McIlroy makes storming start January 30, 2014 GOLF: World No6 Rory McIlroy shot a flawless nine-under-par opening round of 63 yesterday to take a two-shot lead at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
England can spoil Wales’ bid for Six Nations history January 30, 2014 WILLIAM CHRIMES AND BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEW THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND’S SPORTING ACTION WALES will look to rewrite rugby’s history books over the next 10 weeks as they bid to become the first nation to win three consecutive Six Nations championships. Having landed a third grand slam in impressive fashion in 2012, they needed a [...]
City to maintain mesmerising unbeaten home record January 30, 2014 IT’S NO exaggeration to claim Manchester City are the best team in the world right now after their latest demolition job over Tottenham on Wednesday night. Manuel Pellegrini’s men had destroyed Spurs at the Etihad 6-0 earlier this season and were sublime once again as they smashed the north Londoners 5-1. The title looks like [...]
Seahawks’ defence can help secure first Super Bowl for Seattle January 30, 2014 THE Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos battle for Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday for what will only be the second occasion in 20 seasons that the No1 seeds from each conference will decide the championship. It’s a clash of two of the best units on each respective side of the ball, with identical 13-3 season [...]
Carney blow to Scot split plan January 29, 2014 SUPPORTERS of Scottish independence have been given a headache by Bank of England governor Mark Carney, following a speech in which he outlined the “clear risks” for the country if it leaves the UK but keeps hold of the pound. A referendum on whether or not Scotland should break from the UK and become an [...]
Mobile ads help Facebook’s revenues soar January 29, 2014 SOCIAL networking giant Facebook last night revealed bumper profits in the fourth quarter, with revenue surging 63 per cent, way ahead of analysts’ expectations. Profit surged from the last quarter of 2012, up to $523m (£318m) from $64m. For the year, profits are more than 30 times as high as they were in 2012, ballooning [...]
Fed cuts bond purchases by further $10bn January 29, 2014 THE FEDERAL Reserve last night announced it would trim the US quantitative easing (QE) easing programme by another $10bn (£6.03bn) next month, the second month of winding down the central bank’s policy. In his last meeting as Fed chair, Ben Bernanke had unanimous agreement for the decision, which cuts asset purchases from $75bn currently to [...]
Justin King’s reign over at Sainsbury’s January 29, 2014 JUSTIN KING yesterday said he would step down as chief executive of Sainsbury’s in July after a decade at the helm. The 53-year old is credited with transforming the fortunes of the UK’s third-largest supermarket chain, and the announcement comes just weeks after it said it had seen its “best Christmas ever”. “This was not [...]
Brussels tries to ban prop trading in UK and Europe January 29, 2014 BANKS face a ban on proprietary trading in the UK from 2017 under European Commission proposals published yesterday, a major shock to lenders who had not expected an outright ban. The proposals will force big banks to set up separate arms for any activity which is not standard retail or commercial banking, and could even [...]
Scotland’s referendum is a fateful moment for the whole UK January 29, 2014 ACTIONS always have consequences. If it votes for independence later this year, Scotland could theoretically introduce its own currency. In practice it won’t, and will have to choose: keep the pound, which will remain in the hands of the Bank of England, or join the euro, controlled by the European Central Bank. That means Scotland [...]
