West Ham agree deal to take unwanted Carroll from Liverpool July 30, 2012 WEST Ham have agreed a £2m fee to take Liverpool’s Andy Carroll on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent £17m transfer. Though Carroll is thought to at this point be against a permanent exit from Liverpool, any potential gains in temporarily re-establishing his former Newcastle partnership with Kevin Nolan in a side [...]
FA charge Ferdinand after choc ice Tweet towards Cole July 30, 2012 MANCHESTER United defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after referring to Chelsea’s Ashley Cole as a “choc ice” on Twitter. Though Ferdinand denied his use of the slang term – which suggests someone is black on the outside and white on the inside – was racist, the FA [...]
Smith targets 2016 medal July 30, 2012 GREAT Britain weightlifter Zoe Smith hopes to use the experience gained from reaching the women’s 58kg event Olympics final as a springboard to future success. Smith finished in 12th place overall but in lifting 121kg in the clean and jerk element set a new British record and believes she can now realistically aim for a [...]
Watson works on SW19 high July 30, 2012 BRITISH No1 Heather Watson is adamant the confidence gained from her form at Wimbledon inspired her straight-sets first round victory over Silvia Soler Espinosa. Watson brushed aside the Spaniard 6-2, 6-2 and insisted the momentum she had previously built had been important. “I’ve been playing very well,” said Watson. “After having a great Wimbledon, I [...]
Sunderland move for Fletcher July 30, 2012 FOOTBALL: Sunderland have made a £10m bid to sign Wolves striker Steven Fletcher. Aston Villa are also interested in the 25-year-old, while 15% of any fee Wolves receive would go to his to former club Burnley.
Casillas lauds target Modric July 30, 2012 FOOTBALL: Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas has described Tottenham midfielder and transfer target Luka Modric as a “great player”.
Duminy pleased at Smith return July 30, 2012 CRICKET: South Africa batsman J P Duminy has welcomed the return of captain Graeme Smith after his departure to be at the birth of his daughter.
Few disasters as Hiscox appoints new chairman July 30, 2012 INSURER Hiscox returned to profit in the first half of this year, assisted by the absence of major disasters, the firm announced yesterday. The Bermuda-based firm made a pre-tax profit of £125.8m against a loss of £85.6m for the same period last year. “The lack of catastrophes has helped but but there has been a [...]
AAR takes a swing at BP with a divi freeze July 30, 2012 BP’S oligarch co-owners in TNK-BP blocked a $1bn (£634m) dividend from the Russian oil business yesterday, signalling a new low for a troubled relationship that is heading for divorce. The decision by the AAR consortium, grouping tycoons Mikhail Fridman, German Khan, Viktor Vekselberg and Len Blavatnik, comes after the British oil firm put its 50 [...]
ANALYST VIEWS | DOES HISCOX PROVIDE GOOD COVER FOR INVESTORS? July 30, 2012 NICK JOHNSON NUMIS These are good results that demonstrate Hiscox’s proven ability to prosper in favourable underwriting conditions. After a strong recent run we think the shares are fairly valued. JOY FERNEYHOUGH ESPIRITO SANTO Hiscox has reported a very strong set of results. The profitable growth of the business translates into attractive upside for investors [...]
