TCHOYI’S ROY’S BOY | Fulham held by Baggies February 1, 2012 FORMER Fulham manager Roy Hodgson enjoyed a profitable return to Craven Cottage last night after Somen Tchoyi’s 82nd-minute equaliser ensured West Brom left west London with a share of the spoils and a 1-1 draw. Hodgson, who quit Fulham for Liverpool in the summer of 2010, saw his Albion side fall behind to Clint Dempsey’s [...]
‘Coward’ Hamilton slammed by Sutil February 1, 2012 FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton has been branded “a coward” by former Force India driver Adrian Sutil. British racer Hamilton declined to appear as a character witness at a trial this week that ended with the German being found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm. “Lewis is a coward,” he said.
Nelsen closes in on Spurs move February 1, 2012 FOOTBALL: Centre-half Ryan Nelsen is expected to complete his move to Tottenham today after Blackburn cancelled the 34-year-old New Zealander’s contract.
Pakistan bowler Amir leaves prison February 1, 2012 CRICKET: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been released from prison after serving half of a six-month sentence handed down for his part in a spot-fixing offence carried out against England back in 2010.
ENRC output hit by repairs to equipment February 1, 2012 KAZAKH mining group ENRC yesterday revealed that output from its key ferroalloys and iron ore divisions was badly dented in the fourth quarter of 2011 by the need for emergency repairs. The London listed miner said production of ferroalloys dropped in the quarter, with the division suffering as a furnace malfunctioned. Saleable output dived by [...]
Antofagasta sees copper production jump by 13pc February 1, 2012 COPPER miner Antofagasta aims to increase production by more than nine per cent this year, anticipating slower output growth after an almost 23 per cent jump in 2011 when the miner topped its targeted range, thanks to the ramp up of its Esperanza mine. The FTSE 100-listed miner said copper production in the fourth quarter [...]
China and US help Johnson Matthey sales February 1, 2012 JOHNSON Matthey, the world’s largest supplier of catalytic converters for vehicles, expects second-half profits to be “slightly ahead” of the first, after a third quarter boosted by Chinese sales and North American truck sales. The British speciality chemicals company said yesterday underlying profit before tax rose 34 per cent to £104m in the quarter, in [...]
BHP Billiton sells titanium stake to Rio February 1, 2012 GLOBAL miner BHP Billiton yesterday announced that it had offloaded its stake in a South African titanium operation to rival Rio Tinto. The move marks the end of BHP’s participation in the titanium minerals industry. BHP said it had exercised an option to sell its 37 per cent stake in Richard Bay Minerals to Rio [...]
United Utilities is on track for full year with rising revenues February 1, 2012 UNITED Utilities, Britain’s largest listed water utility, said yesterday it was on track to deliver a good underlying performance for the full year. “In the first half of 2011-12, revenue increased by around four per cent, compared with the first half of last year, and this trend is continuing,” the company said. United Utilities added [...]
Range gets boost in Trinidad February 1, 2012 Range Resources yesterday raised proven estimates for its oil fields in Trinidad by 490 per cent to 12.8m barrels, following engineering studies on the assets. Range, which is dual listed in Australia and the UK, said work has begun on spudding a third well at its Texas North Chapman project, and that its Beach Marcelle [...]
