Cook rallies his fringe players January 10, 2013 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook is pushing his fringe players to seize their opportunity in the one-day series against India, which begins this morning in Rajkot. Cook has rested key players Jonathan Trott, Graeme Swann and James Anderson while Stuart Broad is also out injured. “If people perform really well, it will be hard to leave [...]
Terry steps closer to first-team return January 10, 2013 CHELSEA captain John Terry last night handed the club a timely boost by returning from a two-month absence in an under-21 fixture against Fulham. The defender, out injured since 11 November, played 45 minutes in a 2-0 win, just 24 hours after the club’s shock Capital One Cup defeat at home to Swansea. Terry, 32, [...]
Irish still in line for final eight spot January 10, 2013 RUGBY UNION: London Irish kept alive hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup as two tries from scrum-half Jack Moates beat Mont de Marsan 20-14, moving Irish three points off the top of Pool A.
Defender Shaw to stay with Saints January 10, 2013 FOOTBALL: Arsenal target Luke Shaw has committed his future to current club Southampton. The highly-rated 17-year-old defender is set to sign a five-year deal with the south coast club when he turns 18 on 12 July.
On the rack January 9, 2013 MARKS & Spencer was hit by a worse-than-expected drop in general merchandise sales over the Christmas quarter, the retailer was forced to reveal last night after figures were leaked after trading hours. Britain’s biggest clothing retailer said like-for-like sales at UK stores open for more than a year fell 1.8 per cent in the 13 [...]
Jessops latest firm to call in administrators January 9, 2013 JESSOPS the specialist camera chain yesterday became the first major retailer of 2013 to collapse into administration, as analysts warned 140 retailers were at risk of following in its footsteps. PwC, which was appointed administrator, said it was now in eleventh hour talks to save the 192-store business but warned closures were inevitable, putting more [...]
Market shrugs off high street gloom as FTSE 100 hits four-year high January 9, 2013 LONDON’S FTSE 100 index soared to its highest level since May 2008 during yesterday’s trading, as bullish investors continued to drive the New Year rally. The blue chip index peaked at 6,112.27, led by strong banking and mining stocks and an optimistic outlook to the beginning of the US earnings season. The FTSE finally closed [...]
Obama’s chief of staff to take top US Treasury job January 9, 2013 BARACK Obama is today set to nominate White House chief of staff Jacob Lew as his new Treasury secretary, ensuring a close ally holds one of the most important positions in the economic world. If the appointment gains Senate approval, Lew will be placed at the heart of the brutal debate over the future of the [...]
Forget rebalancing: the City is becoming even more important January 9, 2013 PEOPLE, companies and countries should play to their strengths. They should do what they are good at. This is the principle of comparative advantage – the formal version of which states that we should specialise in what we can produce at a lower opportunity cost than our competitors. That doesn’t mean that we should not [...]
Coalition issues full policy audit after blunder January 9, 2013 THE COALITION yesterday issued a “full, frank and unvarnished” judgement of its performance, highlighting its successes and failures over the last two-and-a-half years – but its release was mired in controversy. The government hoped it would gain credit for being honest and revealing it has failed to implement dozens of promised policies. But Labour called the 122-page [...]
