Cook can be T20 hit, says Bopara February 16, 2012 ENGLAND batsman Ravi Bopara has tipped one-day captain and Essex team-mate Alastair Cook to force his way back into the Twenty20 side. Cook has banished his reputation as a short-form flop with consecutive centuries as England have opened up a 2-0 lead in the one-day series with Pakistan. Cook has not added to his four [...]
Petit’s Wenger warning February 16, 2012 FOOTBALL: Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Petit has urged boss Arsene Wenger to axe his flops following Wednesday’s 4-0 thrashing at AC Milan. He said: “You have to say to [Andrey] Arshavin, and to [Tomas] Rosicky: ‘Gentlemen, thank you, but goodbye’. And soon.”
Casey out of Match Play February 16, 2012 GOLF: England’s Paul Casey has been forced to pull out of next week’s Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona but hopes to return from a shoulder injury next month.
Banks face new threat of break up February 16, 2012 BRITISH retail banks must act fast to encourage competition or face the threat of being broken up, a leading regulator has warned. John Fingleton, head of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), yesterday said he would contemplate asking for a Competition Commission investigation into the sector unless there was a “step change” in the way [...]
Former banking star takes John Lewis job February 16, 2012 HELEN WEIR, the former head of retail banking at Lloyds Banking Group, has been appointed by John Lewis as group finance director, making a return to the sector eight years after leaving the same post with the DIY retailer Kingfisher. John Lewis said Weir will formally join the company in April, replacing Marisa Cassoni at [...]
Greeks: we’re nearly there February 16, 2012 HOPES rose last night that a bailout deal for Greece could finally be on the verge of completion, despite ongoing bickering between politicians from the ailing Mediterranean state and its main lenders. “We are almost there,” one Eurozone official said yesterday, signalling that euro finance ministers could sign an agreement at their meeting scheduled for [...]
The US economy is recovering at last February 16, 2012 IT used to be said that when America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. This remains the case, despite the rise of China and other emerging giants. So it is good news that the US economy has started to recover, with even unemployment going down. The markets can barely contain themselves for [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING February 16, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES HEDGE FUND PIONEER BACK FOR ASIA VENTURE William Bollinger, one of the pioneers of London’s hedge fund industry, has come out of retirement to launch a new venture – in Singapore. A protégé of the renowned investor Julian Robertson and a former donor to the Labour party, Mr Bollinger set up Egerton Capital, [...]
Legal & Gen man arrested February 16, 2012 A WORKER at Legal & General Investment Management was arrested yesterday in the FSA’s largest ever insider dealing operation. An unnamed 44-year-old man was arrested and interviewed under caution in London yesterday, and was bailed pending further enquiries. LGIM confirmed yesterday that he is an employee, but said it is “not aware of any detriment [...]
Murdoch flies into The Sun February 16, 2012 Rupert Murdoch will today reassure a hostile audience of journalists at The Sun and The Times that they have his complete backing, following anger that News International executives have handed confidential information on sources to the police. Sun employees are reportedly considering a legal challenge against the actions of their management.
