ZARA SALES SLUMP June 10, 2009 THE parent of high street retailer Zara yesterday posted its sharpest fall in quarterly profits for five years as the recession took its toll. Spanish group Inditex, which owns Zara, reported a 16 per cent fall in net income to €184m (£157m). Inditex said it had experienced a four per cent increase in clothing sales [...]
Fearless Lions maul Sharks to fire stern Test warning June 10, 2009 NATAL SHARKS (3) vs. BRITISH LIONS (39) JUBILANT captain Paul O’Connell hailed his British Lions side for their best performance of the tour so far as they ran in a comfortable five-try victory over a stubborn Sharks side. The tourists led only 7-3 after a watertight opening half but turned on the style in the [...]
Nadal will beat injury in time for Wimbledon, says Henman June 10, 2009 FORMER British No1 Tim Henman expects defending champion Rafael Nadal to win his battle against knee injury in time for Wimbledon. Nadal has just 11 days to recover from tendonitis in both kneecaps before he is due to begin his campaign at SW19. The problem forced him to pull out of this week’s Aegon Championships [...]
Smith declares an end to his feud with Pietersen June 10, 2009 SOUTH AFRICA captain Graeme Smith insists his rift with England batsman Kevin Pietersen is a thing of the past as the two nations prepare to lock horns in the World Twenty20. Opener Smith has publicly criticised Pietersen in the past, prompting the England ace to brand him an “absolute muppet” in his autobiography. Now, however, [...]
Robshaw debut against Pumas June 10, 2009 RUGBY UNION: Harlequins flanker Chris Robshaw is set to make his England debut after being named in the starting XV for Saturday’s Test against Argentina. Robshaw replaces James Haskell, who drops to the bench, while veteran Leicester prop Julian White comes in for Newcastle’s David Wilson. ENGLAND: D Armitage; M Cueto, D Hipkiss, T May, [...]
Bath trio drugs probe extended June 10, 2009 RUGBY UNION: The Rugby Football Union has extended its investigation into drug allegations made against England flanker Michael Lipman and two former Bath team-mates. A probe was launched after Bath accused Lipman, Alex Crockett and Andrew Higgins of failing to take drug tests. The trio, who strongly deny the claims, terminated their contracts last week [...]
Murray beats Seppi at Queen’s June 10, 2009 TENNIS: British No1 Andy Murray began his grass-court season in style yesterday with a straight-sets victory at the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club. Murray, who had a first-round bye, beat Italy’s Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the traditional Wimbledon warm-up tournament.
Jayasuriya inspires Sri Lanka June 10, 2009 CRICKET: Sri Lanka kept up their 100 per cent record in the World Twenty20 with a 15-run victory over the West Indies at Trent Bridge. Sanath Jayasuriya smashed 81 off 47 balls as Sri Lanka made 192-5. West Indies, who had also already booked their place in the Super Eights, fell short on 177-5. In [...]
England blitz Andorra to inch towards finals place June 10, 2009 ENGLAND (6) vs. ANDORRA (0)ENGLAND can book their flights to South Africa after effectively guaranteeing their place at next summer’s World Cup finals with a routine drubbing of Andorra. Wayne Rooney and his second-half replacement Jermain Defoe mercilessly punished opponents ranked 196th in the world by plundering two goals apiece. Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch also [...]
Heritage Oil slips as market talk fuels some profit taking June 10, 2009 THE large cap index gained nearly one per cent, or 31.96 points, higher yesterday at 4,436.75, driven by gains in mining and energy stocks, while banks rose on growing investor confidence. Mid cap Heritage Oil lost some of its recent gains, dropping nearly 11 per cent to 540p, amid profit-taking and some speculation that its [...]
