Flower warns England after Swann cheat rant March 19, 2012 ENGLAND coach Andy Flower has warned his players to keep their temperaments in check and not rise to provocation on the current tour of Sri Lanka. Flower spoke out after spinner Graeme Swann accused batsman Dilruwan Perera of cheating during the innings and 15-run victory over a Sri Lanka Board XI on Saturday. “We should [...]
Will Olympic torch come down your road? Flame route details revealed March 19, 2012 STREET-LEVEL details of the 8,000-mile journey that the Olympic flame will travel throughout the British Isles on its way to Stratford this summer have been released for the first time. It includes unprecedented insight into the torch’s route through the capital in the final legs of its journey, which will include a visit to the [...]
Spurs players jump at heart health checks March 19, 2012 TOTTENHAM’S entire squad have undergone precautionary heart check-ups after witnessing Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba’s on-field cardiac arrest first-hand. Spurs manager Harry Redknapp explained that players jumped at the chance of a screening for any previously undetected heart issues when a doctor visited yesterday. “Fortunately, we already had a cardiologist visiting the training ground for routine [...]
Fit-again Woods back on song March 19, 2012 GOLF: Former world No1 Tiger Woods gave his Masters hopes a boost yesterday by returning from injury with a promising showing at the Tavistock Cup in Florida. The 14-time Major winner, who suffered an Achilles injury earlier this month at the Cadillac Championship, plunging his hopes of winning the year’s first landmark title into doubt, [...]
Matthew wins in Canary Wharf March 19, 2012 SQUASH: World champion Nick Matthew swept into the quarter-finals of the Canary Wharf Classic with victory over Egyptian Ali Anwar Reda. Matthew was briefly held up by Reda winning the second game but progressed to the last eight at East Wintergarden 11-5, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6.
Banks split on £20bn loan plans March 19, 2012 THE GOVERNMENT has been dealt a blow in its flagship credit scheme for small businesses after it failed to get all of the UK’s major banks on board. HSBC, which accounts for 15 per cent of the small business banking market, will not participate in the National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS) unveiled today because the [...]
Consumers upbeat on job hopes March 19, 2012 THE ECONOMIC recovery is at last set to get underway, with consumer confidence on the way up, according to a survey published today. Nearly all measures of confidence rose in YouGov’s study, pushing its Heat index to a 18-month high of 98.6 in March, up 11 points on December’s figure and almost at levels seen [...]
Non doms flee UK tax attack March 19, 2012 THE NUMBER of individuals registered as non-domiciled with HM revenue and customs (HMRC) has fallen dramatically in the two years since a new levy was imposed on them, figures revealed yesterday. Labour chancellor Alistair Darling imposed in 2008 a £30,000 annual charge on “non-doms” who have worked in the UK for more than a few [...]
Economic confidence improving again March 19, 2012 DON’T say it too loudly – but the economy appears to have gained traction again. An interesting new gauge suggests that confidence and activity are making a strong recovery. Coming a day before George Osborne delivers his Budget, this is decent news for the chancellor, though any rebound in GDP will most likely be modest. [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 19, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES SKY PULLED NEWS STORY ON F1 SHARES The chief executive of British Sky Broadcasting ordered a news story to be removed from the Sky News website after an executive producer complained that it had upset Formula 1 racing teams. Jeremy Darroch intervened after the article, which described a controversial agreement involving F1 chief [...]
