Sherwood: Soldado’s time is now February 26, 2014 TOTTENHAM boss Tim Sherwood has challenged misfiring Roberto Soldado to fill the Jermain Defoe-sized hole at White Hart Lane, starting tonight against FC Dnipro. A hamstring injury leaves Defoe unavailable to help Spurs overturn a 1-0 deficit in their Europa League last-32 second leg, so the England striker will say farewell to supporters at half-time [...]
Trott targets return in April February 26, 2014 ENGLAND batsman Jonathan Trott is set for a return to the crease with county side Warwickshire in April with a view to restarting his international career. Trott, 32, returned home from England’s winter Ashes tour with a stress-related illness following the first Test in November. But chairman of Trott’s Warwickshire benefit committee Dennis Amiss said: [...]
Ticket row latest blow to United but club resist calls to axe Moyes February 26, 2014 MANCHESTER United were forced to defend their ticket policy last night after fans complained of being threatened with bans unless they bought seats for next month’s return leg against Olympiacos. Some season-ticket holders received messages warning they would be barred from the Premier League derby against Manchester City at Old Trafford on 25 March if [...]
Red Bull braced for crunch tests February 26, 2014 FORMULA ONE: Red Bull begin their final four days of pre-season testing in Bahrain today desperate to iron out issues with reliability and engine performance ahead next month’s opening Grand Prix of the season. Deputy managing director of engine supplier Renault, Rob White, said: “The gap to where we wanted to be at this stage [...]
Wembley Stadium sign EE deal February 26, 2014 FOOTBALL: Wembley Stadium agreed a six-year partnership with communications giant EE yesterday, though the name of the national stadium will not change. A statement said: “Wembley will benefit from multi-million pound investment in its technological infrastructure to offer the best possible sofa to seat experience.”
Farah in line for Laureus award February 26, 2014 ATHLETICS: Double World champion Mo Farah has been shortlisted for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award. English golfer Justin Rose is up for Breakthrough of the Year, following his US Open triumph. The awards ceremony is set to be held in Kuala Lumpur on 26 March.
Tesco retreats as Clarke puts the brakes on February 25, 2014 Supermarket pulls out of the space race with plans to slash spending and cut prices TESCO’S chief executive pledged yesterday to put the brakes on its UK expansion and spend £200m slashing prices as Britain’s biggest grocer seeks to revive sales and win back falling market share. Speaking at an investor conference, Philip Clarke laid [...]
Bid to be British: £2.5m starting price for UK visa February 25, 2014 THE GOVERNMENT is considering an auction-style visa scheme which would offer wealthy international investors the chance to bid for entry to the UK. The idea has already been heavily criticised by immigration lawyers: Nick Rollason, head of business immigration at Kingsley Napley, warned it would create an “ebay culture” and leave a bad taste in [...]
Prime time: Amazon ups subscription costs as LoveFilm is phased out February 25, 2014 AMAZON is gambling on the success of its one-day delivery service Prime, by rolling out a more expensive product that includes LoveFilm Instant. Prime Instant Video launches today in the UK and went live in the US in 2011, where it costs $79 per year. UK subscribers will have to pay £79 for the combined [...]
Blow to Salmond as North Sea exploration dries up February 25, 2014 THE UK oil and gas industry is facing its biggest challenge in 50 years due to a steep decline in exploration, according to a new report. In its Activity Survey 2014, industry body Oil & Gas UK cites government figures that show only 15 exploration wells were drilled in 2013, down from 44 in 2008. [...]
