I couldn’t snub England call, says Farbrace April 23, 2014 ENGLAND’S new assistant coach Paul Farbrace admitted patriotism made the England and Wales Cricket Board’s job offer too good to resist, following confirmation of his appointment yesterday. The 46-year-old was just three months into the lead coaching role with Sri Lanka where he helped deliver the World Twenty20 trophy, but was released from his contract [...]
Hendry could return to Crucible April 23, 2014 SNOOKER: Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry could be tempted out of retirement, after governing body chief Barry Hearn announced changes to next year’s tournament at the Crucible. An expansion from 128 to 144 players will see all former world champions invited to play in the qualifying rounds with additional spots filled by players from emerging [...]
Wasps seal deal for Jackson April 23, 2014 RUGBY UNION: Scotland fly-half Ruaridh Jackson is set to join London Wasps next season. The 26-year-old has won 23 internationals caps and is to leave Glasgow Warriors after six years. Wasps director of rugby Dai Young said: “He will add to the quality pool of No10s we already have. Competition will be very strong.”
Armitstead retains World Cup lead April 23, 2014 CYCLING: Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead retained her Road World Cup lead yesterday, finishing second in the Fleche Wallone race in Belgium. The 25-year-old leads Sweden’s Emma Johansson by 160 points with five races remaining.
Business looks forward to new Indian leader April 23, 2014 MORE than half of India’s companies are positive that business conditions will be better after the country’s long election, according to a survey released today. According to Deutsche Borse’s latest MNI indicators for the country, 51.5 per cent of the firms surveyed say that they will perform better after the five-week election, while only one [...]
Mega drug deals light up markets April 22, 2014 DRUG deals sparked a global stock market rally yesterday after pharmaceutical firms unveiled almost $70bn of tie-ups and takeovers, sending investors rushing to buy shares in anticipation of more deals in the pipeline. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) unveiled the biggest British asset sale so far this year after agreeing to offload a division to Swiss drugs firm [...]
Manchester United shares leap following Moyes sacking April 22, 2014 MANCHESTER United’s shares yesterday soared to their highest price since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson following confirmation that his successor David Moyes had been sacked. Shares leapt more than seven per cent to $19 on the New York Stock Exchange, before closing at $18.78, after the Premier League football club announced the dismissal of [...]
Tax hurdles throw doubt on advertising mega deal April 22, 2014 OMNICOM, the world’s second largest advertising agency, said yesterday it is unable to predict when its $35.1bn (£20.8bn) merger with Publicis Groupe would close, raising concerns that the deal might not go through. Omnicom said the mega merger has yet to receive approval from antitrust authorities in China or approval to establish tax residency in [...]
Vince Cable is fighting yesterday’s battles on boardroom pay April 22, 2014 THE VINCE Cable show is back on the road. The business secretary is up to his old tricks again, waging war on business. He writes in a letter to FTSE bosses that “excessive and disproportionate pay damages popular trust in business” and that it “undermines business’ licence to operate”. It’s a shame he didn’t make [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 23 April 2014 April 22, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Russian bank’s post-Crimea bond A Russian bank in the oil-rich region of Tatarstan has become the country’s first lender to issue a dollar-denominated bond since Moscow’s official annexation of Crimea and the subsequent tension with western governments. Tatfondbank, which has branches across Russia, raised $70m yesterday through a three-year bond. Numericable eyes €8.5bn [...]
