Spain are ready to face anyone, says Del Bosque June 18, 2012 CROATIA 0 SPAIN 1 SPAIN manager Vicente del Bosque insisted he had no preference for a quarter-final opponent after La Roja overcame a classy Croatian performance to advance to the European Championship’s final eight . Jesus Navas completed a typically superb Spanish break to secure victory but not before Croatia had threatened their supposed superiority [...]
US stars fight back but Europe still top June 18, 2012 WELL done to Webb Simpson for winning his first Major title, although I was disappointed to see Graeme McDowell muster a great effort and go so close only to miss out on a second US Open victory in three years. Simpson played beautifully and 68 was a great score for his final round. The 26-year-old [...]
Webb to miss shot at back to back Majors June 18, 2012 AMERICAN Webb Simpson looks set to miss out on the chance to win successive Majors after the newly-crowned US Open champion was all but ruled out of next month’s Open at Royal Lytham. Simpson beat Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell, the 2010 winner, to glory at Olympic Club in San Francisco on Sunday night by one [...]
Robshaw injured for final Test June 18, 2012 RUGBY UNION: England captain Chris Robshaw will miss Saturday’s third and final Test against South Africa after suffering a cracked thumb, with hooker Dylan Hartley now set to lead the side. “Chris, as you would imagine, is devastated,” said England coach Stuart Lancaster.
Johnson and Nelsen join QPR June 18, 2012 FOOTBALL: QPR have signed forward Andy Johnson and defender Ryan Nelsen on free transfers after their respective contracts with Fulham and Tottenham expired.
From relief to despair as election rally dies June 18, 2012 UNIMPRESSED markets quickly thudded back down to reality yesterday after a relief rally on the back of Greece’s elections results proved short-lived. Despite equities soaring on the news that the pro-bailout New Democracy party had scraped its way to a narrow victory in Sunday’s vote, ongoing worries over the future of the single currency soon [...]
SFO drops investigation into Vincent Tchenguiz June 18, 2012 THE SERIOUS Fraud Office (SFO) was yesterday forced into an embarrassing climbdown after dropping a high-profile fraud investigation into flamboyant property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz. The regulator’s decision to admit that there are “no longer reasonable grounds” to consider Tchenguiz a suspect could leave it with a substantial bill for damages to his business interests. He [...]
Why Germany could eventually lose patience with the euro June 18, 2012 FORGET about Greece, Spain or even Italy. And no, I haven’t gone mad: if somebody ends the euro, it will be Germany. This would be a great paradox. So far, Germany has been the big winner from the single currency – but it may soon find that the costs of membership are becoming greater than [...]
EU rules could push up cost of retirement June 18, 2012 PENSIONERS could face a reduction in income of up to 20 per cent if new European Union rules on capital requirements are implemented, according to accountancy firm Deloitte. The Solvency II reforms are set to shake-up the continent’s insurance business by setting common standards and increasing capital requirements. But this could have the side effect [...]
Plus Markets wins investor vote on sale June 18, 2012 PLUS Markets yesterday gained approval for the disposal of its stock exchange business to ICAP, following weeks of controversy over the move. The sale of Plus-SX, home to Arsenal FC’s listing, for £500,000 was passed at yesterday’s general meeting – but a substantial number of abstentions means less than a third of investors backed the [...]
