I want match-winner Roman to stay put, insists Redknapp December 18, 2011 TOTTENHAM (1) vs SUNDERLAND (0) TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp insists he will attempt to persuade striker Roman Pavlyuchenko that his future remains at White Hart Lane after the Russia international secured three points yesterday with his first Premier League goal of the season. Sunderland, buoyed by the recent managerial appointment of Martin O’Neill, proved obdurate [...]
Suarez drags Reds closer to top four December 18, 2011 ASTON VILLA (0) vs LIVERPOOL (2) LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish hailed Luis Suarez’s strength of character after the striker overcame off-field distractions to lead the Reds to victory. Forward Craig Bellamy and centre-back Martin Skrtel scored the first-half goals that moved the visitors to within a win of the top four and left Aston Villa [...]
Barca cruise to World Club Cup December 18, 2011 Argentine star Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona cruised to a 4-0 win over Santos in the final of the World Club Cup in Yokohama.
Froch has no answer to Ward December 18, 2011 Britain’s Karl Froch admitted he was outclassed by American Andre Ward after he slipped to defeat in Atlantic City. Ward, who now holds the WBC and WBA super-middleweight belts, won a unanimous points decision. Meanwhile, promoter Eddie Hearn claimed Sheffield’s Kell Brock will fight for a world title in 2012 after he impressed on his [...]
In comes tax December 15, 2011 City institutions and their employees paid a whopping £63bn in tax to the Treasury this year, more than any other industry in the UK, new figures published today show. City firms paid almost £10bn more tax this year than in 2010, despite the stretched trading conditions – contributing more than 12 per cent of the [...]
Sleepless in the City: Lloyds boss explains his absence December 15, 2011 LLOYDS chief António Horta-Osório admitted that he had not been able to sleep for five days in a row before going on sick leave last month. The exhausted executive returned to his bank’s HQ in Gresham Street yesterday to shake hands and demonstrate what chairman Sir Win Bischoff called his new, “bushy-tailed” condition following almost [...]
Noyer: France safer than UK December 15, 2011 FRENCH central bank chief Christian Noyer lashed out at the UK economy yesterday, saying Britain’s sovereign should be downgraded before any cut to France’s gold-plated credit rating. Noyer’s unexpected attack drew responses from Number 10 and the Treasury. Prime Minister David Cameron pointed to the “credibility” granted by the UK’s low bond yields and his [...]
Don’t let IPO row endanger London December 15, 2011 GRAFF Diamonds, one of the most famous jewellers in the world, is based in New Bond Street, Mayfair. Its headline web-page promotes London as a sign of its class. And yet its forthcoming flotation, in which it hopes to raise $1bn, is all going on in Hong Kong. There isn’t even a secondary listing in [...]
REDKNAPP STORM December 15, 2011 Spurs manager could face Uefa sanction over hand gesture after watching his side crash out of Europa League despite thumping win over Irish minnows SHAMROCK ROVERS 0 vs TOTTENHAM 4 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp could find himself in hot water with Uefa after he appeared to aim a clenched-fist gesture at Shamrock Rovers supporters during [...]
Terry and Suarez wait on verdicts December 15, 2011 CHELSEA captain John Terry and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez are today expected to learn whether they face action over separate instances of alleged racist behaviour. Terry is under investigation from the police following accusations he abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand during October’s defeat at Loftus Road – a claim he strenuously denies. The England skipper [...]
