Champions League: Holders face Euro exit after Tevez spot-kick May 5, 2015 JUVENTUS 2 REAL MADRID 1 FORMER Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez dispatched a second-half penalty to ensure Juventus edged an enthralling contest against Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi final in Turin last night. The Old Lady, who claimed a fourth successive Serie A title with victory over Sampdoria on [...]
Title glory lands Mourinho a rise May 5, 2015 CHELSEA are expected to reward Jose Mourinho for masterminding their return to the pinnacle of English football by offering him a new improved contract. Mourinho’s current deal, which is believed to be worth £8.5m a year, expires in 2017 but he has made it clear that he would like to stay at Stamford Bridge beyond [...]
Ultimate Betway Chester Cup guide May 5, 2015 BILL ESDAILE TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT TODAY’S BIG RACE AND PREVIEWS THE REST OF CHESTER’S CARD 1 ANGEL GABRIAL 8/1 Runner-up in this last year, he wears the first colours of leading owner Dr Marwan Koukash and has a good draw in stall five. Contested Group races last season, but is 15lb higher than [...]
Ground has come right for 33/1 outsider Lady Kashaan May 5, 2015 TODAY’S Betway Chester Cup (3.10pm) is one of the highlights of the Flat season at one of the most enjoyable meetings of the calendar. The atmosphere at Chester is always electric and I’ll certainly raise it another level if LADY KASHAAN can land the feature at a juicy 33/1 with the sponsors Betway. The rain [...]
Banzari to leave Bell dreaming of another Oaks May 5, 2015 MICHAEL Bell would be the first to admit that the last few seasons haven’t been the best for his Newmarket yard, but things could be about to improve after this afternoon’s Arkle Finance Cheshire Oaks (2.40pm). The trainer won the big one at Epsom with Sariska back in 2009 and BANZARI looks to have an [...]
General Election 2015: Tories confident they can win a majority without Lib Dem support May 5, 2015 Senior Conservatives hit back at the Liberal Democrats yesterday, insisting they can win an outright majority without the help of their current coalition partners, as members of all major parties feuded over possible post-election deals. With just two days to go until the General Election and polls pointing to a hung parliament, chancellor George Osborne [...]
Watford’s Steve Easterbrook lays out turnaround plans for McDonald’s to halt flagging sales May 5, 2015 The Brit tasked with stemming flagging sales at McDonald’s unveiled his masterplan to reverse the slide yesterday – by slimming down the fast food chain’s structure, cutting costs and selling more outlets to franchisees. Steve Easterbrook, the Watford-born accountant who spent two decades at McDonald’s British HQ in east Finchley, said he aimed [...]
Barclays’ Lehman Brothers deal to claim disputed assets will go ahead May 5, 2015 The US Supreme Court has cemented a 2014 ruling which allowed Barclays to claim about $4bn (£2.65bn) of disputed assets in its purchase of much of Lehman Brothers’ brokerage unit. Barclays, which already controlled $3.5bn of the disputed $4bn, was granted leave to take over the assets by the US Court of Appeal last year. [...]
General Election 2015: Haynes Publishing Group chairman John Haynes wants a focus on education and a commitment on corporation tax May 5, 2015 ELECTION COUNTDOWN: 2 DAYS TO GO Every day of the election campaign, we have been asking a business leader to say what policies would entice them to vote for a particular party. Here is our penultimate item. JOHN (J) HAYNES: GROUP CHAIRMAN, HAYNES PUBLISHING GROUP On a Sunday evening it’s not unusual for [...]
Scuffle near the finish line May 5, 2015 AS THE country entered the last few days of General Election campaigning, an street-side scuffle involving Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy and comedian Eddie Izzard showed there was some drama left in the process. The two men were heckled at a rally in Glasgow yesterday, with things getting heated between Labour Party supporters and their [...]
