Chelsea retain pole position September 27, 2015 CHELSEA will be crowned Women’s Super League One champions on Sunday if they beat Sunderland after they comfortably saw off Liverpool 4-0 last night. South Korea forward Ji So-Yun scored twice and England stars Fran Kirby and Eniola Aluko also struck as the Blues re-established a two-point lead over title rivals Manchester City. City had [...]
Road Cycling World Champion Lizzie Armitstead aims to follow road world title with Olympic success September 27, 2015 Newly crowned Road Cycling World Champion Lizzie Armitstead admits she is struggling to come to terms with fulfilling a lifetime ambition in the women’s race on Saturday. The 26-year-old from Yorkshire mustered a gutsy finish to triumph in the 130km event to claim the coveted white jersey with rainbow stripes in Virginia, United States. Armitstead [...]
Rugby Comment: Question marks remain but Sam can be the man September 25, 2015 I’M not surprised that Stuart Lancaster has gone with Owen Farrell and Sam Burgess at 10 and 12 for England against Wales on Saturday. The most important thing for this match is to have a very, very strong defensive line. Wales will want to get over the gainline and those two probably won’t let them. [...]
Donncha miss this one in the Cambridgeshire September 25, 2015 Bill Esdaile previews the best of tomorrow’s high class action WE are heading towards the final few chapters of the 2015 Flat season but there’s still plenty of top class action to come, not least tomorrow’s Cambridgeshire (3.45pm). This is one of the handicaps on the calendar with great heritage and history will well and [...]
Farrell can stick boot into Wales from kicking tee September 25, 2015 Graham Reid looks at the the best of the weekend’s Rugby World Cup action ENGLAND and Wales breathed a collective sigh of relief following their opening Rugby World Cup fixtures. Taking on Fiji and Uruguay respectively, neither were wholly convincing, but each came away with what was required – a bonus point win. Injuries are [...]
Keeping back door closed might be Spurs’ best chance September 25, 2015 Ben Cleminson previews the best of the weekend’s Premier League action DERBY defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday night provided an unwelcome setback for Tottenham. After consecutive wins against Sunderland and Crystal Palace, the 2-1 reverse against their rivals in the Capital One Cup opened up the cracks that those wins had papered over. Spurs still [...]
Leadership lessons from Pope Francis: Avoid stagnation by seeking advice and hiring pragmatically September 25, 2015 When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope in 2013, he inherited a Church marred by financial scandal and child abuse. Like any new boss trying to turn around the fortunes of a large organisation, he has made some big changes. But his liberal stance on homsexuality, divorce and politically charged statements have drawn criticism [...]
Best of the Brokers for 25 September 2015 September 25, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL The most recent statement from Micro Focus, a software firm, reminds analysts at Panmure Gordon that the growth genie continues to elude the firm – and there is little to suggest its new division structure will release it. Yet Micro [...]
FTSE ends lower as commodities plunge again – London Report September 25, 2015 BRITAIN’S blue-chip share index fell yesterday, with basic resources and energy companies coming under fresh selling pressure due to lingering concerns about demand for metals and a poor outlook for commodity prices. The FTSE 100 index ended 1.2 per cent lower at 5,962.26 points. The index has fallen more than eight per cent so far [...]
Catalonian independence proxy vote weighs on Spanish bonds September 25, 2015 Regional elections, which have turned into a de-facto independence vote for the breakaway region of Catalonia, have hit Spanish bonds. The pro-independence coalition is on track to win in Catalonia, albeit perhaps without a majority, in the 27 September vote. Catalan president Artur Mas has vowed to kick off the secessionist measure if he holds [...]
