Hughes: I’ve learned from my City mistakes January 11, 2012 QUEENS PARK RANGERS manager Mark Hughes insists he has no apprehension about working in conjunction with the club’s charismatic owner Tony Fernandes, despite having a been a victim of a similarly ambitious and inexperienced regime at Manchester City. Hughes, unveiled in front of the media yesterday having signed a two-and-a-half year deal to succeed Neil [...]
Lancaster pledges pace and verve January 11, 2012 New England head coach ushers in new era with forward-thinking Six Nations squad ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has promised an emphasis on pacy, attacking play will be the cornerstone of his new-look side, after ringing the changes in his first elite player squad yesterday. Interim boss Lancaster (right) selected nine uncapped players, including Saracens [...]
England pan Ajmal’s talk of mystery ‘teesra’ ball January 11, 2012 ENGLAND’S out-of-form batsmen have been advised by batting coach Graham Gooch not lose any sleep over claims that Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal is set to unleash his new mystery ‘teesra’ delivery on them in the upcoming Test series. Andrew Strauss’s side failed to pass 300 in their opening warm-up match against an ICC combined XI [...]
Pulis offers to manage Wales January 11, 2012 FOOTBALL: Stoke manager Tony Pulis has offered to take charge of his native Wales for one match only, next month’s memorial game for former boss Gary Speed, who committed suicide in November. Wales meet Costa Rica on 29 February and Pulis said: “Anything that would help in any shape or form in respect of Gary [...]
Brook to meet Hatton in March January 11, 2012 BOXING: Unbeaten Yorkshireman Kell Brook will face Matthew Hatton on 17 March in a showdown between two of Britain’s top welterweight hopefuls. Brook, who has 18 KOs from his 26 wins, will take on Hatton, the younger brother of former light-welterweight world champion Ricky, in Sheffield.
Wozniacki suffers slam setback January 11, 2012 TENNIS: Women’s top seed Caroline Wozniacki is an injury doubt for next week’s Australian Open after hurting her wrist in a defeat to Agnieszka Radwanska at the Sydney International. The Dane, who is yet to win her first grand slam title, could now be overtaken as world No1 by Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova before the [...]
Top pair head Gold Cup entries January 11, 2012 HORSE RACING: Two-time winner Kauto Star and defending champion Long Run head 34 entries for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. All-time great Kauto Star was third last year but has already beaten the Nicky Henderson-trained Long Run twice this season, most recently in the King George VI Chase at Kempton.
Crunch easing for euro banks January 11, 2012 THE EUROPEAN Central Bank (ECB) has succeeded in kick-starting bank funding markets, prompting a rush to issue debt that has reached levels not seen since before the latest credit crunch took hold. Funding costs for banks on the continent have plunged to their lowest level since April on the back of a flood of new [...]
US regulator in favour of Volcker rule January 11, 2012 US REGULATORS came a step closer to implementing the Dodd-Frank rules on banking yesterday, after laying out a fresh draft of the Volcker rule and giving more protection to collateral in swaps deals. The Volcker rule, under the Dodd-Frank Act, prevents banks that hold customer deposits from proprietary trading, on the basis that it could [...]
Swiss banker will get a full 2012 salary January 11, 2012 OUSTED Swiss banker Philipp Hildebrand will receive a full year’s salary for 2012 of around SwFr862,000 (£590,000), despite stepping down from his role as central bank governor just nine days into the year. Hildebrand was apparently pressured to quit on Monday, after a string of emails from his personal banking adviser failed to clear up [...]
