Bellamy announces retirement May 22, 2014 FOOTBALL: Former West Ham forward Craig Bellamy has retired and will now pursue a career in management. The 34-year-old, who played 22 times for Cardiff this term, said: “My body can’t take anymore.”
Adams named Norwich boss May 22, 2014 FOOTBALL: Norwich City have appointed Neil Adams as manager on a three-year deal. Adams was named caretaker-boss for the final five games of the season, but failed to stave off Premier League relegation.
England open with easy win May 22, 2014 FOOTBALL: England Under-20s kicked off the Toulon Tournament with a 3-0 win over Qatar. Jordan Obita, Jake Forster-Caskey and Jordan Cousins all scored.
Real can end 12 years of European agony and land ‘La Decima’ May 22, 2014 REAL Madrid are the record nine-time European Cup winners. But they landed the first five when the competition was in its infancy and, aside from a dizzying spell in the late 90s and early 00s, when they won three Champions Leagues in five seasons, Europe has been rather disappointing for the biggest club in the [...]
Old boy Kingsgate to roll back the years at his beloved Haydock May 22, 2014 IF THE weather forecasters are to be believed, the north west of England is going to have some pretty heavy showers over the next couple of days which could leave conditions at Haydock Park fairly testing. Tomorrow sees the Scoop 6 pool move onto around £15m and it’s the track near St Helens which is [...]
Sporting Index: Spread betting on football May 22, 2014 FOOTBALL spread betting is simple and the rewards for winning are greater than with fixed-odds bookmakers, but losses can also exceed original stakes. One of the simplest markets is the supremacy bet ─ a prediction on one team’s supremacy over another expressed in goals. Real Madrid/Atletico Madrid is pitched at 0.45-0.65 so those buying at [...]
Red alert over cyber attacks May 21, 2014 As EBay admits 200m accounts have been exposed to hackers BUSINESSES are increasingly under siege by cyber criminals, with the number and severity of attacks dominating boardroom agendas, leading experts warned last night. EBay yesterday said hackers had stolen emails, home addresses, phone numbers, birthdays and encrypted passwords between late February and early March in [...]
Fat Face pulls flotation after market sours May 21, 2014 THE £300M plus flotation of the clothing retailer Fat Face, a company chaired by the former M&S chief executive Stuart Rose, was pulled last night because of a lack of investor support. News of the flotation’s difficulties came as Saga, the insurance to travel group for over 50s, announced that it was narrowing its price [...]
Consumer recovery heating up May 21, 2014 Retail sales jump by 6.9 per cent in April – the fastest year-on-year growth in a decade Mortgage lending rises by 36 per cent as Britons say they feel more secure in their jobs But policymakers at the Bank of England still voted unanimously to keep interest rates low INTEREST rates are not expected to go [...]
Britain’s angry voters are about to trigger a political earthquake May 21, 2014 VOTERS are very, very angry, as the political establishment is about to find out at its great cost. If the opinion polls are to be believed, Ukip will do remarkably well and could even triumph in today’s European elections, and the Greens will also outperform. It will be a political earthquake and the day that [...]
