Head injury rules Monye out of improving England’s final Test June 19, 2012 SA NORTHERN BARBARIANS 31 ENGLAND 57 ENGLAND coach Stuart Lancaster confirmed Harlequins winger Ugo Monye is unlikely to be available for Saturday’s third and final Test in South Africa after being knocked unconscious in last night’s difficult win against Northern Barbarians. A hat-trick from Nick Abendanon, two tries from Jonny May and further scores from [...]
ENGLAND DEDICATE WIN TO TRAGIC MAYNARD June 19, 2012 PLAYERS paid tribute to late Surrey batsman Tom Maynard, who was killed by a Tube train on Monday, before England’s series-clinching one-day international win over West Indies at the Oval yesterday. Captain Alastair Cook’s century swept the hosts to an eight-wicket victory that leaves them 2-0 ahead with one match remaining. Paceman Stuart Broad, who [...]
Exiles promotion appeal delayed June 19, 2012 RUGBY UNION: London Welsh’s appeal hearing over the Rugby Football Union’s decision to deny them promotion to the Premiership has been postponed seven days to Thursday 28 June.
Mayweather out-earns Woods June 19, 2012 SPORT BUSINESS: Boxer Floyd Mayweather (£54.3m) has overtaken golfer Tiger Woods (£37.9m) as the world’s highest-paid sportsperson, says Forbes magazine. Woods is third, after boxer Manny Pacquiao (£39.6m).
Kvitova’s Wimbledon hopes hit June 19, 2012 TENNIS: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova’s title defence preparations suffered a blow yesterday when she lost to world No48 Ekaterina Makarova at Eastbourne.
What the Foxtons man did next June 19, 2012 THE ROMANS were the first to master the art of mixing business with their all-important leisure time. Jon Hunt – the property entrepreneur who made £375m selling estate agency Foxtons in 2007 – has come up with his own concept of combining the two: an office-rental club with all the perks of a five star [...]
Singing in the City will boost charity funds June 19, 2012 The City of London will be overtaken by musicians and charity collectors as Alexandra Rose Charities, an organisation that supports smaller charities that deal with young unemployed people, celebrates its centenary tomorrow. Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, said: “I urge everyone to enjoy the choirs, buy a rose and give generously on Alexandra Rose [...]
Evraz plans to spend $6bn to meet demand June 19, 2012 RUSSIAN steel and mining group Evraz yesterday set out plans for $6bn (£3.8bn) of capital spending through the next four years as it seeks to meet growing global demand for railways and pipelines, particularly in North America. Evraz, Russia’s largest steel producer and part-owned by billionaire Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich, said it plans capital [...]
WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS June 19, 2012 Houlihan Lokey The investment bank has appointed Kristian Terling as a managing director and head of Nordic coverage. He was most recently managing director and co-head of Nordic investment banking at Credit Suisse in London. Terling has also served as sector head in the corporate finance group at Handelsbanken Capital Markets, and started his career [...]
BEST of the BROKERS June 19, 2012 ITV Goldman Sachs has knocked ITV off its “conviction buy” list on the back of macro uncertainty. Recent advertising indications have been softer than expected, and ITV is down 15.1 per cent since being added to the list in April. Key risks include an ad slowdown after the Olympics. APR ENERGY UBS holds its “sell” [...]
