World Cup in brief June 19, 2014 Inquiry into Mexico fans’ behaviour WORLD governing body Fifa have opened an inquiry into “improper conduct” by Mexico fans following claims of homophobic chants during last Friday’s match against Cameroon. Meanwhile, Cameroon coach Volker Finke has vowed to discover why defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto aimed a headbutt at team-mate Benjamin Moukandjo during Wednesday’s defeat to Cameroon. [...]
McIlroy struggles at Irish Open June 19, 2014 GOLF: World No6 Rory McIlroy shot a disappointing three-over par on the opening day of the Irish Open, trailing leader Mikko Ilonen of Finland by 10 shots. Defending champion Paul Casey carded a two-under-par round of 69.
Watson reaches semi-finals June 19, 2014 TENNIS: British No1 Heather Watson has been given a walkover into the Aegon International semi-finals, after second seed Petra Kvitova was forced to withdraw from their last-eight clash with a hamstring injury.
Forgotten Voice to break Stoute’s stranglehold on Hardwicke Stakes June 19, 2014 SIR MICHAEL Stoute saddles both Telescope and Hillstar in a bid to extend his own record of seven wins in the Hardwicke Stakes (3.45pm) tomorrow. Ryan Moore, who has partnered two of the last four winners, has opted to ride one-time Investec Derby favourite Telescope in the 12 furlong contest and the son of Galileo [...]
France and Bosnia look World Cup bankers over the weekend June 19, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS FRANCE V BOSNIA IF YOU like lumping on short-priced favourites then there’s plenty to get stuck into over the weekend. Italy at 4/7, Ecuador at 8/11, Argentina at 1/7 and Germany at 1/4 aren’t really my idea of great value punting, though, and I’m happy to just watch those jollies in their [...]
Trading player goal minutes June 19, 2014 The frustrating thing about having a fixed-odds first goalscorer bet is that the excitement can be over before you’ve even sat down to watch the game. If you weren’t on Clint Dempsey to net first for the USA against Ghana the other night, your interest in the game was over within 30 seconds. Sporting Index [...]
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct looking for a retail hookup with Mysale June 18, 2014 Retail giants Mike Ashley and Sir Philip Green are set to team up after Ashley’s Sports Direct swooped for a 4.8 per cent stake in Australian fashion website MySale, in which Green holds a 25 per cent stake. Sports Direct said the move could help it boost its presence in Australasia and Asia, where MySale [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 19 June 2014 June 18, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES US share dividends hit record US share buybacks and dividend payments climbed to a record level in the first quarter of 2014, as companies chose to boost shareholder returns in the absence of robust revenue growth. Members of the S&P 500 index – led by Apple, IBM, ExxonMobil and FedEx – spent $241bn [...]
Valeant goes hostile in bid for rival Allergan June 18, 2014 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International yesterday launched a hostile takeover bid for rivals Allergan, proposing that Allergan shareholders exchange each of their shares for $72 and 0.83 of a Valeant share, valued at roughly $52.7bn (£31bn) in cash and stock. The offer is contingent on Botox-maker Allergan’s shareholders approving the issuance of Valeant common shares in the [...]
Kasabian bemoan a lack of stock and roll June 18, 2014 WHEN Kasabian’s Tom Meighan rocked up at Aviate Global’s London HQ yesterday for a light spot of trading, he was expecting something a bit different than the serenity and relative calm of the trading floor. “I was expecting Wolf of Wall Street,” he told Aviate founder Gary Paulin, much to Paulin’s amusement. The Glastonbury headliners [...]
