Put some soul into your soles February 12, 2012 Shoes matter. You can have the best suit in the world but if it is paired with scuffed, mismatched leather on your feet it will undo all of the good work. The debate is still ongoing over whether brown is acceptable in the City. The answer is probably: as suit etiquette gets less formal, with [...]
FASHION NEWS February 12, 2012 NEW YORK TRAILS AUTUMN 2012 STYLES New York Fashion week gripped the fashion world over the weekend, with top designers showing off their vision for the couture season ahead. The proceedings were dominated by rich fabrics, waist-defining jackets and some 1920s-inspired styles sparked by movies like The Artist. Dresses featured strongly among the 90 or [...]
Efficient City regain top spot with Villa win February 12, 2012 ASTON VILLA (0) vs MANCHESTER CITY (1) Lescott’s winner sees Mancini’s men leapfrog rivals Man United and manager reveals their title tilt could be boosted by the return of disgraced striker Tevez MANCHESTER CITY climbed back to the top of the Premier League yesterday following victory at Villa Park and their bid for the title [...]
Liverpool, Suarez and Dalglish sorry for handshake snub February 12, 2012 LIVERPOOL chiefs have attempted to repair the damage caused by the Luis Suarez saga by issuing a series of apologies for his and manager Kenny Dalglish’s conduct before and after Saturday’s defeat to Manchester United. Suarez admitted he had been wrong to refuse a pre-match handshake with United defender Patrice Evra, the player he was [...]
Great, but club hasn’t gone far enough February 12, 2012 FINALLY, Liverpool have stemmed the tide of negative PR engulfing their mishandling of the Luis Suarez saga. Quite rightly they have demanded the Uruguayan apologise for embarrassing the club with his non-handshake and given him a public dressing down. Kenny Dalglish, too, has acknowledged his post-match defence of Suarez was wrong and only invited further [...]
McCarthy vows to fight on after derby humiliation February 12, 2012 WOLVES (1) vs WEST BROM (5) WOLVES manager Mick McCarthy insists he remains the right man for the job despite a derby drubbing sending his side spinning into the relegation zone. A hat-trick from West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie, plus strikes from Jonas Olsson and Keith Andrews, heaped humiliation on their West Midlands rivals. But [...]
Henry open to loan return February 12, 2012 Arsenal hero says he would find it hard to refuse a third spell in north London MOONLIGHTING Arsenal hero Thierry Henry has hinted at another loan spell with the Gunners next season, after scoring the winner on his Premier League farewell. Club record goalscorer Henry, who will return to New York Red Bulls after Wednesday’s [...]
Saha adds to Redknapp’s growing army of fans February 12, 2012 TOTTENHAM striker Louis Saha was delighted to cap a tumultuous fortnight for England manager elect Harry Redknapp with two goals on his home debut in Saturday’s crushing 5-0 win over Newcastle, which kept his new side’s Premier League title challenge on track. Redknapp was cleared of tax evasion last Wednesday just hours before he was [...]
Red Rose pass a test of character February 12, 2012 ANOTHER STEP FORWARD The margin of victory wasn’t as emphatic as Stuart Lancaster would have liked but his emerging England side passed another significant test in Rome at the weekend. It would have been easy for the team to have panicked when they trailed 15-6 but it speaks volumes for the level of trust that [...]
Italian job gives hope to Lancaster February 12, 2012 ITALY (15) vs ENGLAND (19) ENGLAND interim head coach Stuart Lancaster hopes his team’s 100 per cent start to their Six Nations defence will persuade the Rugby Football Union to make his appointment permanent. A resolute second-half display capped by Charlie Hodgson’s second try in as many Tests and the flawless kicking of Owen Farrell [...]
