Carlo salutes his ‘perfect’ captain Terry February 7, 2010 CHELSA v/s ARSENAL CARLO ANCELOTTI branded John Terry his “perfect” captain after his talismanic display helped Chelsea overpower Arsenal and go back to the top of the table. The Blues skipper has endured a miserable week after being stripped of the England captaincy by Fabio Capello on Friday following lurid headlines about his private life. [...]
England boss Capello won’t be drawn on captaincy issue February 7, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO has refused to shed any more light on his decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy, insisting it had formed part a “normal week” in his reign as manager. The Italian gave only a brief explanation of his decision in a statement on Friday and was equally as evasive yesterday when [...]
Welsh victory is springboard for success, says Wilkinson February 7, 2010 FLY-HALF Jonny Wilkinson believes England’s storming 30-17 victory over Wales at Twickenham on Saturday can prove the perfect platform for a successful Six Nations campaign. The 30-year-old kicked over 15 points while two tries from flanker James Haskell helped England to a first Championship victory over the Welsh in four attempts. Martin Johnson’s men are [...]
‘Genius’ Phillips at the double to inspire Blues February 7, 2010 BIRMINGHAM CITY v/s WOLVES BIRMINGHAM boss Alex McLeish described veteran striker Kevin Phillips as a “genius” after his late double stunned midlands rivals Wolves at St Andrews. The 36-year-old climbed off the substitute’s bench to net twice in the last ten minutes after Kevin Doyle had given the visitors a first-half lead. First, Phillips volleyed [...]
BAE Systems fined £280m over corruption charges February 5, 2010 BAE Systems is to pay a fine of $400m (£250m) after pleading guilty to a charge of conspiring to make false statements to the US government. The UK’s largest defence group has also reached agreement with the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to plead guilty to breach of duty to keep accounting records. That case [...]
BA reports ‘better than expected’ £50m loss February 5, 2010 BRITISH Airways has reported a £50m pre-tax loss for the third quarter as passenger numbers fell. The result for the three months to December 31 was better than the £151m forecast by analysts. The airline’s deficit for the first nine months of its financial year was £342m. BA boss Willie Walsh said the better-than-expected results [...]
Waitrose sales jump by 15 per cent February 5, 2010 WAITROSE sales jumped by 15 per cent in the second half of last year. The figures mean Waitrose is fastest growing supermarket chain in Britain and come as Ocado – the online grocer that delivers Waitrose products – set a new record for the number of deliveries in a single day, of 17,500. New M&S [...]
Cadbury to delist from stock exchange February 5, 2010 KRAFT Foods has secured 75.41 per cent acceptances from Cadbury Plc shareholders in its takeover of the British confectioner and will now move to delist Cadbury form the London Stock Exchange. Kraft said in a statement that assuming it gets 90 per cent acceptances from Cadbury shareholders it intends to move toward the compulsorily purchase [...]
Bellway urges caution over housebuilding February 5, 2010 HOUSEBUILDER Bellway today said it remains cautious over the prospects for the housing market despite a modest pick-up in sales in first-half trading. The Newcastle-based group sold 2,247 homes in the six months to the end of January, up 12 per cent on the previous year. Its order book stood at £390 million or 2,506 [...]
It doesn’t get more prestigious than living on a square February 4, 2010 IF you really want prestige London living – and let’s face it, who doesn’t? – you simply can’t beat living on a historic town square. There are over 600 squares in London, from the famous, grand open spaces of Knightsbridge and Belgravia like Lowndes Square and Eaton Square, to the smaller, cosier cobbled versions hidden [...]
