How to avoid distractions at work June 4, 2014 Christopher Columbus’s mantra that, “by prevailing over all distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination” may have guided him across the Atlantic (four times), but most of us find the slightest interruptions can quickly derail our productivity. Of course, Columbus had less to contend with – is it any wonder our [...]
World Cup Friendly: Fears for Oxlade-Chamberlain as knee injury hits World Cup dream June 4, 2014 ECUADOR 2 ENGLAND 2 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson fears midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could miss the World Cup with suspected knee ligament damage suffered in last night’s friendly draw in Miami. Goals from Wayne Rooney and Rickie Lambert cancelled out Enner Valencia’s early opener for Ecuador, but Michael Arroyo arrowed in a second-half equaliser. Both teams [...]
Semi-final spot nothing to cheer, insists Murray June 4, 2014 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray insists equalling his best run at the French Open is no cause for celebration with eyes firmly on a place in Sunday’s final for the first time. Murray relinquished a two-set lead in last night’s quarter-final with Gael Monfils and was angry tournament officials ordered they play a decider with the [...]
Cricket Comment: Forget THAT stumping, England have plenty to be happy about June 4, 2014 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook clearly felt that Sri Lanka bowler Sachithra Senanayake’s stumping of Jos Buttler in Tuesday’s one-day series decider amounted to skulduggery, but I disagree. As long as Buttler had been warned before about not leaving the crease until the ball had been released – and he had, not just in that game [...]
Chelsea ready to complete £32m swoop for Atletico’s Diego Costa June 4, 2014 SPAIN striker Diego Costa is poised to complete his long-anticipated £32m transfer to Chelsea after successfully undergoing medical tests yesterday. The Blues could announce a deal for the 25-year-old Atletico Madrid star before the World Cup, which kicks off in his native Brazil next week. The bustling centre-forward, who shares the same agent as Chelsea [...]
Haskell earns England recall June 4, 2014 RUGBY UNION: England have recalled London Wasps flanker James Haskell for Saturday’s first Test against New Zealand. Haskell won the last of his 50 caps against Wales in March 2013. Manu Tuilagi starts at centre, Freddie Burns will wear No10 and Danny Care has been passed fit at scrum-half.
Exiles promoted with Bristol win June 4, 2014 RUGBY UNION: London Welsh sealed their immediate return to the Aviva Premiership last night with a 21-20 win against Bristol in their Championship final second-leg, completing a 48-28 aggregate win.
Now RBS caps UK mortgages June 3, 2014 RBS yesterday joined Lloyds in cutting back mortgage lending for the most expensive houses, in the latest sign that banks are worried that the market could overheat. The move came as Nationwide reported house prices are at a record high, while ex-City watchdog boss Lord Turner said he is worried about the towering pile of [...]
Tesco market share sinks to a 20-year low June 3, 2014 TESCO boss Philip Clarke is under renewed pressure after figures out yesterday showed that customers abandoning its stores have caused the chain to suffer its worst loss in market share in 20 years. Analysts lashed out as data from Kantar WorldPanel revealed that Tesco’s sales slipped by 3.1 per cent year-on-year in the 12 weeks [...]
French attack on US fines could make them worse June 3, 2014 THE FRENCH government’s attempt to stop US regulators fining national champion BNP Paribas could make the situation worse for the bank, lawyers warned yesterday. BNP faces a fine of as much as $10bn (£6bn) for alleged sanction breaking, in breech of US laws. French finance minister Laurent Fabius yesterday said the potential fine was “not reasonable,” and [...]
