England opt for Dowson over Hartley as skipper for Baa-Baas May 23, 2012 NORTHAMPTON No8 Phil Dowson is set to captain England for the first time against the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday. Dowson, 30, has been handed the armband in the absence of regular skipper Chris Robshaw, one of several players on Premiership final duty the previous day. Despite only winning his first cap during this year’s [...]
Home comforts provide Broad hope of extending purple patch May 23, 2012 ENGLAND paceman Stuart Broad is hoping to continue his fine form in the second Test against West Indies on his home turf of Trent Bridge tomorrow. Broad, who claimed 11 wickets in the first-Test victory at Lord’s earlier this week, took a hat-trick against India at Nottinghamshire’s ground last summer. “It was definitely one of [...]
England pair sit out training May 23, 2012 FOOTBALL: Forward Danny Welbeck and full-back Glen Johnson missed training yesterday as England prepared for Saturday’s friendly in Norway. Midfielder Scott Parker looks over his injury and set to play in Roy Hodgson’s first match in charge.
Froch: Mental crowd on my side May 23, 2012 BOXING: Super-middleweight Carl Froch believes home advantage will be decisive when he fights Lucian Bute for the Canadian’s IBF world title in Nottingham on Saturday. Froch said: “The crowd will be silent when he’s throwing punches and going mental when I throw punches.”
Watson and Robson win in Paris May 23, 2012 TENNIS: Young Britons Heather Watson and Laura Robson took a step towards the main draw of the French Open yesterday when they won their first qualifying matches.
Investors flee to safe havens May 23, 2012 European shares tumbled again yesterday as leaders failed to come to an agreement on how to end the debt crisis and Eurozone officials told member states to prepare for Greece to leave the currency. The UK, Germany and Finland all saw borrowing costs fall to record lows as investors fled risky assets in favour of [...]
Facebook hit by lawsuit over its float May 23, 2012 FACEBOOK shares rose three per cent to $32 yesterday, reversing the stock’s two-day slide. But the internet idol’s IPO woes are far from over after Facebook was yesterday hit by lawsuits from disgruntled shareholders. US law firm Robbins Geller filed a class action on behalf of new Facebook investors, alleging that the prospectus issued ahead of the IPO was [...]
Fresh blow to London as Tungsten delays its float May 23, 2012 TUNGSTEN, the British bid vehicle founded by Edmund and Danny Truell, yesterday announced a raincheck on its IPO. Citing adverse market conditions, the financial services investment fund said it was postponing its flotation, set to raise £200m. The announcement will come as a blow to the London Stock Exchange, which was expecting to list Tungsten [...]
UK must lead by example and abolish stamp duty on shares May 23, 2012 WHEN in doubt, blame traders. After all, it’s easier to attack “anglo-saxon” speculators than to actually try and sort out massive government over-spending, a corporatist and uncompetitive economy, an imploding welfare state and a dodgy currency. So it should have come as no surprise that the latest assault on the City was led by Anni [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 23, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Web pioneer sues over iTunes A General Electric-owned company is squaring up to Apple in a Pennsylvania courtroom over whether its patents were infringed when Apple launched its iTunes platform. The case, which pits two of the US’s biggest companies against each other, is the latest in a string of high-profile patent disputes involving technology [...]
