NBNK confirms bid for Lloyds branches September 29, 2011 New British bank venture NBNK has submitted a second-round bid for some 630 Lloyds bank branches, NBNK confirmed which sources saying it could be worth £1.5bn. The auction — codenamed “Project Verde” — offers a chance to create Britain’s seventh-biggest bank in one fell swoop. The sale includes 4.6 percent of personal current accounts and [...]
Why a Tobin tax would be a disaster September 29, 2011 VERY strange. That is the only way that the coalition’s half-hearted, let’s have our cake and eat it, position on the Tobin tax can be described. The Treasury is rightly opposed to the European Union’s plan – but it actually supports a Tobin tax in principle, as long as it is implemented globally and not [...]
PRINCESS LAUNCHES OUR APPEAL FOR AFRICA September 29, 2011 CITY LEADERS met royalty at The Savoy on Tuesday night, at a dinner to mark a new partnership between City A.M. and an African microfinance charity that aims to improve the lives of thousands. Guest of honour was HRH The Princess Royal, a patron of the Opportunity International (OI) charity, who told guests including Vallares [...]
City take decisive action and suspend Tevez until further notice September 28, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY have suspended striker Carlos Tevez until further notice after the Argentina international refused to take to the field as a second-half substitute in Tuesday’s Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich. The decision was taken following a telephone conference involving senior staff, including the club’s chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak. A statement read: “Manchester City can [...]
Disgraced Tevez picks a fight he’s got no chance of winning September 28, 2011 IN ALL MY years of being involved in football I’ve never seen anything that comes close to matching the stunt Carlos Tevez pulled on Tuesday night in Munich. Disgrace is the word that springs to mind and, although he has clearly been poorly advised during various stages of his career, I have no sympathy for him [...]
Haile motivated: Marathon master going the distance to London 2012 September 28, 2011 IF YOU’RE looking for a quitter, someone who shrinks in adversity, who lacks the resolve to adhere to a task until the bitter end, then one of the greatest distance runners of all time is resoundingly not your man. A fanfare-festooned career bejewelled by two Olympic gold medals, four world championship golds and 27 world [...]
Theo threat: Chamberlain throws down the gauntlet September 28, 2011 ARSENAL 2 vs OLYMPIACOS 1 TEENAGER Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored on his Champions League debut as Arsenal saw off Olympiacos – and was then tipped to rival team-mate Theo Walcott for a place in the England side. Oxlade-Chamberlain, who only turned 18 in August, and fellow summer signing Andre Santos scored inside the first 20 minutes [...]
Kalou brainstorm taints Lampard’s class contribution September 28, 2011 VALENCIA 1 vs CHELSEA 1 CHELSEA midfielder Frank Lampard hopes his goalscoring contribution against Valencia in last night’s Champions League draw will belatedly kick-start his season. The 33-year-old, who had started three of the previous four matches on the bench, struck his first goal from open play this season with a typically adroit finish in [...]
Robertson: Spurs must end Olympic Stadium row September 28, 2011 SPORTS MINISTER Hugh Robertson last night urged Tottenham to accept a £17m public funding package and drop their legal battle for the Olympic Stadium. Mayor of London Boris Johnson made the take-it-or-leave-it offer, which would helps Spurs build a new ground in north London, yesterday in a bid to head off next month’s scheduled High [...]
A freak? I’ll take that as a compliment, says Tuilagi September 28, 2011 ENGLAND centre Manu Tuilagi insists he’s perfectly at ease with being described as “a freak” by his team-mate Mike Tindall. The 20-year-old Samoan-born powerhouse has burst onto the international scene, adding an element of bite to England’s midfield, not to mention the try-scoring ability which has yielded four scores in his first five Tests. Standing [...]
