CITY RUNNER | GARMIN #4MILER September 9, 2010 THEY’VE taken their body to the absolute limit for the past four weeks, but the Investec team came up against some pretty formidable competition yesterday when their Garmin #4miler challenge ended on an ultimate high. Each member of the eight-strong team has seen race times reduced and fitness levels increase over the past month, but [...]
Somerset close in as title hots up September 9, 2010 SOMERSET closed to within two points of leaders Nottinghamshire at the top of the County Championship division one after cruising to a nine-wicket win over Lancashire at Taunton. Three wickets apiece from Charl Willoughby and Alfonso Thomas helped the west country side bowl the visitors out for 170 before they eased to the 48 runs [...]
Jackett rules himself out September 9, 2010 FOOTBALL: Kenny Jackett has ruled himself out of the running to succeed John Toshack for the vacant Wales job. The Millwall boss emerged as the odds-on favourite to manage his country following Toshack’s expected resignation after six years in charge yesterday. But ex-Wales star Jackett said: “This is certainly not the right time for me.” [...]
Parker pens new deal September 9, 2010 FOOTBALL: West Ham have received a much-needed early season boost after captain Scott Parker committed his future to the club until 2014. The 29-year-old midfielder was named as the only Hammer not for sale by co-owner David Sullivan earlier this year but was strongly linked with a move to Tottenham over the summer. Parker said: [...]
Queiroz sacked at Portugal coach September 9, 2010 FOOTBALL: Former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz was last night sacked as Portugal’s head coach following their poor start to the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. Queiroz, currently serving a six-month ban for disrupting an anti-doping test, wasn’t present to see his side’s shock 1-0 defeat to Norway on Tuesday night, which came days after a [...]
Interest rate frozen at 0.5pc September 9, 2010 The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has siad it will keep the UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5 per cent for the 19th consecutive month. Meanwhile the quantitative easing programme also remained on hold.
BAE Systems to cut 1,000 jobs September 9, 2010 Defence company BAE has revealed plans to cut 1,000 jobs across the UK. It said the cuts were a result of changes in the defence programme announced in December. The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions said it meant “worrying prospects” for the defence industry. The job cuts will be spread across BAE’s UK operations.
Goldman Sachs slapped with £17.5m fine September 9, 2010 Britain’s financial watchdog slapped a £17.5m fine on Goldman Sachs inadequate disclosure of a US probe into the Wall Street powerhouse. The fine – one of the biggest ever imposed in Britain – was related to Goldman’s troubled Abacus mortgage-security product, which resulted in the investment bank being investigated by the U.S. Securities & Exchange [...]
UK trade gap hits new record as imports soar September 9, 2010 Britain’s goods trade deficit with the rest of the world unexpectedly widened to a record high in July after imports of chemicals and oil surged and exports fell, data off showed. The total trade deficit, which includes services, also widened sharply to its highest in almost five years, denting hopes that exports will be able [...]
IG revenue surges to £79m September 9, 2010 Britain’s biggest spread betting company IG, posted a sharp rise in first quarter revenues and said it was well placed for further growth despite continued financial market uncertainty. Turnover for the three months ending 31 August rose 16 per cent from last year to £79m, driven by higher revenues in Singapore, Europe, Australia and at [...]
