Drogba shows Arsenal how to finish as Wenger rues spurned chances October 3, 2010 Chelsea striker keeps up amazing record against Gunners as Blues increase lead at top of the table CHELSEA (2) vs ARSENAL (0) ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger blamed his side’s wastefulness in front of goal after Didier Drogba kept up his incredible scoring record against the Gunners to extend Chelsea’s lead at the top of the [...]
Revealed: The REAL Games October 3, 2010 DIRTY bathrooms, unfinished balconies, a dog’s filthy pawprints on a bed: the images that spread from Delhi across the globe little more than a week ago and told us there was something seriously wrong with preparations for the Commonwealth Games. Coming in the week in which a footbridge collapsed outside the main stadium, injuring dozens [...]
Saracens boss Venter unhappy despite earning revenge over final opponents October 3, 2010 SARACENS (26) vs LEICESTER TIGERS (20) FLY-HALF Derick Hougaard used his boot to great effect again as Saracens earned a measure of revenge for last season’s Premiership final defeat to Leicester. First-half tries from Schalk Brits and Richard Wigglesworth, both converted by former Tigers man Hougaard, helped the home side go in 17-7 up at [...]
Liverpool in bottom three after Blackpool shocker October 3, 2010 LIVERPOOL (1) vs BLACKPOOL (2) LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson insists he is not thinking about relegation despite slipping into the bottom three with a shock home defeat by Blackpool. Goals from Charlie Adam and Luke Varney put the top-flight newcomers in charge and they held for a famous victory despite Sotirios Kyrgiakos reducing the deficit. [...]
City go second as Hughton rails at ref over penalty calls October 3, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY (2) vs NEWCASTLE UTD (1) NEWCASTLE manager Chris Hughton criticised referee Martin Atkinson after seeing midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa suffer a suspected broken leg in a narrow defeat at Eastlands. Hughton was unhappy at the tackle from Nigel de Jong that contributed to Ben Arfa’s injury after just five minutes, and for which [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF October 3, 2010 Eriksson appointed Foxes boss FOOTBALL: Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson believes he can lead Leicester back into the Premier League within two years. Eriksson took charge of the Championship strugglers yesterday after agreeing a two-year contract to succeed Paulo Sousa, who was sacked on Friday. “I think it’s realistic because they’re wealthy owners and they [...]
Sinopec to buy into Repsol projects for £4.5bn October 1, 2010 Chinese oil giant Sinopec has agreed to pay $7.1bn (£4.5bn) for a 40 per cent stake in the Brazilian energy projects of Repsol. It means that the subsidiary – Repsol Brasil – now has enough money to develop its major offshore assets in the Guara and Carioca basins, near Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. [...]
UK manufacturing growth at ten-month low October 1, 2010 Activity in the manufacturing sector weakened more than expected in September to grow at its slowest pace in ten months, as export orders fell for the first time in more than a year, a survey showed. The Markit/Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply manufacturing PMI index fell to 53.4 in September from a downwardly revised [...]
BP says oil spill costs have hit £7.1bn October 1, 2010 BP says oil spill costs have hit £7.1bn as the company undergoes a shake-up by incoming chief executive Bob Dudley.
China manufacturing expansion speeds up October 1, 2010 China’s manufacturing sector growth accelerated in September, according to official data. The purchasing managers’ index rose to 53.8, its highest level since May, up from 51.7 in August. Forecasts had suggested the figure would be 52. The survey of major companies is compiled for the national bureau of statistics, and a level above 50 indicates [...]
