Djokovic eyes French Open final January 30, 2012 HE MAY have proven himself the undisputed king of the men’s game with his gruelling Australian Open triumph, but Novak Djokovic has already identified his next target. The world No1, who beat Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s six-hour epic, has set his sights on reaching the final of the French Open, the only grand slam he [...]
Monty blames himself January 30, 2012 ENGLAND spinner Monty Panesar has attempted to deflect criticism from his side’s struggling batsmen by claiming he could have done more to avert Saturday’s embarrassing 10-wicket defeat against Pakistan. England were dismissed for 72 and conceded the series, but Panesar, who took seven wickets in the match, felt he could have better restricted Pakistan in [...]
New England captain Robshaw eager to make up for lost time January 30, 2012 NEW England captain Chris Robshaw doubted he would ever represent his country again following his omission from last year’s World Cup squad. The 25-year-old Harlequins skipper was yesterday installed as England captain for the first two matches of the Six Nations by interim head coach Stuart Lancaster. Robshaw was snubbed by previous head coach Martin [...]
Armitage axed following arrest January 30, 2012 LONDON IRISH full-back Delon Armitage yesterday became the latest victim of the Rugby Football Union’s new hardline approach to dealing with off-field indiscretions after he was axed from the England Saxons squad. The 28-year-old was arrested and detained overnight in Torquay following allegations of a nightclub altercation after Armitage featured in the Saxons’ victory over [...]
Terry to miss Swansea clash January 30, 2012 FOOTBALL: Chelsea defender John Terry will miss tonight’s Premier League match at Swansea City – just hours before his court case for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand is due to begin. Chelsea are adamant that their captain’s absence is due to a knee injury and in no way connected to the hearing, which starts tomorrow.
Van Persie avoids FA sanction January 30, 2012 FOOTBALL: The Football Association has ingored Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish’s plea to investigate Arsenal captain Robin van Persie’s alleged elbow on defender Carlos Cuellar during Sunday’s FA Cup defeat at Emirates Stadium.
RBS chief waives £1m bonus payout January 29, 2012 ROYAL Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester has bowed to growing political pressure and agreed to waive his bonus. Hester decided to forego the award of 3.6m shares, worth around £960,000, after the Labour party said it would force a House of Commons vote on the issue in a bid to make the government [...]
Sarkozy agrees Tobin tax and labour reform January 29, 2012 FRANCE will forge ahead with its own Tobin tax in August, French president Nicolas Sarkozy declared yesterday in an attempt to boost his flagging poll ratings. The tax will be levied at 0.1 per cent on all financial transactions, he said, although he did not specify exactly what asset types it will capture. In an [...]
Germany pushes for debt caps January 29, 2012 GERMANY is pushing for Eurozone countries to have legal debt caps in the region’s “fiscal compact”, a final draft of which is expected to emerge from an EU summit tonight. A source at the World Economic Forum in Davos told City A.M. that Berlin wants Europe to harden up the 60 per cent debt-to-GDP limit [...]
Iran in threat over oil supply January 29, 2012 IRAN vowed to stop oil exports to EU countries yesterday, stepping up its row with the west over its nuclear energy policies. However, it called off a parliamentary debate on oil sales to the EU, which Brussels is already in the process of banning itself. Lawmaker Mohammed Karim Abedi said a bill to cut supplies [...]
