Hammers manger Grant pledges to keep spending July 26, 2010 WEST HAM manager Avram Grant insists his summer spending is not finished as he prepares for his first season in charge at Upton Park. Grant has already enticed German midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger, French striker Frederic Piquionne and Mexican World Cup star Pablo Barrera to east London. But the Israeli still hopes to land his former [...]
LOOK WHO’S BACK! July 26, 2010 ENGLAND World Cup winner Jason Robinson has been tempted out of retirement by National League Two club Fylde next season. Flying winger Robinson, who turns 36 on Friday, retired from playing in 2007 and spent a 14-month spell as head coach of Sale, which ended in April. He joins up again with his ex-England coach [...]
Harbinger rated as world’s best July 26, 2010 RACING: Harbinger has been rated as the top horse in world racing after his King George VI success on Saturday. Sir Michael Stoute’s four-year-old was handed a rating of 135 – up 13lb from 123 – after his impressive 11-length success at Ascot. The rating is just one pound below that of last year’s iconic [...]
Ailing Federer calls on Annacone July 26, 2010 TENNIS: Roger Federer has turned to Lawn Tennis Association coach Paul Annacone for a “test period” in order to rediscover his best form. The 16-time Grand Slam winner has slipped to third in the world rankings after losing in the quarter-finals of the last two Slams. Annacone, Tim Henman’s former coach, quits as head coach [...]
Captain Kumar leads Sri Lanka July 26, 2010 CRICKET: Kumar Sangakkara and Tharanga Paranavitana both hit centuries as Sri Lanka rallied to 312-2 on day one of the second Test against India in Colombo. Leading 1-0 from the first Test, Sri Lanka won the toss and began strongly with opener Tillakaratne Dilshan making 54 before captain Sangakkara (130no) and Paranavitana (100) continued the [...]
Hants and Notts reach t20 semis July 26, 2010 CRICKET: James Vince’s 66 not out helped Hampshire to a five-wicket win over Warwickshire with one ball to spare and ensured their place at the Friends Provident t20 finals day at their home ground of the Rose Bowl. Joining them in the last four are Nottonghamshire, who successfully stifled Sussex to record a 13-run win [...]
Cable threatens bank tax hikes July 26, 2010 BUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable has warned British banks they could face a tax on profits if they paid excessive dividends and bonuses and did not promote lending to smaller businesses. Launching a consultation document on how to get more money flowing to businesses, Cable said that a tax on bank profits was one of the [...]
Heavyweight UK bank regulator to start in autumn July 26, 2010 A POWERFUL new Bank of England committee to police the banking sector will be up and running in the autumn, the government has said. The Financial Policy Committee will be initially set up on an interim basis as legislation is looked at by parliament, according to the coalition government’s Financial Regulation consultation document. Its membership [...]
Aberdeen sees dip in assets under management July 26, 2010 BRITISH asset manager Aberdeen has seen a dip in assets under management, it said in a trading update. The fund firm said assets under management stood at £164.7bn in its third quarter, compared with £170.9bn, after it bought Royal Bank of Scotland’s non-core fund assets in January. Over the quarter, the firm attracted net inflows [...]
Pace in £300m deal for 2Wire July 26, 2010 PACE, the world’s largest set-top box maker, has agreed to buy US broadband technology firm 2Wire for £306.6m to broaden its customer base beyond cable and satellite into the Internet TV market. The British company, which overtook to claim the top spot in May, said 2Wire had an established relationship with North American telecoms providers [...]
