Vettel success hits Red Bull plans January 3, 2013 FORMULA ONE: Red Bull’s 2013 car is behind schedule because the team spent last year focusing on honing Sebastian Vettel’s 2012 model. Design chief Adrian Newey called it “the right trade”, as it helped Vettel win the title, but left them “a busy winter”.
Flanker Fourie forced to retire January 3, 2013 RUGBY UNION: England flanker Hendre Fourie has retired after failing to recover from a shoulder injury. The South Africa-born Sale forward won eight caps, most recently in 2011.
Wage rise hits Toffees finances January 3, 2013 FOOTBALL: Everton’s losses increased to £9.1m from £5.4m for the 2011-12 season after a hike in wages from £58m to £63.4m. The club also saw turnover fall £1.5m to £80.5m following a fall in gate receipts.
Stick with Sona Sasta in Chepstow bog January 3, 2013 BEFORE Christmas I advised backing SONA SASTA each-way at 12/1 for the Coral Welsh National and I see absolutely no reason to jump ship now. The race on December 27 was abandoned due to monsoon-like conditions in Monmouthshire, but tomorrow’s rescheduled version at 3.20pm is looking like it will get the go ahead. It has [...]
Blue Square Bet Winter Carnival January 3, 2013 It’s great to welcome back the Blue Square Bet Sprint Series at Lingfield Park again, the highlight of the Blue Square Bet Winter Carnival. The popularity of the Series has grown remarkably over the past two years and we’ve been rewarded with two full divisions of 12 runners in tomorrow’s first leg. The Series is [...]
Expect 2011 champions City to be up for lifting the FA Cup once more January 3, 2013 THE FA Cup third round is always one for the romantics and this weekend is no exception with the likes of Blue Square Bet Premier side Mansfield hosting Liverpool and League Two outfit Cheltenham taking on Everton. The dream is alive for every team, but the cream nearly always rises to the top: in the [...]
Markets fly but hangover feared January 2, 2013 MARKETS around the world rallied yesterday after the US agreed an eleventh-hour deal to limit fiscal cliff tax increases and spending cuts, giving equities a much needed boost. The deal averted sharp rises in income-tax for a majority of Americans, but failed to reach any conclusion over cutting the budget deficit, leading analysts to warn the [...]
FTSE rally eludes UK grocery giants January 2, 2013 SUPERMARKET chains Morrisons and Sainsbury’s failed to make the most of UK investors’ New Year optimism yesterday after analysts raised fears that their performance had been less than stellar over the crucial Christmas trading period. Morrisons was one of just three fallers in the FTSE – closing down two per cent – after house broker [...]
Republican deal sets up a new US budget battle January 2, 2013 US REPUBLICANS have threatened to use the debt ceiling as a political tool once again in March, after yesterday’s budget deal included huge tax hikes with little spending reform. The US has once again hit the legal limit for the total it can borrow – set at $16.4 trillion (£10.1 trillion) – and government could [...]
The optimists come out to play for the first day of 2013 January 2, 2013 For those hardy souls returning to work yesterday after the Christmas break the financial markets provided some welcome and slightly unexpected cheer. Talks in the US aimed at averting a stalemate on the so-called fiscal cliff succeeded (just) and a bill that many Republicans dislike because it contains too few spending cuts passed through the [...]
