Beaten Higgins fears for future April 22, 2014 SNOOKER: Four-time world champion John Higgins fears he can no longer regularly compete for top honours, following yesterday’s first-round exit to Alan McManus at the Crucible. Higgins, seeded 11th, lost 10-7 to his Scottish compatriot ranked 35th in the world. Higgins, 38, who has won just one ranking tournament in three seasons, said: “I’m maybe [...]
Injured Mirallas to miss season end April 22, 2014 FOOTBALL: Champions League-chasing Everton will be without forward Kevin Mirallas for their final three matches of the season due to a groin injury. The Belgium international limped off during Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Manchester United and will now miss games against Southampton, Manchester City and Hull. Mirallas is expected to be out for six weeks, [...]
Dawson announces retirement plan April 22, 2014 GOLF: Governing body the Royal and Ancient announced yesterday chief executive Peter Dawson would step down in September 2015 after 16 years in the role. Dawson will also relinquish his post as secretary of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The R&A is golf’s rulemaker outside of the United States.
Gosden can land third Investec Derby Trial in eight years with Marzocco April 22, 2014 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE ACTION ON INVESTEC DERBY TRIAL DAY AT EPSOM THE INVESTEC Epsom Derby dates back to 1780 and is the most prestigious race for three-year-old colts in the world. It’s also the richest race in the British calendar with a prize fund of £1.325m and the showpiece on Saturday 7 June is [...]
Eurozone’s bullish consumers push confidence to 2007 levels April 22, 2014 CONSUMER confidence in the euro area is at its highest level in six and a half years, following the region’s return to modest growth after a protracted double dip recession. The European Commission’s measure of consumer optimism rose to minus 8.7 points, above the region’s long-term average and the highest since October 2007. “Low inflation [...]
Business loans show signs of life at long last April 22, 2014 BANKS increased lending to businesses in February, Bank of England figures showed yesterday, in an early hint that loan levels could at last be recovering. Business loans have been crushed by the financial crisis both because banks have cut back risky lending, and because companies were reluctant to borrow in a weak economy. In February [...]
IGas shares soar as government plans to free up rules on fracking April 22, 2014 SHARES in IGas jumped over 11 per cent yesterday, after the government indicated that energy companies would be able to explore for shale gas without permission from private landowners. The planned move will be included in the Queen’s speech in June as part of an infrastructure bill and is aimed at encouraging investment into the [...]
Farage predicts a political earthquake April 22, 2014 Ukip’s leader Nigel Farage is predicting a political “earthquake” if his party does well in the European elections next month. Speaking at the launch of his party’s campaign in Sheffield yesterday, Farage said: “If Ukip win these elections, a referendum and an opportunity for us to get back control of our country will be one [...]
Brand Index: Users take time to get the message on Facebook changes April 22, 2014 IN A recent interview, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg revealed that a major plank of the company’s growth strategy is to diversify its offering into many smartphone apps. The aim is to create different programmes to serve users’ needs, rather than trying to make the main Facebook platform all things to all people. Users were given [...]
Old Mutual ups Boohoo stake April 22, 2014 FTSE 100 listed finance group Old Mutual, home of top investor Richard Buxton, has upped its stake in online fashion retailer Boohoo, helping it become one of the firm’s biggest institutional shareholders. The company yesterday revealed it had amassed a 9.4 per cent stake in the Manchester-based company, which floated on the London stock market [...]
