Morgan targets revenge after tri-series collapse February 1, 2015 ENGLAND one-day skipper Eoin Morgan has urged his side to cast aside the disappointment of their 112-run thrashing to Australia in yesterday’s tri-series final and channel their energies into exacting World Cup revenge. Australia recovered from 60-4 to amass 278-8, thanks largely to Glenn Maxwell’s 95 and half-centuries from Mitchell Marsh and James Faulkner. England [...]
Premier League: Koeman set to bolster squad as Swansea thwart Southampton February 1, 2015 SOUTHAMPTON 0 SWANSEA 1 SOUTHAMPTON manager Ronald Koeman confirmed his intention to dip into the transfer market and bolster his squad ahead of tonight’s deadline after slipping to defeat against Swansea at St Mary’s Stadium. Former Liverpool and Charlton midfielder Jonjo Shelvey thundered home a 25-yard strike as Swansea inflicted the hosts’ first Premier League [...]
Wasps’ surrender leaves battle to reach LV last four February 1, 2015 DISGRUNTLED Wasps defence coach Brad Davis lamented his side’s second-half capitulation after blowing a 25-point lead in their LV= Cup clash against Cardiff Blues at the Ricoh Arena yesterday. Wasps crossed the line six times in the 12-try thriller as flanker Thomas Young twice powered over along with Will Helu, Sailosi Tagicakibau, Guy Thompson and [...]
McIlroy snares Desert trophy February 1, 2015 WORLD No1 Rory McIlroy surged to a commanding victory at the Dubai Desert Classic yesterday for the second time in his career to evoke memories of his first professional title in the sport. The 25-year-old compiled a two-under 70 on the final day to close on 22 under par and secure his 10th European Tour [...]
Game of phones: £22.5bn worth of deals transforming UK mobile, broadband and TV markets January 29, 2015 Britain raced further towards a future where you might buy your mobile, landline, TV and broadband all from the same supplier yesterday after Sky revealed it will add mobile to its offering next year. The European pay-TV giant said a partnership with O2 will allow it to launch a so-called quad play offering next year, [...]
UK 10-year borrowing costs hit their lowest ever level January 29, 2015 THE UK government’s 10-year borrowing costs dropped to a record low yesterday. The interest rate on a 10-year UK government bond – a state IOU – reached a trough of 1.396 per cent before rising marginally towards the end of the day. “You can safely say this is the lowest ever rate on a 10-year [...]
Confident shoppers boost economic growth hopes January 29, 2015 UK CONSUMER confidence saw a large jump in January, in a renewed sign that the economic recovery will continue strongly into 2015. Retail sales also grew strongly in the month, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), indicating consumers are increasingly upbeat. The consumer confidence index compiled by market researchers GfK reached a score [...]
Crossrail hits the East End: Tunnel machine Elizabeth breaks into Liverpool Street under the City January 29, 2015 Tunnel machine Elizabeth, named after the Queen, broke into the eastern end of Liverpool Street Crossrail station yesterday morning. The breakthrough occurred 40m beneath the City of London. The tunnel machine has just 750m more of tunnel to bore, before arriving at its final destination at Farringdon station. Andrew Wolstenholme, Crossrail chief executive said: “We [...]
Revenues jump 15pc at Google January 29, 2015 INTERNET giant Google has reported revenues of $18.1bn (£12bn) for the three months ended 31 December 2014, up 15 per cent from the $15.7bn recorded in the same period of 2013. Google’s own sites generated 69 per cent of total revenues, while partner sites added 20 per cent, and revenues from the UK were $1.66bn. [...]
Amazon sales up at year end January 29, 2015 ONLINE retailer Amazon saw income drop to $214m (£142m) in the fourth quarter of 2014, from $239m in 2013, despite sales increasing by 15 per cent to $29.33bn. Sales are expected to be lower in the first quarter of 2015, at between $20.9bn and $22.9bn, and the firm said it could make a loss of [...]
