Fans shut out over racism January 8, 2013 WORLD governing body Fifa has ordered Bulgaria and Hungary to play their next World Cup qualifiers without crowds following racist chanting and anti-semitic abuse from their supporters. Bulgaria fans monkey chanted at Denmark defender Patrick Mtiliga in Sofia in October while Hungary fans directed anti-Semitic slogans towards Israeli fans in August, landing their associations £23,000 [...]
Hales invited to the Bash January 8, 2013 ENGLAND Twenty20 star Alex Hales has joined Melbourne Renegades for the remainder of Australia’s Big Bash competition. Nottinghamshire opener Hales, who has 14 T20 caps, replaces the injured West Indian Marlon Samuels for the Renegades, who are top of the table and assured of a home semi-final place.
Storey set to return after summer January 8, 2013 CYCLING: British cyclist Dame Sarah Storey has confirmed she intends to return to competitive sport after her first child is born. Storey, who has 11 Paralympic gold medals in swimming and cycling and has also represented Team GB in non-disabled competitions, said that she hopes to continue her career after the expected birth in June.
Liverpool “biggest in England” January 8, 2013 FOOTBALL: Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge insists there is no bigger club in the Premier League than his new employers, despite their 23-year wait for another top flight title. Sturridge, who signed for £12m from Chelsea last week,has also played for current champions Manchester City. “It is the biggest club I’ve ever played for,” said Sturridge. [...]
Exiles hooker lands punch ban January 8, 2013 RUGBY UNION: London Welsh hooker Neil Briggs has been banned for three weeks for foul play during the 31-26 defeat to Harlequins on Sunday. Briggs was cited for striking Quins winger Sam Smith, meaning the 27-year-old will be sidelined for the Amlin Challenge Cup fixtures against Cavalieri Prato and Stade Francais along with the LV= [...]
Burns bout delayed for third time January 8, 2013 BOXING: Britain’s Ricky Burns has cancelled the defence of his WBO lightweight title for the third time in order to rest. The 29-year-old was due to take on an unnamed opponent in Glasgow on January 26 but it has been pushed back until at least late February. Burns had the fight cancelled twice in December [...]
FTSE 100 edges up as Anglo American names new chief executive January 8, 2013 Markets made a hesitant start to the day, and the FTSE 100 edged up slightly in early trading. News that Mark Cutifani has been appointed to the top job at global miner Anglo American stole the headlines this morning. He starts the role on 3 April and takes over from current head Cynthia Carroll. As [...]
Strong online and mobile demand boosts Domino’s January 8, 2013 Pizza delivery firm Domino’s this morning reported strong sales growth over the final quarter of 2012, driven by strong growth in online and mobile sales. Sales over the 14 weeks to 30 December grew by 20 per cent to £174.5m, while over 2012 as a whole, sales were up by 12.7 per cent. Online sales [...]
Daft planning rules are pushing up the price of food in shops January 8, 2013 IF you travelled abroad over Christmas, you will have noticed that goods in shops are often cheaper than in the UK. A uSwitch survey cited by the Institute of Economic Affairs shows that a food basket costs roughly a fifth more in the UK than it does in Germany, France and the Netherlands. Once again, [...]
Debenhams posts record December sales January 8, 2013 Debenhams posted record December sales this morning, boosted by growth in online shopping and an increase in promotional activity. Like for like sales in the five weeks to 5 January were up five per cent year on year, while over a period of 18 weeks, sales at stores open longer than a year rose 2.9 [...]
