Valencia injury caps bad night for United September 14, 2010 MANCHESTER (0) UTD vs RANGERS (0) SIR ALEX FERGUSON suffered a Champions League double whammy after lacklustre Manchester United were held to a goalless draw by Rangers in a match marred by a serious injury to Antonio Valencia. Resolute Rangers showed great resistance to shut out a makeshift United line-up, which showed 10 changes from [...]
Arsenal depleted as Diaby is ruled out indefinitely September 14, 2010 ARSENAL vs BRAGA ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits he is cursing the loss of several key players as he prepares to launch yet another tilt at European success. Midfielder Abou Diaby, inset, and defender Thomas Vermaelen are the latest names on a Gunners’ injury list that is already mounting just a few weeks into the [...]
Terry’s back as Carlo names his charges September 14, 2010 MSK ZILINA vs CHELSEA Sky Sports 2, ko 7.45pm CHELSEA coach Carlo Ancelotti last night took the unusual step of announcing his starting line-up 24 hours before tonight’s Champions League clash with MSK Zilina. The Italian says he will hand first starts of the season to Yossi Benyoun, Yuri Zhirkov and Daniel Sturridge, while captain [...]
Holders Inter are held but Barca cruise September 14, 2010 HOLDERS Inter Milan opened the defence of their Champions League title with an unconvincing 2-2 draw at FC Twente. Wesley Sneijder put Rafael Benitez’s side in front after 13 minutes but the Dutch rookies fought back through Theo Jansson and a Diego Milito own goal. Inter, however, restored parity through Samuel Eto’o to ensure Group [...]
BT accused of creating two tier internet September 14, 2010 A NEW BT service that will allow it to charge ISPs higher prices for better quality services has led to accusations it is creating a “two tiered internet”. BT’s Content Connect effectively creates an online space separate from the regular internet which ISPs can stream video without sapping bandwidth from regular users. The telecoms giant [...]
TalkTalk slams piracy charges September 14, 2010 TALKTALK has slammed government proposals to charge Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for its strategy to combat internet piracy. The firm argues plans laid out by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) will cost internet users. The Digital Economy Act (DEA) forces ISPs such as TalkTalk to send notices to users suspected of illegally [...]
CWW secures an £82m government contract win September 14, 2010 CABLE & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) yesterday announced an £82m, five year contract to supply a telecoms network for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The firm hopes the deal will act as a jumping block for other government departments to separately contract to user the network. The contract represents around five per cent of CWW’s [...]
India hopes to end BlackBerry ban debate September 14, 2010 INDIA hopes its concerns about security issues related to BlackBerry services will be resolved within weeks, the telecoms minister said yesterday. The expected deal will give the government access to electronic messages it fears could be used by terrorists. India had threatened to shut off BlackBerry-maker RIM’s encrypted email and instant messaging services unless it [...]
SIR MICHAEL LYONS TO QUIT BBC September 14, 2010 SIR MICHAEL Lyons will step down as BBC Trust chairman next year. He wrote to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt saying he does not intend to remain in the post and will leave when his four-year term ends in May. He said: “I am proud of what we have achieved in safeguarding the BBC’s independence against [...]
National Australia scraps bid for Axa September 14, 2010 NATIONAL Australia Bank (NAB) scrapped its £7.95bn (A$13.3bn) bid for Axa Asia Pacific Holdings yesterday, which would have seen it buy the Australian and New Zealand branches of the wealth management firm. The move came after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission blocked the deal for a second time last week. “Continuing with this agreement [...]
