Provident Financial upbeat on full year October 21, 2011 Sub-prime lender Provident Financial said it expected a good set of annual results, helped by growth at its Vanquis Bank and Consumer Credit divisions. Provident Financial, which lends to people who cannot get credit from mainstream banks, added that it had a strong funding and liquidity position. “I am pleased to report that the credit [...]
Giggs handed London 2012 opening by boss Pearce October 20, 2011 TEAM GB football manager Stuart Pearce has hinted he could hand Manchester United great Ryan Giggs a long-awaited chance to play in a major international tournament by naming him in his London 2012 squad. Giggs, 38 next month, has scooped every club honour in a glittering career but never graced a World Cup or European [...]
PAV THAT | Russian’s rocket sinks Rubin October 20, 2011 TOTTENHAM (1) vs RUBIN KAZAN (0) TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp hailed the contribution of striker Roman Pavlyuchenko after a thunderous free-kick helped sink his compatriots to put Spurs within touching distance of the Europa League knockout stages. The Russian has yet to start a Premier League match this season, and has only featured twice from [...]
New Zealand can handle pressure this time around October 20, 2011 IF SOMEONE had told me a few weeks ago that France would be in the World Cup final I would have said: ‘No chance’. They lost to Tonga in the pool stage and they probably should have gone out, yet they are 80 minutes away from lifting the trophy. It’s incredible. It is also very [...]
Trooper Parra ready for one last battle October 20, 2011 FRANCE fly-half Morgan Parra believes the barrage of criticism his team have faced since booking their place in the World Cup final has helped unify the squad ahead of Sunday’s showdown against favourites and tournament hosts New Zealand. Having been comprehensively outplayed by the All Blacks and humbled by Tonga in the group stages France, [...]
Do France have trick up their sleeve? October 20, 2011 WE ARE approaching another huge game at London Scottish tomorrow, as Bedford Blues are the visitors. We were desperately unlucky to lose last week at Plymouth, nine minutes into injury time and in the last play of the game. We will certainly be aiming to put that right and build on the phenomenal defensive effort [...]
Dembele red caps ‘awful’ night October 20, 2011 WISLA KRAKOW (1) vs FULHAM (0) FRUSTRATED Fulham manager Martin Jol admitted his side endured a night to forget in Poland. Moussa Dembele’s harsh dismissal in the 29th minute, for a push on Gervasio Nunez, meant the Cottagers were up against it before they succumbed to David Biton’s goal on the hour mark. “It was [...]
Dhoni destroys England’s hopes and tells Cook’s men to cut the sledging October 20, 2011 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook blasted his side’s sloppiness in the field after a failure to defend 298 allowed India to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the one-day series. The tourists may have posted their highest score of the tour, built on the back on an unbeaten 98 from Jonathan Trott and a brisk 70 [...]
The great Tevez shirt giveaway October 20, 2011 FOOTBALL: Manchester United and Manchester City supporters will be afforded the opportunity to shed any unwanted shirts bearing the name of Carlos Tevez ahead of Sunday’s eagerly anticipated derby. Fans will be able to dump the items of clothing in a skip outside Old Trafford in exchange for a new club shirt. The Argentina striker [...]
Lewis rallies despite illness October 20, 2011 GOLF: England’s Tom Lewis overcame illness to card a level par first round of 71 at the Castello Masters in Spain, but lies seven shots behind leader Ross McGowan. The 20-year-old, who won the Portugal Masters last week in only his third event since turning pro, carded four straight birdies after the turn. He said: [...]
