COFFEE BEAN COUNTERS July 27, 2009 IT may come as something of a surprise but accountancy can be something of a bitchy world. So, ever since KPMG won the account as administrators to the coffee chain Coffee Republic earlier this month, there have been rumours that it did so by undercutting some of its rivals on fees. Not so, says KPMG. [...]
MIXED ROUNDERS July 27, 2009 THE time is fast approaching for the annual cricket match between financial public relations executives and the people who write stories about their clients run by James Melville-Ross of Financial Dynamics. This year there is a welcome addition to the proceedings since Anna White of the PwC press team has decided to organise a mixed [...]
HISCOX COMES OUT OK! IN DESMOND LIBEL CONTEST July 27, 2009 ONE of the biggest winners in the recent Richard Desmond versus Tom Bower libel trial was Hiscox, the insurer backing Bower’s publishers. Like everybody else on the Bower side, Hiscox underwriter Ian Birdsey spent an anxious last day at the trial as the jury deliberated over its decision. Within an hour of the verdict, though, [...]
Aussies beat Northamptonshir July 26, 2009 CRICKET: Australia warmed up for Thursday’s third Ashes Test with a 135-run victory in their tour match against Northamptonshire. Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson’s poor form continued as he managed just 1-65 off more than 11 overs, but all-rounder Shane Watson boosted his chance of a recall by making 50 off 35 balls as the tourists [...]
Roberts claims Senior Open July 26, 2009 GOLF: Sam Torrance carded a three-under-par final round of 67 at the Senior Open Championship but could not prevent America’s Loren Roberts from taking the title. Former Ryder Cup captain and City A.M. columnist Torrance finished fifth on 10 under par, one stroke behind Bernhard Langer and two adrift of Roberts, Fred Funk and Mark [...]
Shearer ‘in limbo’ over job July 26, 2009 FOOTBALL: Alan Shearer admits he has no idea whether he will be appointed Newcastle manager on a permanent basis.Owner Mike Ashley is looking sell the club and appears unwilling to extend Shearer’s deal in the meantime. “I am the same as everyone else, I am in limbo – I don’t know what is going on,” [...]
Medals for Brit girls Jackson and Adlington July 26, 2009 BRITISH pair Jo Jackson and Rebecca Adlington both scooped medals in the 400m freestyle but were pipped by Federica Pellegrini’s world record time at the World Championships in Italy. Home favourite Pellegrini became the first woman to swim the distance in under four minutes – with a time of three minutes, 59.15 seconds. Jackson set [...]
Crouch set to join Defoe and Redknapp at Spurs July 26, 2009 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp is set to reunite Peter Crouch with former strike partner Jermaine Defoe after having a bid of around £10m accepted by Portsmouth for the England forward. Redknapp successfully paired Crouch with Defoe during his time in charge at Fratton Park and, having lured one of them to White Hart Lane in [...]
Contador in second Tour de France win July 26, 2009 SPAIN’S Alberto Contador admitted his relief after winning his personal duel with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong and clinching a second Tour de France title in three years. And there was also joy for Britain’s Mark Cavendish, who won the Tour’s final stage in Paris – his sixth of this year’s race – with another searing [...]
Champ Hamilton back to winning ways July 26, 2009 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton kick-started his world title defence with success at yesterday’s Hungarian Grand Prix – his first chequered flag for nine months. Hamilton has had such a miserable season in his under-performing McLaren that he had not even been on the podium before the weekend. But 2009 pacesetters Brawn GP and Red Bull were [...]
