Cech insists protective headwear saved Zouma from severe fallout December 17, 2014 CHELSEA goalkeeper Petr Cech believes his protective headguard prevented him and team-mate Kurt Zouma from suffering greater injury during a nasty collision in Tuesday’s Capital One Cup quarter-final victory over Derby County. Fears Zouma had been seriously hurt grew after he was floored following a clash of heads with Cech, although Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho [...]
Sturridge heads to Red Sox for injury salvation December 17, 2014 LIVERPOOL striker Daniel Sturridge will link up with medical specialists at baseball team Boston Red Sox over the Christmas period in a bid to expedite his return from injury. Sturridge netted 25 times last season and has been sorely missed by the Reds as they have struggled to replicate the form which saw them narrowly [...]
Kenya marathon star fights back in dope test row December 17, 2014 WORLD record-breaking Kenyan marathon runner Wilson Kipsang has accused his country’s athletics governing body of deliberately damaging his reputation after it revealed that he missed a doping test. Kenya Athletics on Tuesday took the unusual step of publicising Kipsang’s missed test, which occurred last month, but, in keeping with international rules, said he would not [...]
Armitage handed 12-week ban for abusing Leicester supporters December 17, 2014 TOULON full-back Delon Armitage has been banned for 12 weeks for using foul and abusive language towards Leicester Tigers fans following a European Champions Cup clash earlier this month. The former England full-back pleaded not guilty at a misconduct hearing yesterday but a disciplinary committee ruled he had “conducted himself in an unsportsmanlike manner”, and [...]
Rouble takes a beating as Apple halts sales in Russia December 16, 2014 Russia’s economic situation spiralled out of control yesterday as its central bank’s shock decision to raise interest rates to 17 per cent failed to prevent a further collapse in the rouble. The currency’s extreme volatility was reflected in a decision late last night by Apple – the world’s largest company – to suspend online sales [...]
Departing FCA regulator Clive Adamson admits: We perhaps went too far December 16, 2014 Departing City watchdog Clive Adamson yesterday told MPs that a botched media leak from earlier this year was the “most serious incident” the regulator has ever faced. Adamson, who is to step down as director of supervision at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in January, was answering questions at the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) about the [...]
Inflation set to fall further after reaching 12-year low December 16, 2014 INFLATION in the UK has dropped to its lowest figure for over a decade and economists believe it will decline further still. Inflation fell to one per cent in November as measured by annual growth in the consumer price index, according to figures released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It marks a [...]
WPP ends its chairman search by hiring Roberto Quarta from IMI December 16, 2014 Roberto Quarta has told the industrial group IMI that he will step down as chairman by the middle of next year in order to take up a similar role at WPP, the marketing services giant. Quarta, a respected industrialist, will replace Philip Lader as chairman of WPP. Lader has held the job since 2001, slightly longer [...]
Russian rouble crisis echoes UK Black Wednesday December 16, 2014 RUSSIA’S currency crisis, dubbed Black Tuesday, yesterday sparked memories of the UK’s own foray into drastic rate hikes – when sterling crashed out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM). Britain’s Black Wednesday, as it became known, saw the Bank of England hike interest rates twice in one day in 1992 to ward off currency speculators [...]
Hague: Don’t ignore English December 16, 2014 WILLIAM Hague has set out plans to introduce English votes for English laws, under further devolution of powers to regions of the UK. Making the case for essentially excluding MPs of devolved regions from votes which do not affect them, Hague urged MPs on all sides of the House to come to an agreement so [...]
