Alex out for three weeks October 5, 2010 FOOTBALL: Chelsea defender Alex is facing a three-week lay-off after sustaining a thigh injury in the final stages of Sunday’s game with Arsenal. The centre back picked up the injury after scoring a spectacular 85th-minute free-kick which clinched a 2-0 win. He has withdrawn from Brazil’s forthcoming internationals with Iran and Ukraine and is set [...]
City jobs at highest level since 2007 … October 5, 2010 THE number of job vacancies in banking and financial services has reached levels not seen since before the credit crunch, a forecast by a City recruitment consultancy claimed yesterday. Recruitment firm Ambition said job vacancies in the City were now up 260 per cent on the first quarter of 2009, which was at the height [...]
Mallya in Rangers talks October 5, 2010 FOOTBALL: Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya is in talks to buy a share of Queens Park Rangers – a move which could finally bring an end to Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone’s involvement with the club. Mallya, who owns Kingfisher Airlines and the Force India Formula One team, was linked with a similar move two years [...]
… but UK job demand falls October 5, 2010 OVERALL demand for staff among employers across the UK grew at its slowest rate in almost a year last month, a report published today will show, prompting fears the economy may be slipping back into recession. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG report showed a slower rise in both permanent and temporary vacancies during the [...]
Laxman clinches thrilling win October 5, 2010 CRICKET: Australia captain Ricky Ponting admitted his side were outplayed in the first Test against India after going down to a one-wicket defeat in a tense finale in Mohali. VVS Laxman struck a superb unbeaten 73 as India limped to the victory target of 216 for a 1-0 series lead. “It’s one of best and [...]
Big three recruitment firms are expected to post solid growth October 5, 2010 THREE of the capital’s largest recruitment firms are due to provide trading updates this week. Robert Walters is due to report third quarter gross profit today. Hays is due to publish first quarter growth figures tomorrow, while Michael Page will announce third quarter figures on the same day. Fund managers Collins Stewart yesterday forecast gross [...]
Murray safely through in China October 5, 2010 TENNIS: Andy Murray cruised into the second round of the China Open yesterday after a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 victory over French qualifier Paul-Henri Mathieu in Beijing. “I thought I did well,” said second seed Murray. “I started well and didn’t give him any chances except for a couple of break points on my serve in [...]
Restructuring cuts Northern Foods’ costs October 5, 2010 food manufacturer Northern Foods saw sales growth accelerate in its second-quarter and said it was changing the structure of its business to save money as it braces for a possible double-dip recession. “We don’t know whether there’s going to be a double-dip or not but we are planning for it and keeping a weather eye [...]
Kazakhmys chairman offloads chunk of shares to the Kazakh government October 5, 2010 Kazakhmys chairman Vladimir Kim has sold nearly a third of his stake in the company to the Kazakh government for about $1.3bn (£818m), sparking concerns about increasing government involvement in the copper producer. Kim sold about 11 per cent of the London-listed company to diversify his investments ahead of a possible secondary listing next year [...]
Ashes tour is not about retribution, says Strauss October 5, 2010 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss insists they will not be on a revenge mission when they travel to Australia for the Ashes this winter. Strauss is one of seven players in the 16-man squad who were on the receiving end of a series whitewash when the contest was last held Down Under, four years ago. But [...]
