Rangers adamant no players called to give evidence against Chelsea’s Terry October 27, 2011 QPR have categorically denied Paddy Kenny, Clint Hill and Shaun Derry had been called to give evidence in the John Terry racism inquiry. More than one report has suggested the Rangers trio were set to back team-mate Anton Ferdinand’s take on his altercation with Chelsea captain Terry during Sunday’s west London derby at Loftus Road. [...]
PFA leap to defence of City outcast Tevez October 27, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY striker Carlos Tevez has found ally in the shape of the Professional Footballers’ Association, who claim the four-week fine he received this week for refusing to play is “not justified”. The Premier League leaders found the Argentina international to be guilty of five separate breaches of contract in the Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich [...]
Schumacher claims deaths unavoidable October 27, 2011 SEVEN-TIME Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher insists the recent deaths of Marco Simoncelli and Dan Wheldon were down to fate rather than shortcomings in the sport’s safety procedures . Wheldon lost his life following a collision in an IndyCar race in Las Vegas, when his car was catapulted into the air and into perimeter [...]
Pietersen a major doubt for India Twenty20 clash October 27, 2011 ENGLAND batsman Kevin Pietersen will have a fitness test on his broken thumb today but is rated “very doubtful” for his side’s one-off Twenty20 match against India at Eden Gardens tomorrow. Pietersen missed the final match of England’s 5-0 one-day series hammering by their hosts, at the same venue on Tuesday, having injured his thumb in [...]
Brit bobsleigh star fractures spine in crash October 27, 2011 A BRITISH bobsleigher was said to be in a “stable” condition last night after fracturing her back during a training crash in Germany. Brakewoman Serita Shone underwent spinal surgery after the accident in Winterberg. Driver Fiona Harrison, meanwhile, suffered a head injury and is under observation in hospital. GB performance director Gary Anderson said: “I [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF October 27, 2011 Tuilagi out injured for six weeks RUGBY UNION: Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi is likely to be out of action for six weeks with a broken cheekbone. Tuilagi, one of the few on-pitch success stories from England’s World Cup campaign in New Zealand, was hurt in last week’s win over Gloucester. The injury will rule Tuilagi out [...]
City bonuses will plunge to 2003 lows October 27, 2011 THE TOTAL value of City bonuses is set to plunge nearly 40 per cent to £4.2bn this financial year as Eurozone turmoil and weaker bank profits drag down payouts to barely a third of pre-crisis levels. The level of bonuses in 2011-12 will be the lowest for nine years, according to the Centre for Economics and [...]
Markets surge on US growth and euro plan October 27, 2011 AMERICA’S economy grew at its fastest pace in a year, official data for the three months to September claimed yesterday. Stocks surged as the bell rang on Wall Street, after the government’s figures estimated annual GDP expansion of 2.5 per cent in the third quarter. The Dow Jones industrial average soared by over 258 points [...]
Markets wait for the devil in the details October 27, 2011 “THE EURO continues to rest on solid fundamentals,” proclaimed the Eurozone statement put out at 4am yesterday morning. Despite surpassing markets’ low expectations and providing some patches of long-desired detail, the statement was met with increasing scepticism by the evening. Leaders agreed to leverage the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) – the region’s bailout fund [...]
Why the euphoria was not justified October 27, 2011 MARKETS are hugely preferable to central planning – but sometimes capitalism’s finest get it spectacularly wrong. Yesterday’s deluded jump in stock prices – the FTSE is now back up to 5,713.82 – was a gross over-reaction to the Eurozone’s deal. A sigh of relief that the outcome wasn’t worse would have been understandable; but there [...]
