Hughton hopeful over Norwich despite daunting Lambert legacy June 7, 2012 NORWICH City’s new manager Chris Hughton admits it will be difficult to replace predecessor Paul Lambert, though he is relishing the challenge regardless. Hughton was yesterday confirmed as Lambert’s successor after the latter left to join Aston Villa following three successful seasons in which he established Norwich in the top tier, but Hughton is adamant [...]
Storm Cooking over British Taekwondo hopeful Aaron June 7, 2012 BRITISH Taekwondo’s selection process for London 2012 is to be investigated by the World Taekwondo Federation over its decision to overlook world No1 Aaron Cook. WTF will also today meet with British Olympic Association figures including performance director Sir Clive Woodward and chief executive Andy Hunt, while Cook has sought legal advice from firm Harbottle [...]
Burke predicts world record for Team GB riders June 7, 2012 HE WAS part of the team pursuit quartet who smashed records to win the world track cycling championship this year, but Steven Burke believes he and his Team GB colleagues will have to set a new benchmark if they are to claim Olympic gold at London 2012. Burke, Geraint Thomas, Ed Clancy and Pete Kennaugh [...]
MARLER AND JOHNSON SET FOR ENGLAND BOWS June 7, 2012 ENGLAND duo Joe Marler, above, of Harlequins, and Exeter’s Tom Johnson will make their debuts in tomorrow’s Test against South Africa in Durban, respectively replacing prop Alex Corbisiero and injured flanker Tom Croft. There are also recalls for scrum-half Ben Youngs and full-back Mike Brown, while Owen Farrell continues at fly-half.
Wiggins builds Criterium lead June 7, 2012 CYCLING: Britain’s Bradley Wiggins yesterday extended his Criterium du Dauphine lead by winning the 53.5km time trial by 34 seconds. “It was a real test in the conditions,” said Wiggins.
Exiles begin promotion appeal June 7, 2012 RUGBY UNION: London Welsh have begun their appeal to overturn the Rugby Football Union’s decision to block their promotion to the Premiership, despite their Championship victory. The RFU barred their promotion on the grounds their stadium did not meet Premiership criteria, despite their use of Oxford United’s Kassam Stadium.
Larry Ellison slaps down SAP in his maiden tweet June 7, 2012 WHEN Larry Ellison, the world’s sixth richest man and chief executive of software giant Oracle, appeared on Twitter earlier this week, addicts of the bird-branded social network waited with bated breath for the tech guru’s first 140-character proclamation. And while his debut tweet – sent moments before the stroke of midnight on Tuesday – was not [...]
Moonpig walks off with M&A prize after its sale to Photobox June 7, 2012 The Capitalist can sense a congratulations card coming on. Moonpig scored a triumph at the recent Vitesse Media M&A awards as its sale qualified it for the Large Company Deal of the Year. The online greetings card business won the award after its £120m sale to Photobox. While the judging panel commended company founder Nick [...]
Chelsea lose in £400m battle for Battersea June 7, 2012 HE MAY have earned a reputation for gazumping rivals in the football transfer market, but this time billionaire Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is the one who has been outbid. Abramovich had hoped to move the recent Champions League winners across the Thames to Battersea Power Station but yesterday saw his plans effectively sunk by a [...]
Europe hits Club Med bookings June 7, 2012 French holiday firm Club Mediterranee has said European bookings fell in the past four weeks and warned profits at its resorts would miss expectations this year as the region’s debt crisis meant fewer consumers planned holidays. Bookings over the past four weeks fell 2.7 per cent in Europe, but rose 1.5 per cent in America [...]
