Henderson’s perfect day is capped by Finian’s Rainbow March 14, 2012 FINIAN’S Rainbow capped a day to remember for record-breaking trainer Nicky Henderson by winning a dramatic and eventful renewal of the Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of the Cheltenham Festival. On the afternoon when Henderson became the most successful Cheltenham Festival trainer of all time after Simonsig won the Novices’ Hurdle, Finian’s Rainbow [...]
Lewis can forget Red Bull March 14, 2012 FORMER world champion Lewis Hamilton has been told he can forget about joining Red Bull next season by their team principal Christian Horner. The new Formula One season gets underway in Melbourne this weekend with speculation already rife as to where Hamilton will begin the 2013 campaign with his contract at McLaren due to expire [...]
Chisora loses his licence March 14, 2012 DISGRACED British heavyweight Dereck Chisora has had his boxing licence withdrawn by the British Boxing Board of Control for his actions before and after his defeat by Vitali Klitschko in Munich last month. Chisora slapped Vitali at the weigh-in, spat water at his opponent’s brother Wladimir before the bout and brawled with David Haye after [...]
Tevez could be back for Chelsea March 14, 2012 FOOTBALL: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed controversial striker Carlos Tevez could return after a five-month absence in next week’s clash against Chelsea. City are in action at Etihad Stadium tonight looking to overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit against Sporting Lisbon.
Real ease into quarter-finals March 14, 2012 FOOTBALL: Former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 42nd goal of the season as Real Madrid moved into to the last eight of the Champions League with a 4-1 win over CSKA Moscow.
Ratings agency Fitch places UK on negative outlook March 14, 2012 BIG government debts and a slower than expected economic recovery have seen the UK’s outlook slashed by another credit rating agency, in a major blow to chancellor George Osborne. Fitch announced last night that it was revising the UK’s outlook from stable to negative, one week ahead of the Budget – placing pressure on Osborne [...]
Tesco’s UK chief Richard Brasher set to step down March 14, 2012 TESCO’S chief executive of UK operations Richard Brasher is set to step down just one year after taking the position. Group chief executive Philip Clarke will assume responsibility for Tesco’s home operations. Richard Brasher joined Tesco in 1986 and was appointed to its board eight years ago today, on 15 March 2004. He took the [...]
Stunned Goldman is forced to fight for its reputation March 14, 2012 NOTORIOUSLY private investment bank Goldman Sachs was last night forced to make public an internal email reassuring its 30,000 employees, after a tumultuous day saw a disgruntled ex-employee write a scathing attack on the firm in the New York Times newspaper, after he had resigned. The employee’s critique of the bank, in which it was [...]
Rating blow must act as wake-up call March 14, 2012 FIRST it was Moody’s, now it is Fitch’s turn. Ahead of next week’s Budget, the decision by the credit rating agency to put the UK on negative credit watch last night is another blow to George Osborne, the chancellor, who had made retaining Britain’s AAA-rating a key priority. Fitch’s decision puts the chance of a [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 14, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES FINANCIAL AUTHORITY URGED TO DROP OPAQUE CHARGES The new Financial Conduct Authority should use its powers to remove opaque banking charges and make it cheaper for new lenders to enter the market, a panel that represents the interests of retail customers has urged. In a paper to be published today, the Financial Services [...]
