Fulham boss concerned as Zamora rift rumours persist December 20, 2011 FULHAM MANCHESTER UNITED FULHAM manager Martin Jol has denied reports claiming he made Bobby Zamora train with the reserves this week and admits he is becoming increasingly frustrated at having to deny he has fallen out with the England striker. Zamora has been linked with a move away from Craven Cottage in January amid suggestions [...]
Idowu rival banned for fighting with female star December 20, 2011 FRENCH triple-jumper Teddy Tamgho, the arch-rival of one of Britain’s leading Olympic hopefuls, Phillips Idowu, has escaped a ban that threatened to rule him out of the London 2012 Games. The World Indoor champion was hauled before French athletics chiefs for his part in an altercation with an unnamed female competitor at a training camp [...]
Rugby chiefs win landmark case December 20, 2011 BUSINESS OF SPORT: The Rugby Football Union has won a landmark legal ruling allowing it access to the names and addresses of people who used secondary ticketing website Viagogo to sell on seats. The RFU has vowed to clamp down on those who have broken their ticketing rules, and to take the same position with [...]
Ref claims he fixed United game December 20, 2011 FOOTBALL: A Chinese referee has alleged he received a bribe to fix the result of a 2007 friendly between Manchester United and Shenzhen FC. Huang Junjie said in court that the match, which United won 6-0, was one of eight games he was paid more than £160,000 in bribes to fix. There is no suggestion [...]
Top duo set for King George December 20, 2011 HORSE RACING: Last year’s winner Long Run and four-time champion Kauto Star are among just eight confirmations for the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day. Dual Champion Chase winner Master Minded, Kauto Star’s stablemate, steps up to three miles for the first time, as does Arkle winner Captain Chris. Somersby, Diamond Harry, [...]
SPAIN’S BOND SALE SPARKS SANTA RALLY December 20, 2011 SPAIN’S borrowing cost halved yesterday, triggering a one-week high FTSE close and a jump throughout markets in Europe and across the pond. The Dow Jones spiked to finish up 2.87 per cent in New York, with a cluster of positive economic data also contributing to a possible “Santa rally” before the holiday break. US housing [...]
City redundancies are sent via text message at 4am December 20, 2011 DOZENS of bankers might have wished for a seasonal lump of coal for Christmas yesterday: instead they received a handy text message telling them that their job no longer exists. Investec laid off 90 of its front-office staff before dawn, with those who had opted into the text alert system receiving an SMS at 4.30am [...]
Treasury ends pension talks December 20, 2011 THE GOVERNMENT has raised the pressure on public sector unions by drafting new laws on pensions before the outcome of talks has become clear. Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, yesterday said he was already preparing legislation to be introduced in 2012. Union leaders and members will study the details of coalition proposals and [...]
Oh Hoare Govett. What’s in a name? December 20, 2011 I was told yesterday that a private equity group has approached a former star from Hoare Govett to look at ways of extricating the group from its troubled parent RBS. Though the identity of the individual is a mystery, there is some logic to the idea. Hoare Govett, despite years of being in the hands [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING December 20, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES BP, TOTAL AND STATOIL SECURE ANGOLA RIGHTS A new exploration frontier off the coast of Angola that may be similar to oil fields found in Brazil is to be opened after the government of the African country awarded drilling rights to some of the world’s largest energy groups. Britain’s BP, Total of France [...]
