Question marks remain over tour, admits Strauss May 26, 2010 ANDREW STRAUSS admits it will take some time yet for him to prove whether his decision to sit out the recent Bangladesh tour was vindicated. The England captain returns to duty this morning when he leads out his side for the first Test against Bangladesh at Lord’s, taking over the reins from Alastair Cook, and [...]
Time for Morgan to stake his claim in the Test arena May 26, 2010 HE’S taken Twenty20 by storm – now Eoin Morgan has the chance to prove he can do it at Test level, and I’ll be intrigued to see how he gets on. Morgan has concentrated on making an impact in the shorter forms of the game, but he is likely to need a period of adjustment [...]
Bolt eyes 300m mark May 26, 2010 ATHLETICS: Usain Bolt has his sights set on a third sprint world record – this time in the 300m. The 100m and 200m record holder will race the distance for the first time in the IAAF World Challenge in Ostrava later today with Michael Johnson’s time of 30.85secs the mark to beat. “I’m looking forward [...]
Kartik puts Warwicks in a spin May 26, 2010 CRICKET: Spinner Murali Kartik helped Somerset cruise to a nine-wicket victory over Warwickshire in the County Championship at Taunton. The Indian claimed figures of 6-61 to dismiss the visitors for 207, leaving Somerset with the easy task of knocking off the remaining 45 runs. In division two, Glamorgan thrashed Leicestershire by 10 wickets after skittling [...]
Exeter Chiefs seal promotion May 26, 2010 RUGBY UNION: The Exeter Chiefs clinched promotion to the Guinness Premiership for the first time in their history last night after sealing a 29-10 victory over Bristol in the Championship play-off. Stand-off Gareth Steenson kicked six penalties and two drop goals before Luke Arscott added a late try as the Chiefs clinched a 38-16 aggregate [...]
Nationwide profit plunges by 46pc May 26, 2010 NATIONWIDE Building Society has reported a 46 per cent drop in annual profits as low interest rates continue to take their toll. Underlying pre-tax profits dropped to £212m for the year to 4 April compared with £393m a year earlier. The group said it expected the difficult conditions to continue throughout the year. Meanwhile it [...]
Cable & Wireless trades in line with forecasts May 26, 2010 TELECOMS firm Cable & Wireless Worldwide posted full-year results in line with forecasts and said it was confident it would meet expectations for cash and earnings generation as conditions improve. The former Cable & Wireless group split earlier this year into CWC – focussed in the Caribbean, Macau and Panama – and Cable & Wireless [...]
Burberry profit up 23pc May 26, 2010 LUXURY goods group Burberry beat forecasts with a 23 per cent rise in annual profit – fuelled by strong sales of coats and leather goods. Profit before tax and one-off items was £215m in the year ended 31 March. Sales rose seven per cent to £1.28bn. The company said it would almost double capital spending [...]
Markets in turmoil May 25, 2010 SHARES worldwide plunged yesterday as fears that Europe’s sovereign debt crisis would lead to a fresh collapse in the banking sector, and rising tensions between North and South Korea took their toll on jittery investors. The FTSE 100 index plummeted, ending the day 2.5 per cent lower at 4,940.68, below the psychologically important 5,000 level [...]
New coalition hits the ground running May 25, 2010 THE NEW government hit the ground running yesterday, announcing a flurry of legislation in its inaugural Queen’s Speech. Financial services took centre stage, with chancellor George Osborne responsible for steering five of the 22 bills through parliament – more than any other cabinet minister. The legislation will usher in sweeping changes to the way the [...]
