Etherington too ill for fifth medal March 16, 2014 RECORD-BREAKING skiier Jade Etherington, the first Briton to win four medals at a Paralympic Winter Games, missed out on the chance to compete for a fifth in Sochi yesterday due to illness. Super-G gold medal winner Kelly Gallagher did complete her run in the visually impaired giant slalom though, finishing fifth. Etherington later carried the [...]
Exeter Chiefs win first ever trophy March 16, 2014 RUGBY: Exeter Chiefs fought their way to an historic LV Cup victory over Northampton Saints yesterday, the first major trophy in the club’s 143-year history. Tries from Chris Whitehead and Dean Mumm helped the west country side to a 15-8 win at Sandy Park over the current Aviva Premiership leaders.
Daley dives to bronze in Beijing March 16, 2014 DIVING: Britain’s Tom Daley won bronze on the final day of the Divind World Series in Beijing, yesterday. Daley’s 10-metre dives were beaten by Cao Yuan and Bo Qui, performing in front of their home crowd. Tonia Couch also claimed bronze in the 10-metre platform for Britain, while compatriot Sarah Barrow came fourth.
Johnson injury blow for Australia March 16, 2014 CRICKET: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh after failing to recover from an infected toe. The tournament began yesterday with the hosts comfortably beating Afghanistan by nine wickets, while Nepal beat Hong Kong by 80 runs, bowling their opponents out for just 69 runs.
Djokovic fights back to beat Federer March 16, 2014 TENNIS: World No2 Novak Djokovic won his first title of the year last night with a dramatic tie-break victory over Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The Serb lost the opening set but fought back to win 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Flavia Pennetta beat Agnieszka Radwanska in the women’s final.
Bank bonuses to face fresh curbs March 13, 2014 BANK bonuses could become a thing of the past as a result of a series of aggressive new rules which would see financiers forced to wait 16 years before they can fully enjoy their pay. The Bank of England’s prudential regulation authority (PRA) yesterday revealed plans which threaten to claw back bonuses up to six years [...]
Morrisons’ woes wipe £2.6bn off supermarkets March 13, 2014 FEARS of a new supermarket price war wiped around £2.6bn off the combined value of Britain’s major grocers yesterday after Morrisons launched a major assault on its discount rivals. Shares in Morrisons plunged 12 per cent – to their lowest level since 2008 – after it revealed it would invest £1bn in slashing prices over [...]
London house prices pull further ahead of regions March 13, 2014 HOUSE prices in the City soared by more than any other London borough, while the capital’s market continued to blast ahead of the rest of the UK, new figures showed yesterday. It came as mortgage lending shot up by more than a third in the last year, led by high loan-to-value mortgages. London prices increased [...]
Fraud must be stamped out – but bonus reforms will backfire March 13, 2014 BONUSES are not the source of all evil. Sorry, I know I’m not meant to say that, but it’s the truth. Some of the Bank of England’s proposed reforms to bonuses make a lot of sense – crime, fraud and misselling need to be ruthlessly stamped out, and incentives need to be correctly aligned – [...]
Investors pulling billions out of crisis-hit Russia March 13, 2014 INVESTORS are deserting Russia, according to a new study by Goldman Sachs, which says capital outflows from the country could double from last year. The bank estimates that outflows have already risen to $45bn (£26.98bn) in this quarter, a 60 per cent increase on the same period last year, and that the estimate is consistent [...]
