Ferguson: Rio’s lost his pace so he must find a new way November 1, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned defender Rio Ferdinand that his days as an automatic first-choice starter are no more. United’s recent success has been built on the central defensive partnership between Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. But a series of injuries, coupled with the emergence of Johnny Evans, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones, [...]
Mancini willing to offer Tevez a second chance November 1, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini has suggested Carlos Tevez could figure in his plans again if he apologises for his part in the ongoing controversy. Tevez has been frozen out of the first-team picture since Mancini claimed the Argentinian refused to play in the Champions League game at Bayern Munich back in September. Mancini has [...]
French win in Melbourne November 1, 2011 A first ever British victory in the Emirates Melbourne Cup was prevented by the narrowest possible margin once again as Ed Dunlop’s Red Cadeaux succumbed to well-fancied French stayer Dunaden.”I thought he wouldn’t like the ground and with a little more juice he’d have beaten the other horse,” said Dunlop.
Rooney up for award November 1, 2011 Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is the only Englishman shortlisted for the Ballon D’Or. Only five players on the shortlist have Premier League connections, two of which – Cesc Fabregas and Sergio Aguero – spent only half of 2011 in England – compared to 15 in Spain. European champions Barcelona lead the way with eight [...]
Djokovic back on course November 1, 2011 Novak Djokovic struggled to a three-set victory over Xavier Malisse at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. Djokovic beat the Belgian 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in his first match since winning the US Open in September.
Greece close to meltdown November 1, 2011 THE GREEK government was on the verge of collapse last night as Prime Minister George Papandreou rejected calls for him to cancel the proposed referendum on the Eurozone rescue package. Early this morning, the cabinet agreed to back the referendum. In another shock announcement, the top brass in Greek’s armed forces were sacked en masse [...]
Revealed: Osborne’s real views on Tobin tax November 1, 2011 CHANCELLOR George Osborne has serious doubts about whether a Tobin tax is viable even if it were applied globally, City A.M. can reveal. In a private letter sent to bank chiefs on Monday and seen by City A.M., the chancellor appears to contradict his public stance that he is firmly in favour of a Tobin [...]
KKR nears a Samson deal November 1, 2011 PRIVATE equity company KKR & Co is in exclusive talks to buy most of Samson Investment Co, a privately held US oil and gas company, in what could be the biggest buyout of the year. The private equity firm is not likely to want Samson’s Gulf of Mexico assets, one source said. While the whole [...]
Why the Archbishop has got it wrong November 1, 2011 I must confess that I’m glad not to be a member of the Church of England, an institution that has been hemorrhaging members ever since anybody can remember. While I have the deepest respect for the remaining band of Anglican churchgoers (though not for the CoE’s leadership), I can’t say I’m surprised by the Church’s [...]
News Corp papers emerge November 1, 2011 NEWS CORPORATION agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to an early phone-hacking victim because it recognised that evidence from the case was “fatal” to its claims of innocence, new evidence released yesterday claimed. Briefing notes and emails between News Corp lawyers and handed over to the parliamentary committee investigating the scandal make it [...]
