Premier League: Allardyce: Win at Sunderland means West Ham are safe March 31, 2014 SUNDERLAND 1 WEST HAM UNITED 2 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce declared his team safe from relegation last night, following a 2-1 victory that heaped the misery on struggling Sunderland. Goals from Andy Carroll and Mohamed Diame ended a run of three straight defeats, with Sunderland, who netted through Adam Johnson, left languishing in 19th [...]
Pochettino told he can keep England stars March 31, 2014 NEW Southampton director Hans Hofstetter is adamant the club will not need to sell any of its prized assets this summer, despite yesterday’s publication of their accounts showing a £7.1m net loss for the year ending June 2013. The Saints also have an outstanding transfer debt of £27m and are in the midst of a [...]
England shirt prices not set by FA March 31, 2014 FOOTBALL: The Football Association yesterday absolved themselves from criticism over retail prices for England’s new home and away shirts, costing up to £90 for replicas of those to be worn at this summer’s World Cup. An FA statement said: “The FA’s policy is to avoid any involvement with how its partners/licensees set their prices, so [...]
Bids to host 2022 Games declared March 31, 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES: South Africa and Canada yesterday confirmed their intention to bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Durban and Edmonton have 12 months to formally lodge their bids. This year’s Games will be held in Glasgow.
Chinese on brink of House of Fraser bid March 31, 2014 HOUSE of Fraser is on the verge of a takeover by a Chinese conglomerate, in a landmark deal valuing the retailer at £450m. Chinese powerhouse Sanpower Group, led by 49-year-old multi-millionaire Yuan Yafei, has tabled an all-cash offer to buy out the 165-year-old British department store’s diverse patchwork of shareholders and its £160m of debts. [...]
Financial firms to lead £200bn spending spree in the UK March 31, 2014 FINANCIAL services firms are planning to splash out on staff and offices this summer, leading the way in an investment boom that will see the UK’s biggest businesses spend £200bn by the end of next year, according to two reports. Research released this morning by Deloitte estimates that UK firms with sales of more than [...]
Hollande hit by National Front gains in France March 31, 2014 FRENCH President Francois Hollande suffered a humiliating blow in yesterday’s local elections, as his ruling Socialist party lost out to both its mainstream right-wing rival and to the National Front (FN). Results last night showed Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration FN had added 10 town halls to its victory last week in Henin-Beaumont, while over 100 [...]
Watchdog under pressure after insurance firm fiasco March 31, 2014 THE CITY watchdog will come under renewed pressure from insurers today demanding urgent action from George Osborne to prevent a repeat of the regulator’s mis-step that led insurance shares to plunge on Friday. The industry will write to the chancellor to raise “serious concerns” about the disclosure of information by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) [...]
There are crucial lessons for Ed Miliband in Hollande’s defeat March 31, 2014 A DISASTER for Francois Hollande, France’s socialist president: that is the only way to describe the outcome of yesterday’s elections, which saw the centre-right sweep to power in towns and cities across the country. The one exception to the socialist meltdown was in Paris, where the leftist Anne Hidalgo grabbed 55 per cent of the [...]
More to spend as income growth above inflation March 31, 2014 HOUSEHOLDS have seen their weekly discretionary spending rise by £5 in the year to February, the fastest uptick for 15 months, Asda’s income tracker suggests. The analysis of UK incomes released today shows typical disposable incomes rising to £169 per week this February, a 2.95 per cent increase since February 2013. The supermarket highlighted declining [...]
