyes are naturally on England’s bid to reclaim that precious little urn from the Australians this summer, there is a small matter of a worldwide tournament taking place on home soil, which has almost gone unnoticed. Following the success of the inaugural competition in South Africa two years ago, the world’s biggest hitters [...]
Mosley slams Ferrari claim June 2, 2009 FORMULA ONE: FIA president Max Mosley has hit back at Ferrari’s claims that F1 will be the poorer for new teams who want to come on board. Ferrari, and Renault boss Flavio Briatore, claimed any new teams would lower the standard of the sport, with the Italian team suggesting it would be more appropriate to [...]
Pietersen leads England to win June 2, 2009 CRICKET: England laboured to an unconvincing six-wicket win over Scotland in last night’s World Twenty20 warm-up match at Trent Bridge. Test skipper Kevin Pietersen steered England to victory with an unbeaten 53 off 39 balls and slogging the match-winning six over mid-wicket. England’s unfamiliar bowling attack, missing injury concerns James Anderson and Graeme Swann, largely [...]
Economic cheer sees FTSE break through 4,500 barrier June 1, 2009 THE FTSE 100 ended 2 per cent, or 88.25 points, higher yesterday at 4,506.19 as some unusually upbeat data saw optimism about the global economy rise. Mining stocks led the charge, as metal prices firmed, bolstered by hopes for increased demand particularly following bullish Chinese data. China’s official purchasing managers index for May stayed above [...]
