Goal king Cole inspires Reds September 16, 2010 LIVERPOOL (4) vs STEAUA BUCHAREST (1) JOE COLE scored the fastest goal in Liverpool’s European history to inspire a comfortable win over Steaua Bucharest. The ex-Chelsea midfielder struck after just 27 seconds as Roy Hodgson’s patched-up side opened their Europa League account in style at Anfield. David Ngog took his tally to five in five [...]
We must banish Exiles loss September 16, 2010 IT’S my objective to ensure Saracens don’t play as badly as they did against London Irish on the opening day of the season – and hopefully after last week’s win over Sale, the point has been made. For reasons I still can’t explain, we played with a lack of intensity in all areas of the [...]
Notts land Championship title after final-day drama September 16, 2010 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE pulled off one of the most dramatic victories in County Championship history last night to deny Somerset a first-ever title. After just 27 overs were possible in three rain-lashed days at Old Trafford, Notts were left with a mountain to climb to gain sufficient bonus points to pip the Cidermen on a thrilling final [...]
Henson eager for London move to resurrect career September 16, 2010 FORGOTTEN man Gavin Henson insists he wants to return to Ospreys one day – but only after relaunching his career at a London club. Henson, who has been linked with Wasps, has not played for 18 months and is currently taking part in television contest Strictly Come Dancing. “I just feel I need time away [...]
Silva lining for slick City September 16, 2010 RED BULL SALZBURG (0) vs MANCHESTER CITY(2) DAVID SILVA scored his first goal for Manchester City as Roberto Mancini’s men opened their Europa League campaign with a comfortable away win in Salzburg. The Spanish international side-footed City’s opener after just eight minutes before striker Jo pounced to complete a comfortable win. And it proved a [...]
Retail sales slip as spending cuts loom September 16, 2010 Retail sales volumes fell last month for the first time since January, in a sign that consumer demand may be slipping ahead of planned government spending cuts, official data showed. The Office for National Statistics said sales volumes fell 0.5 per cent last month, and revised July’s sales growth down to 0.8 per cent from [...]
Kier forges ahead with healthy order book September 16, 2010 Construction firm Kier said it had entered the new financial year with healthy order books after posting full-year pre-tax profit up 11 per cent. The firm said it had a strong order book for its construction and support services units at £4.2bn, and a record net cash position of £175.2m. It posted full-year pre-tax profit [...]
Kesa lifted by World Cup TV sales September 16, 2010 Electricals retailer Kesa beat forecasts for first-quarter sales, with trade boosted by robust demand for TVs in the run-up to the World Cup and more sales over the internet. “After a positive first quarter we still anticipate that our markets will remain challenging for the remainder of this financial year,” the firm said. Kesa which [...]
John Lewis sees £111m profit but warns over headwinds September 16, 2010 John Lewis said trading conditions would likely get tougher as tax hikes and public spending cuts hit shoppers, as it reported a 28 per cent rise in first-half profit. The group said its strong first-half performance gave it confidence that both its department stores grocery chain Waitrose would cope well. “Despite the economic headwinds, and [...]
Kingfisher beats profit forecast with cost-cutting September 16, 2010 Kingfisher, Europe’s biggest home improvement retailer, beat first-half profit forecasts, helped by cost-cutting and business improvements that it said would help it to cope with a tough consumer outlook. The group, which runs market leader B&Q in Britain and the Castorama and Brico Depot chains in France, said it made a profit before tax and [...]
