Mallinder extends Saints stay June 2, 2014 RUGBY UNION: Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder has agreed a five-year contract extension with the Aviva Premiership champions. Following his appointment in 2007, Mallinder guided Saints to promotion from the Championship and has since secured one LV= Cup and two Amlin Challenge Cups.
Keane pulls out of Celtic race June 2, 2014 FOOTBALL: Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane is set to remain Republic of Ireland assistant boss after asking not to be considered for the managerial position at Celtic. Ireland boss Martin O’Neill said last week that Celtic had spoken to Keane.
Leaders Middlesex struggling June 2, 2014 CRICKET: Division One leaders Middlesex trail Durham by 499 runs at the end of day two of their County Championship match. Scott Borthwick was eventually dismissed by Toby Roland Jones (5-103) for 216 as Durham declared on 568-9, but Middlesex were left reeling on 69-4 at the close.
England secure World Cup win June 2, 2014 HOCKEY: England’s men secured their first win of the World Cup yesterday, beating India 2-1 with a last minute goal from Simon Mantell. Mark Gleghorne’s first-half opener was cancelled out by Dharamvir Singh. England lie third in Pool A.
City hiring boom for graduates June 2, 2014 FINANCE firms are set to lead a surge in graduate hiring this summer, as companies across the UK rush to hire almost a fifth more university leavers than in 2013. Employers are set to boost the number of graduates they hire by as much as 18 per cent this year as the improving economy boosts [...]
England team head to US as scandal engulfs Qatar 2022 June 2, 2014 ENGLAND’S footballers last night landed in Miami where they will play two friendlies ahead of this month’s World Cup in Brazil. Yet the build-up to the tournament is being over-shadowed by allegations of corruption surrounding a future World Cup, planned for Qatar in 2022. Senior figures from within the game – such as Fifa vice-president [...]
Firms and Labour attack PM’s sluggish EU reforms June 2, 2014 BUSINESS groups and opposition politicians have attacked David Cameron for losing his initiative in reforming the European Union. The Prime Minister’s plans to shake up the EU form a central plank of his campaign to be re-elected in the face of Ukip’s advances. But he is today being urged to act faster by businesses who [...]
The fallout from the Scottish referendum will affect all of us June 2, 2014 REGARDLESS of how Scotland votes on 18 September, change is in the air. Even if the Scots vote no to independence, the status quo is no longer sustainable. All the political parties are promising significantly greater devolution for Scotland within the UK – and in particular, the Scottish parliament would gain greater tax raising powers. [...]
Investors call for protection from risky firms June 2, 2014 AN INFLUENTIAL investor group has called for a change to the law to give the City regulator beefed up powers against overseas firms with a small percentage of independently owned shares listing in London. The comments from the trade body, which represents the UK’s top institutional investors and pension funds, follow controversy around firms such [...]
Britons leave cash behind in favour of cards June 2, 2014 BRITONS have cut back on shopping with cash by 14 per cent over the last five years as people increasingly turn their backs on coins and notes in favour of card and contactless payments. Cash made up just £27.64 in every £100 spent at retailers in 2013, according to a survey published this morning by [...]
