Hughes hopes solution to league form lies in cup run January 16, 2012 QPR manager Mark Hughes insists a prolonged run in the FA Cup can act as a springboard to Premier League safety ahead of tonight’s third round replay against MK Dons. Rangers are back in action just 48 hours after Hughes presided over the 1-0 defeat at Newcastle, his first game at the helm, which left [...]
PM concerned by racism January 16, 2012 FOOTBALL: Prime Minister David Cameron insists top footballers must act as role models in the fight against racism. Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was banned for eight games after he was found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra and Cameron, who hosted a celebration of the work of the Street League yesterday, said: “Where racism exists, [...]
Samba ready to move on January 16, 2012 FOOTBALL: QPR target Christopher Samba has handed in a transfer request at Ewood Park. The Blackburn defender, 27, has already been the subject of two failed bids.
Blade Runner eyes Oscar winning role at Laureus Awards January 16, 2012 BBLADE RUNNER Oscar Pistorius will discover in a few weeks if he is also a Laureus World Sports Awards winner. This year’s awards ceremony is being held at Central Hall, Westminster, on 6 February, and Pistorius is nominated for both the Laureus Disability and Breakthrough Awards. In South Korea in August, Pistorius, who was born [...]
I couldn’t say no to Chelsea admits Cahill January 16, 2012 CHELSEA new-boy Gary Cahill admits he was lured to Stamford Bridge by the prospect of challenging for the silverware that has so far eluded him. The England centre-back became the Blues’ first signing of the January transfer window when his £7m move from Premier League strugglers Bolton was rubber-stamped yesterday. Cahill could make his debut [...]
CARE BANNED | Quins star in drink-drive rap January 16, 2012 ENGLAND and Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care has been banned from driving for 16 months and fined £3,100 after admitting drink-driving. The 25-year-old, fined by police for being drunk and disorderly just weeks earlier, pleaded guilty in court yesterday. Care, who was axed from England’s Six Nations squad over the incident early on New Year’s Day, [...]
Bovis builds a solid profit in southern UK January 16, 2012 HOUSING group Bovis has laid the foundation for a strong 2012 after reporting significant profit growth last year, largely fuelled by family homes in the south of England. The house-building company, which is based in Kent, expects to improve returns further in 2012 after a year that saw 2,045 homes legally completed – an eight [...]
ANALYST VIEWS: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM BOVIS IN 2012? January 16, 2012 SIMON BROWN | NORTHLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS The group will achieve faster profit growth in 2012 due to stock specific attributes and a regional bias to southern England. We believe over 50 per cent of the sites in 2012 will be higher margin outlets. Coupled with improved cash flow, the new sites will yield a higher [...]
BALFOUR BEATTY WINS £100M IN DEALS January 16, 2012 BALFOUR Beatty has won construction contracts in the commercial sector worth £100m. In the City of London, the company has secured a £57m contract, to build AXA Real Estate’s Sixty London prime office development (pictured). The company has also won a £25m deal to deliver an 11-storey office building in the City for Viridis Real [...]
Ebooks lead to growth at Bloomsbury January 16, 2012 THE CHRISTMAS boost in e-reader sales led to a strong quarter for Bloomsbury, the London-based publisher, which reported significant growth in its digital department. For the September to December period inclusive, Bloomsbury saw a 38 per cent increase in ebook sales compared to the same quarter the previous year. Over a million electronic reading devices [...]
