Mourinho signals for Sahin to sign up for English education August 22, 2012 REAL Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he wants midfielder Nuri Sahin to move to a Premier League club, even though he has no preference about which one it is. Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham are all highly interested in the talented Turkey midfielder but amid suggestions that Mourinho would prefer him to move to Liverpool [...]
West Ham up Jarvis offer with Wolves ready to sell key duo August 22, 2012 WEST Ham have increased their offer to a potential £10m as they accelerate their efforts to secure the signing of Wolves winger Matt Jarvis. Three earlier bids have already been rejected by the Championship side who have been exceptionally forceful during negotiations in this summer’s transfer window, and the latest includes £7m up front, in [...]
South Koreans bans reduced August 22, 2012 BADMINGTON: The four South Korean women’s doubles players, from South Korea, kicked out of London 2012 for deliberately trying to lose, have had their bans reduced from two years to six months.
Degenkolb edges sprint finish August 22, 2012 CYCLING: Germany’s John Degenkolb yesterday won his second Vuelta a Espana stage in five days. Italy’s Daniele Bennati was second.
Klitschko to fight Wach August 22, 2012 BOXING: World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is to fight Poland’s Mariusz Wach on 10 November.
BHP postpones Olympic Dam copper project August 22, 2012 MINER BHP Billiton has shelved plans for its $30bn (£18.9bn) Olympic Dam expansion, and said that no major new projects would be approved until next June. The delay to the Olympic Dam project in southern Australia, which is the world’s fourth-largest copper deposit and largest uranium source, came as BHP reported a 35 per cent [...]
South African mining unrest starts to spiral August 22, 2012 LABOUR unrest in South Africa’s platinum belt spread yesterday, raising concerns that the strike that started at Lonmin’s Marikana mine over low wages could generate fresh violence after 34 striking miners were shot dead by police last week. The world’s top platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, said yesterday it had received a demand for a [...]
Profit up at Carillion despite lost revenue August 22, 2012 SUPPORT services firm Carillion reported a modest rise in first-half profits yesterday, despite revenues falling by 12 per cent. Pre-tax profit rose by one per cent in the six months to 30 June to £73.1m, from £72.5m the year before. Revenue at Carillion, which maintains some of the UK’s railways and military bases as well [...]
Analyst Views | What do you think of BHP billiton’s annual results? August 22, 2012 JONATHAN JACKSON KILLIK & CO Although risks to global GDP growth remain, the current rating of the stock remains attractive and we therefore reiterate our positive recommendation on the stock, which provides exposure to the themes of urbanisation and industrialisation across the developing world. RICHARD KNIGHTS LIBERUM CAPITAL In the medium term we expect supportive [...]
ISS attacks Xstrata deal August 22, 2012 SHAREHOLDER advisory group ISS last night recommended investors vote against the proposed merger of commodities trader Glencore with miner Xstrata, the latest threat to an increasingly troubled deal. The influential American research organisation said it could not back the deal because it had “marginal” economic merit and because Glencore’s handling of the merger process “has raised several [...]
