FA Cup: Blunt Fulham dumped out of Cup by Blades February 4, 2014 FULHAM 0 vs SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 (After extra time) FULHAM boss Rene Meulensteen admitted his team’s lack of creativity in last night’s embarrassing FA Cup exit was so alarming they could have played for a month and still not scored. Sheffield United, 23rd in League One and the lowest ranked team left in the competition, [...]
Golf Comment: Gallacher stakes claim for home Ryder Cup February 4, 2014 AN HISTORIC second successive title at the Dubai Desert Classic for Stephen Gallacher on Sunday could prove a boost not just for the Scot but also for Europe at this year’s Ryder Cup. His successful trophy defence – the first in the event’s 25 years – puts him in a great position to qualify for [...]
Ashton and Youngs miss out again February 4, 2014 RUGBY UNION: Exiled duo Chris Ashton and Ben Youngs have been left out in the cold again for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland. Head coach Stuart Lancaster is to stick with the same 23-man squad narrowly beaten by France last weekend. Fly-half George Ford is one of 10 released to play for their clubs this [...]
Basketball funding extinguished February 4, 2014 OLYMPICS: Basketball, weightlifting, water polo and synchronised swimming have had their funding withdrawn by UK Sport for missing targets. Triathlon and fencing are set for cash boosts for the next two Games.
Markets spooked by shock US data February 3, 2014 Markets rattled as shock US data and looming debt ceiling spark investor sell-off STOCKS were sent into a tailspin yesterday after new data showed US manufacturing growth almost ground to a halt last month. The Institute of Supply Management purchasing managers’ index (PMI) collapsed to its lowest level in eight months, following the biggest one-month [...]
HP audit finds profit shortfall at Autonomy February 3, 2014 BRITISH software firm Autonomy allegedly inflated its revenue and profit by as much as 81 per cent before Hewlett-Packard (HP) bought it for $11bn (£6.74bn) in 2011, according to UK accounts filed by HP on Friday. Autonomy, currently at the centre of fraud investigations by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the US Department of [...]
Janet Yellen sworn in as Federal Reserve chair February 3, 2014 NEW FEDERAL Reserve chair Janet Yellen was officially sworn in for her four-year term yesterday, the first woman to hold the top post at the world’s most powerful central bank. Before her promotion, she had been the Fed’s vice chair for three years, playing a major role in the development of emergency monetary policy in response [...]
Tube services during the strike February 3, 2014 STARTS tonight from 9.30pm BACK TO NORMAL on Friday 7 February SECOND STRIKE 9.30pm 11 February – morning of 14 February BAKERLOO Trains between Queen’s Park and Elephant & Castle every six minutes in both directions. Not stopping at Edgware Road, Embankment, Kilburn Park, Lambeth North, Maida Vale, Piccadilly Circus or Regent’s Park CENTRAL No [...]
The City needs to start planning for a leftist Labour government February 3, 2014 THE TORIES are in trouble. The latest daily opinion poll from YouGov (for The Sun) confirms yet again that the Labour party would easily win the General Election were it held tomorrow. The Tories are on 33 per cent, Labour on 38 per cent and the Lib Dems and Ukip tied on 11 per cent. [...]
Barclays’ chief Jenkins gives up 2013 bonus February 3, 2014 BARCLAYS’ chief executive yesterday turned down his bonus for the second year running, a week after the bank set aside another £330m to pay for legal bills and regulatory costs. The lender also raised almost £6bn from investors in the last year, and Antony Jenkins does not want to take a bonus so soon after [...]
