Onions ready for comeback January 10, 2012 CRICKET: England seamer Graham Onions is ready to make an emotional return to the international fold today for the first time since he suffered a career-threatening injury two years go. The Durham paceman, who is vying with Steven Finn and Chris Tremlett to be selected for next week’s first Test against Pakistan following the tour-ending [...]
Mayweather calls out Pacquiao January 10, 2012 BOXING: Floyd Mayweather Jr has challenged Manny Pacquiao to fight him later this year. The unbeaten WBC welterweight champion has had the 5 May date booked in Las Vegas for his next bout for several months. Mayweather tweeted: “Manny Pacquiao I’m calling you out let’s fight 5 May and give the world what they want [...]
Wade injury blow for Wasps January 10, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Wasps winger Christian Wade is faces a three-month lay-off after suffering a groin injury. The 20-year-old was injured during Wasps’ narrow 6-0 Premiership defeat against Worcester on New Year’s Day.
£33bn rail scheme faces legal threat January 10, 2012 LOBBY groups said yesterday that legal challenges to a high speed rail link between London and Birmingham are already in the pipeline, after the controversial new route was given the green light by the government. Campaigners against the planned rail link, dubbed High Speed 2 (HS2), will attempt to place the Department for Transport’s approval [...]
Danes join Cameron in fight against financial transaction tax January 10, 2012 A FINANCIAL transactions tax will cost hundreds of thousands of jobs, Danish economy minister Margrethe Vestager said yesterday, while Denmark’s former foreign minister Lene Espersen described the tax as “bullshit.” The Danes – who hold the EU’s rotating presidency – now match David Cameron’s rejection of the European Commission’s proposals. Vestager pointed to the EC’s [...]
Rivals round on Romney January 10, 2012 MITT Romney faces growing questions about his candidacy for the Republican US presidential nomination despite going into last night’s primary contest as the clear favourite. The former head of private equity house Bain held onto a significant lead in the final opinion polls for the New Hampshire primary, while the battle for second place appeared [...]
Six reasons this rail plan is a mistake January 10, 2012 IF money grew on trees, the government’s London-Birmingham HS2 high-speed rail scheme would be a good thing. Unfortunately, the nation faces fiscal Armageddon; so here are six reasons (there are many more) why the coalition is wrong to back HS2. 1) Like virtually all government infrastructure projects, the costs of this grandiose white elephant will [...]
Orange juice futures soar January 10, 2012 US orange juice futures surged by more than 10 per cent to an all-time high yesterday over fears an unapproved fungicide in Brazil could hit juice imports. The benchmark March frozen concentrated orange juice contract on the ICE Futures US exchange – one of the smallest futures markets featured in the 1980s film Trading Places [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING January 10, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES MICROSOFT ALLEGES PIRACY IN CHINA LAWSUITS Microsoft has stepped up its fight against software piracy in China with unprecedented lawsuits against Chinese electronics retailers. The company is suing Shanghai Gome, a branch of one of the country’s largest electronics and appliances chains, and Beijing Chaoyang Buynow, one of China’s largest computer malls. The [...]
Fannie Mae chief steps down January 10, 2012 The head of US mortgage funder Fannie Mae quit yesterday, less than three months after the chief of America’s other mortgage backer Freddie Mac left his post. Michael J Williams said “the time is right to turn over the reins to a new leader”, after almost three years in the top job saw him take [...]
