Benfica left cursing their luck as Sevilla lift Europa League trophy May 14, 2014 CURSED Benfica lost an eighth successive European final last night, surrendering the Europa League title to Sevilla in a penalty shootout. Soon after winning the European Cup in 1962, Benfica parted company with manager Bela Guttmann and he declared the Portuguese club would not win another trophy on the continent for 100 years. And having [...]
History weighs as Arsenal seek breakthrough May 14, 2014 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits the club’s nine-year trophy drought will weigh on his players when they attempt to end that unwanted run in the FA Cup final against Hull. The Frenchman conceded that those nerves told in a jittery semi-final win over second-tier Wigan, but believes that it will be no disaster even if [...]
Smith century earns Surrey win May 14, 2014 CRICKET: Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith steered Surrey to their first win of the County Championship season with a second innings knock of 103 against Gloucestershire. While Surrey prevailed by four wickets, Middlesex routed Lancashire by 10 at Lord’s. Irish bowler Tim Murtagh claimed match-winning figures of 6-60.
Giggs begins talks with Van Gaal May 14, 2014 FOOTBALL: Manchester United’s interim manager Ryan Giggs travelled to Holland yesterday to meet with current Dutch coach Louis van Gaal to finalise plans for his expected takeover at Old Trafford following this summer’s World Cup in Brazil. Giggs has not confirmed whether he intends to continue playing next season.
Chelsea claim more silverware May 14, 2014 FOOTBALL: Chelsea last night added the Under-21 Premier League title to the FA Youth Cup with a 2-1 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford. After falling behind to Tom Lawrence’s strike, Charly Musonda levelled before Lewis Baker’s 79th-minute winner.
Pfizer lashes out at Astra’s cancer drug death claim May 13, 2014 SOURCES close to drug giant Pfizer yesterday slammed as “irresponsible” claims made by Astrazeneca boss Pascal Soriot that a proposed multi-billion pound takeover of the UK outfit could put lives at risk. People close to the company told City A.M. that the claim was a “red herring”, adding it was misguided to suggest a merger [...]
British equity markets party like it’s 1999 May 13, 2014 THE FTSE 100 jumped to a 14-year high yesterday, smashing through a record level set just before the turn of the century. The UK’s major index of stocks ended at 6,873.08, up 0.31 per cent, having peaked at over 6,877 during the day. The FTSE’s all-time high at the end of 1999 was 6,950.6, a [...]
Online giants to be hit as Google loses EU data case May 13, 2014 US INTERNET giants could be hit by tight new rules on personal data, after Google lost a landmark case in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which ruled that EU citizens can demand any outdated data is removed from servers. The verdict is expected to throw up a host of technical challenges and extra costs [...]
A very bad day for Britain’s reputation as an open economy May 13, 2014 WHAT a waste of time yesterday’s grilling of the bosses of Pfizer and Astrazeneca turned out to be. Many MPs made the most of the occasion to grandstand while displaying a shocking lack of understanding of how business works. Their tone was sneering and cheap, and they treated Astrazeneca far more indulgently than they did [...]
Speech lays into absurd UK taxes May 13, 2014 THE UK’S complex tax system was slammed yesterday by Paul Johnson, head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, a fiscal think tank. Naming mistakes made by the current government, he said it was “hard to think of a rationale” for leaving the threshold for national insurance payments so low while raising the income tax allowance. [...]
