Stuttering Sunderland downed by Lambert’s improving Canaries September 26, 2011 NORWICH 2 vs SUNDERLAND 1 NORWICH catapulted themselves into the top half of the Premier League table following their first home win of the season at the expense of Sunderland. Centre-back Leon Barnett put the Canaries ahead in front in the 31st minute after winger Elliott Bennett cut into the penalty area and delivered low [...]
Euro aristocrats Bayern hold no fear for Mancini and Man City September 26, 2011 BAYERN MUNICH vs MANCHESTER CITY MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini has reiterated his belief that the Premier League upstarts can ignite their maiden Champions League campaign with victory at one of Europe’s traditional superpowers. Mancini joked in the aftermath of the 1-1 draw at home to Napoli – City’s opening Group A fixture – that [...]
Haas escape was the shot of the century September 26, 2011 BILL HAAS will have woken up yesterday morning not only significantly wealthier, but also in the knowledge that when people debate the greatest shot of all time, his recovery on the second play-off hole at the Tour Championship will always be mentioned. SHOT OF THE CENTURY The staggering $11.5m prize on offer to the victor only added to the [...]
Team Sky’s the limit for world champion Cavendish, insists GB colleague Thomas September 26, 2011 SPRINT sensation Mark Cavendish may well have secured an anticipated move to Team Sky after his World Championship heroics in Copenhagen, according to his Great Britain team-mate Geraint Thomas. The Isle of Man speedster has yet to announce which colours he will ride in next season, with his current team HTC-Highroad set to disband. Thomas [...]
Ferguson determined to improve Euro record September 26, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED vs BASEL MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists only once his side have claimed a fourth Champions League crown can they claim to be enjoying a golden period in their European history. United have contested three of the last four finals, a return which not even current holders Barcelona can match, but [...]
I’ll repay loyal Chelsea fans with goals, swears revitalised Torres September 26, 2011 CHELSEA striker Fernando Torres hopes his new-found ruthlessness in front of goal will help repay loyal Blues fans who backed him through his drought. Torres’ goal against Swansea on Saturday, following his effort at Manchester United six days previously, means he has now scored in successive games for the first time since his £50m January [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF September 26, 2011 Broad hopeful of touring India CRICKET: England fast bowler Stuart Broad is targeting an international return in the Twenty20 game with India next month. Broad tore a muscle in his shoulder during the one-day international against India at Lord’s earlier this month and feared he wouldn’t play again in 2011, but is now confident of facing [...]
Brussels wages war on big four September 26, 2011 RADICAL plans to force the UK’s biggest auditing firms to hive off their huge consultancy arms or ban them from cross-selling services to their clients have been tabled by European authorities, it emerged yesterday. The European Commission has set out new draft regulations to drastically curb the UK’s Big Four accountants Ernst & Young, PwC, [...]
Euro bank debt issues drying up September 26, 2011 EUROPEAN bank debt markets are drying up, according to data compiled for City A.M., in a development that is exacerbating funding concerns and could see the European Central Bank (ECB) re-enter the market for bank bonds. Data supplied by Dealogic shows that the value of bonds issued by European banks has dropped off dramatically so [...]
Stelios starts easyJet rival September 26, 2011 EASYJET founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has told the airline he is planning to launch a rival airline called Fastjet, in the latest twist in a series of bitter disputes between the tycoon and the firm he set up 16 years ago. The shock move comes just a week after easyJet’s management promised to pay out [...]
