Dennis back in charge at McLaren January 16, 2014 FORMULA ONE: Former McLaren team principal Ron Dennis has regained control of the team, five years after stepping down, replacing Martin Whitmarsh by becoming group chief executive. McLaren endured their worst season since 1980 last year, failing to achieve a single podium finish.
England primed for Peru visit January 16, 2014 FOOTBALL: England have added a home friendly against Peru on 30 May, plus two matches in Miami against Honduras and Ecuador to their pre-World Cup schedule.
Team GB set Sochi medal target January 16, 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS: Great Britain have been set a medal target of “at least three” in Sochi by UK Sport. Team GB’s previous best haul was four medals from Chamonix in 1924.
Mourinho to extend superb home record January 16, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON AND BILL ESDAILE WITH THE BEST FOOTBALL AND RACING BETS DESPITE the gloom around Old Trafford at the moment, it’s interesting to note only local rivals Manchester City and Sunday’s opponents Chelsea are on better runs in the Premier League than the reigning champions. David Moyes’ men might have suffered three straight reverses [...]
Somersby to provide emotional success for Knight and Channon January 16, 2014 TERRY Biddlecombe, the three-time champion jockey, will be laid to rest today and there won’t be a dry eye in the house at Ascot tomorrow if SOMERSBY, formerly trained by his wife Henrietta Knight, gives him the perfect send off in the Sodexo Clarence House Chase (3.35pm). Biddlecombe and Knight hit the headlines when Best [...]
Labour’s bank plans slammed January 15, 2014 MARK Carney dismissed key planks in Labour’s agenda for bank reform yesterday, in a humiliating blow for Ed Miliband. The governor of the Bank of England argued against a “crude bonus cap” and plans for limiting big banks’ market share. Meanwhile the Labour leader called for the government to reject any demand from RBS that [...]
Fears rise over crash in key shipping index January 15, 2014 WORRIES over the strength of the global economic recovery have been sparked this week by a near 40 per cent collapse in a key benchmark. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) records the cost of shipping raw materials around the world, and is used by some analysts as an indicator of economic health in the near [...]
Carney: House price boom set to end in 2016 January 15, 2014 BANK of England governor Mark Carney expects the recent surge in the property market to cool by 2016, as figures today confirm that house sales have returned to levels last seen in early 2008. The governor said that he is projecting “a continuation of the current momentum into 2014, before decelerating around the middle of [...]
Game on: Retailer eyes a float as Grand Theft Auto helps its revival January 15, 2014 GAME’s radical turnaround since collapsing into administration in 2012 was underscored yesterday after the retailer revealed that sales had almost doubled over Christmas, paving the way for a potential float. Total sales rocketed 83 per cent in the six weeks to 4 January, helped by the popularity of Grand Theft Auto V. The firm is [...]
EU rules make it harder for firms to cut risk exposure January 15, 2014 BUSINESSES and their customers could face higher costs after new EU rules were approved which could make it harder to cut their risks, lawyers warned yesterday. Rules to increase transparency in derivatives markets could make the industry safer and easier to police, but also mean firms will not be able to find bespoke products to [...]
