Curbishley in line for Wolves job February 13, 2012 FORMER West Ham and Charlton manager Alan Curbishley has emerged as the early frontrunner to replace Mick McCarthy after Wolves made the Yorkshireman the third Premier League boss to be sacked this season. McCarthy’s five-and-a-half-year reign was brought to an end yesterday following Sunday’s 5-1 Premier League humiliation at home to West Midlands rivals West [...]
France want Ireland match played in June February 13, 2012 IRELAND may have to wait until June to complete their Six Nations campaign if the tournament’s organising committee bows to the demands of France’s leading clubs. Saturday’s match between Les Bleus and Ireland was postponed shortly before kick-off after referee David Pearson deemed sections of frozen turf at the Stade de France to be a [...]
Administration to claim biggest scalp in Rangers February 13, 2012 SCOTTISH champions Rangers look set to this week become the biggest British club to plunge into administration. The Glasgow outfit took legal steps yesterday to notify the courts of their intention, which would carry an instant 10-point penalty in the Scottish Premier League. It follows months of speculation about the threat of administration and comes [...]
HOMECOMING | Palmer seals Wasps return February 13, 2012 ENGLAND lock Tom Palmer will return to Wasps at the end of the season after he agreed a two-year deal yesterday. Palmer, 32, has spent the last three years in France with Stade Francais but will rejoin the Premiership strugglers at the same time as another of England’s 2011 World Cup squad, James Haskell, who [...]
Dorran-Jones gets England call February 13, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Northampton prop Paul Doran-Jones has joined the England Six Nations squad as a temporary replacement for Bath’s David Wilson, who has a jaw injury. England play Wales at Twickenham a week on Saturday in a clash of two unbeaten sides.
Cappello awaits Russian call February 13, 2012 FOOTBALL: Mega-wealthy Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala have accepted the resignation of head coach Yuri Krasnozhan – paving the way for a possible approach for former England manager Fabio Capello. The 65-year-old Italian has also been strongly linked with Inter Milan, but hinted last week that his next managerial role was likely to be based outside [...]
Essex swoop for Petersen February 13, 2012 CRICKET: Essex have sealed the services of South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen for the first half of the new county season. The 31-year-old skippered Glamorgan last summer and will remain at Chelmsford until mid-June.
Cameron calls on insurers to cut premiums February 13, 2012 DAVID Cameron will today announce plans to reduce insurance premiums by cutting red tape, reducing legal bills and tackling the high number of spurious claims. Proposals include a plan to reduce the number of whiplash claims by enforcing a higher evidence threshold for injuries and cutting the £1,200 fee that lawyers can earn for small [...]
Apple’s shares pass $500 for the first time February 13, 2012 APPLE’S shares topped $500 for the first time ever yesterday, in a new milestone that underscores the technology giant’s place as the world’s most valuable company by market value at around $460bn. The company’s shares have surged by more than 20 per cent so far this year, after the success of its iPhones and iPads [...]
EMPIRE STATE OWNER FILES FOR IPO February 13, 2012 ORDINARY investors will soon have the chance to own a piece of an iconic US skyscraper, after Empire State Realty Trust, owners of the Empire State Building, yesterday filed to sell up to $1bn of its Class A common stock in an initial public offering. The proceeds will be used to pay existing stakeholders in [...]
