Schoolboy Sibley gets England call October 2, 2013 SURREY batsman Dominic Sibley, 18, last week given time off school to become the youngest ever scorer of a County Championship double-hundred, has been named in the England Under-19 squad for December’s tri-series in the United Arab Emirates. Yorkshire’s 15-year-old bowler Matthew Fisher has also been named in the 18-man squad to take on Pakistan [...]
Barker set for Sturm showdown October 2, 2013 BOXING: Middleweight Darren Barker, 31, is set to make the first defence of his International Boxing Federation title against Germany’s Felix Sturm on 7 December in Stuttgart.
Injured Dettori to miss season October 2, 2013 HORSE RACING: Three-time champion jockey Frankie Dettori is to miss the rest of the season after fracturing his ankle at Nottingham.
Masi ruled out for five months October 2, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Wasps centre Andrea Masi is facing five months on the sidelines following knee surgery.
Day two of shutdown October 1, 2013 ■ Almost 1m workers on leave as the deadlock enters a second day ■ US risks default on debts if a deal is not reached by 17 October ■ Dollar slumps but traders keep their cool to calm markets HUGE swathes of US government services were shut down yesterday after politicians failed to agree a [...]
New law sets out seven-year jail terms for bankers guilty of reckless misconduct October 1, 2013 TOP BANKERS could be jailed for up to seven years if they are found guilty of a new offence called “reckless misconduct in the management of a bank”, changes to the Banking Reform Bill published yesterday revealed. The crime would cover staff in the new Senior Managers Regime who made decisions that led to a [...]
Both parties dig in heels and refuse compromise over US shutdown deal October 1, 2013 THERE was no deal in sight to end the shutdown of the federal government yesterday, with neither party budging from their uncompromising position on a debt ceiling deal. The White House and Senate Democrats, who make up the majority in the chamber, are still voicing opposition to anything but a clean continuing resolution. Such a [...]
US politicians need to grow up before growth is shut down October 1, 2013 IT is time for Americans to decide: do they want to be a social democracy, Eurozone style, with high levels of tax and public spending, or do they want to be a small state society, with low taxes and low levels of public spending? The partial government shutdown and the political warfare between Barack Obama [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 2 October 2013 October 1, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Euro banks undervalued Europe’s banks are just as strong as US rivals and are being unjustly undervalued by investors, according to the vice-president of the European Central Bank (ECB) – the man in charge of setting up safety testing of the Eurozone’s banking system. Vitor Constancio’s comments come as the ECB prepares for [...]
David Cameron to say profit is not a dirty word October 1, 2013 DAVID Cameron will today launch a staunch defence of the free market, insisting that tax cuts, profit and wealth creation are “not dirty words” but the only way to boost the British economy. The Prime Minister will tell the Conservative party conference that Labour leader Ed Miliband does not understand the importance of business, insisting [...]
