Stoke avoid Crawley slip-up February 19, 2012 Stoke recovered from an early red card to end Crawley Town’s FA Cup run and book their own quarter-final place against Liverpool. Rory Delap was dismissed in the 17th minute for a tackle on David Hunt, but goals either side of half-time from Jon Walters, a penalty, and Peter Crouch prevented the League Two side [...]
Lock Jones back in Wales squad February 19, 2012 Wales have drafted lock Alun-Wyn Jones and hooker Richard Hibbard into their squad ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations showdown with England. Jones has been working on his match fitness since a toe operation but returns as Wales seek the Triple Crown at Twickenham. Hibbard will act as cover for Huw Bennett and Matthew Rees, who [...]
Wiggins wins Algarve finale February 19, 2012 Britain’s Bradley Wiggins won the final stage time trial in the Tour of Algarve yesterday as Team Sky colleague Richie Porte claimed the overall title. Wiggins beat Germany’s Tony Martin in the 26km stage as he stepped up preparations for his dual summer targets, the Tour de France title and Olympic gold in London.
Levi sets records with T20 ton February 19, 2012 South Africa’s Richard Levi smashed a record-breaking 45-ball century as they beat New Zealand by eight wickets in their second Twenty20 match in Hamilton. The fastest ever T20 ton, Levi’s 117 featured a record 13 sixes and also equalled Chris Gayle’s all-time highest T20 score, but in six fewer balls. It was only the opener’s [...]
Italian police seize $6 trillion of fake US bonds February 17, 2012 Italian police announced today they had seized about $6 trillion (£3.8 trillion) of fake U.S. Treasury bonds in Switzerland, and issued arrest warrants for eight people accused of international fraud and other financial crimes. The operation, co-ordinated by prosecutors from the southern Italian city of Potenza, was carried out by Italian and Swiss authorities after [...]
US inflation rises February 17, 2012 US petrol prices jumped 0.9 per cent in January, pushing overall consumer prices up at their fastest pace in four months and offering a reminder of the risks energy costs could pose to the economic recovery. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 per cent, according to figures from the Labor Department is unlikely to ring [...]
Murdoch announces launch of The Sun on Sunday February 17, 2012 Rupert Murdoch has announced his intention to launch a Sunday edition of The Sun newspaper “very soon”. The new publication has been rumoured ever since the News of the World was forced to close in July 2011 and it is believed that several mock-ups of ‘The Sun on Sunday’ have already been produced, suggesting its [...]
German President resigns over home loan scandal February 17, 2012 GERMAN President Christian Wulff resigned this morning after state prosecutors asked parliament to remove his legal immunity over accusations that he accepted favours. He has been hit by a scandal over a home loan that he accepted while leading the state of Lower Saxony. “The developments of the past few days and weeks have shown [...]
FTSE buoyed by Greek endgame February 17, 2012 The FTSE 100 opened on the front foot as the end game at last appeared to be approaching in the Greek bailout debacle. Optimism is growing that Greece has finally done enough to secure a second bailout, which could be approved as early as Monday. Averting a disorderly Greek insolvency is seen as a crucial [...]
