Rio: Choc ice jibe isn’t racist July 15, 2012 MANCHESTER United star Rio Ferdinand has attempted to quell accusations of racism after he referred to Chelsea’s Ashley Cole as a “choc ice”, insisting he was merely calling his England colleague “fake”. Ferdinand made the controversial comments on Twitter on Saturday, 24 hours after Cole’s Chelsea colleague Terry was acquitted of racially abusing Rio’s brother [...]
Edwards backs Idowu decision to withdraw July 15, 2012 FORMER Olympic champion Jonathan Edwards has defended the decision of London 2012 medal hope Phillips Idowu to withdraw from the weekend’s Aviva London Grand Prix and argued he also would not have wished to compete. Concerns remain over triple jumper Idowu’s physical condition given that he has participated in competitions just three times this year [...]
Singh clinches Scottish Open July 15, 2012 THE SCOTTISH Open was won by Jeev Milkha Singh last night, a result that sees the Indian qualify for the Open at Royal Lytham, which commences on Thursday. Singh forced his way to a play-off with Francesco Molinari, who had led overnight, before beating the Italian on the first extra hole with a 12-foot birdie. [...]
Liverpool decline Toon Carroll bid July 15, 2012 Newcastle United have had a loan bid for their former centre forward Andy Carroll turned down by Liverpool. The Magpies hoped to sign Carroll on a season-long loan with the option of a permanent transfer next summer, but will have to table an improved offer if they want to sign the England striker.
Lorenzo stretches MotoGP lead July 15, 2012 Jorge Lorenzo won yesterday’s MotoGP at Mugello, Italy, to extend his lead at the top of the overall rankings.
Rising Sun July 12, 2012 JAPANESE advertising agency Dentsu has, after a string of attempts, finally cracked the global market with a £3.16bn bid for Aegis. Shares in Britain’s second biggest ad agency jumped 45 per cent to 234p after Dentsu unveiled its 240p per share offer, a 48 per cent premium to Wednesday’s closing price. The deal –the second [...]
Osborne fails to defuse tax timebomb July 12, 2012 GOVERNMENT finances are still stuck on an unsustainable path despite chancellor George Osborne’s efforts to cut the budget deficit, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) warned yesterday. The aging population means rising healthcare costs could cripple the state over the next 50 years unless the next government is prepared to implement an extra £17bn of [...]
Firms slam government’s slow progress on aviation July 12, 2012 BUSINESSES yesterday lashed out at the coalition’s attempts to kick the future of Britain’s aviation policy into the long grass. Transport secretary Justine Greening yesterday formally unveiled a watered-down consultation with focus on noise reduction and green issues instead of options for adding capacity to UK airspace as expected. Some suggestions in the consultation were [...]
Demographic timebomb will force government to downsize July 12, 2012 IN the long run, we are all dead, as John Maynard Keynes used to say. But plenty of us will still hopefully be around by 2061, by which time the Office for Budget Responsibility informs us the public finances will once again be in crisis. The UK faces a demographic timebomb which will, in my [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 12, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Co-op nears cut-price Lloyds deal The Co-operative Group is close to agreeing final terms with Lloyds Banking Group to buy 630 of its branches in a deal expected to be struck at a steep discount to the previously mooted £1.5bn price tag. But Lloyds, 40 per cent owned by the government, would be [...]
