Man City stars welcome back returning Tevez February 14, 2012 MANCHESTER CITY striker Carlos Tevez returned to the club’s training ground yesterday after he decided to end his four-month self-imposed exile. The Argentina star has effectively been on strike since manager Roberto Mancini accused him of refusing to come off the bench against Bayern Munich back in September. Tevez will return for training today but [...]
Ireland discover Paris date February 14, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Six Nations chiefs announced yesterday that Ireland will play France in their rescheduled match in Paris on 4 March. The game was due to be played last Saturday but was called off shortly before kick-off by referee David Pearson, who deemed frozen sections of the Stade de France turf to be a danger [...]
Synchronised handed top weight February 14, 2012 HORSE RACING: The Jonjo O’Neill trained Lexus Chase winner Synchronised has been handed top weight of 11st 10lb for this year’s Grand National at Aintree. Last year’s winner Ballabriggs has been asked to shoulder 11st 9lb ahead of the world’s most famous steeplechase on 14 April.
Sweden next for Murray’s girls February 14, 2012 TENNIS: Great Britain’s Fed Cup squad will travel to Sweden for April’s World Group II play-off tie following yesterday’s draw. Captain Judy Murray led the team of Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong, Heather Watson and Laura Robson through Euro/Africa Zone Group I two weeks ago. “Sweden’s top two players are similar in ranking to our top [...]
Dhoni heroics save India again February 14, 2012 CRICKET: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was India’s hero again as they tied with Sri Lanka in the fifth match of the tri-series in Australia. Sri Lanka batted first at the Adelaide Oval and made a competitive 236-9, built around Dinesh Chandimal’s 81, and India were always right on the rate. A nervy finish saw the [...]
Zurich clinches top spot as the world’s most expensive city February 14, 2012 ZURICH has leapfrogged ahead of Tokyo in the league table of the world’s most expensive cities after the Swiss franc’s sharp rise and its allure as a safe-haven currency for investors sent the cost of living soaring. The Swiss city, which is now almost 50 per cent more expensive than London, has jumped from fifth [...]
Towry loses a landmark client poaching case February 14, 2012 INDEPENDENT wealth adviser Towry has lost a landmark case against rival Raymond James and seven former Edward Jones employees, who it had claimed had solicited clients away from the firm. The advisers joined Towry when it took over the US arm of Edward Jones in 2009, but chose to move to Raymond James rather than [...]
BLOOMSBURY PLANS PUSH INTO INDIA February 14, 2012 HARRY Potter publisher Bloomsbury announced yesterday it is planning to open a dedicated India business to take advantage of the 50m people in the emerging economy buying English books every year. Bloomsbury has already been operating in India for 25 years through a marketing and distribution partnership with Penguin. “We are hugely enthusiastic about this [...]
FX TRADERS WIN UNFAIR DISMISSAL LAWSUIT February 14, 2012 SOCIETE GENERALE traders Didier Meyer and Eric Leandri can finally attempt to resurrect their careers, after being cleared of allegations of unauthorised trading in connection with a multi-billion euro trade with ArcelorMittal in 2009. Meyer, former global head of FX options trading, and his colleague Leandri, global head of FX structuring, were suspended in October [...]
New digital strategy can’t stop Yell’s drop February 14, 2012 SHARES in Yell took a steep tumble as the directories group revealed its revenues dropped 15 per cent to £382.8m in the third quarter. The company, which has suffered in the rise of the digital era, said revenues from print and directory enquiry services were down 22 per cent to £269.8m, sending Yell’s stock to [...]
