Djokovic’s US Open in doubt after retirement hands title to Murray August 21, 2011 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray became only the second man this year to get the better of Novak Djokovic as he won the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati last night. World No1 Novak Djokovic retired with a shoulder injury in the second set, with Murray firmly in control and 6-4, 3-0 ahead. It handed Murray a [...]
Fulham pay for Euro tie August 21, 2011 FULHAM boss Martin Jol admits a Europa League campaign is hampering his team’s competitiveness in the Premier League after losing 2-0 at Wolves. Kevin Doyle and Matt Jarvis scored as Jol’s men succumbed less than 72 hours after beating Dnipro on Thursday night. He said: “We can do well in Europe, but it is probably [...]
Hammers in late slip-up August 21, 2011 WEST HAM manager Sam Allardyce warned his side to lose their home jitters after conceding a last-minute equaliser to draw 2-2 with Leeds. Carlton Cole and a Patrick Kisnorbo own goal appeared to have earned Allardyce his first Championship win at Upton Park, with Ross McCormack leveller replying – only for Adam Clayton to score [...]
Walker out of Scotland squad August 21, 2011 Scotland wing Nikki Walker has been ruled out of the World Cup by the knee injury he suffered on Saturday against Italy. Coach Andy Robinson will name his final 30-man squad today.
GB claim team world title August 21, 2011 Olympic hopefuls Helen Jenkins and the Brownlee brothers helped Great Britain win the Team World Championship in Switzerland. It came a day after Jonathan Brownlee beat sibling Alistair to a major title for the first time in the Sprint World Championship.
Air Berlin chief quits after a quarterly loss and plans for drastic network cuts August 19, 2011 AIR Berlin founder and chief executive Joachim Hunold quit yesterday after the low-cost carrier posted a quarterly loss and cut its network in the quest for its first annual profit since 2007. If the board accepts Hunold’s suggestion, Hartmut Mehdorn, the former head of state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn, would take over as interim chief [...]
HP to pay £6bn for Autonomy August 18, 2011 HEWLETT-PACKARD is buying the UK’s most valuable software company Autonomy for $10.2bn (£6.2bn), in the latest takeover of a major British company by an American firm. The deal was announced last night as HP unveiled its third quarter earnings and is part of a massive shake-up at the US computing giant, which is also exploring [...]
Markets in meltdown as global fears grow August 18, 2011 STOCKS nose-dived in the opening minutes of trading in Japan this morning, mirroring another disastrous day for markets in Europe and the US yesterday. The Nikkei lost over two per cent in initial trades, dropping to 8,756. Earlier in the month the index hit a low of 8,656. The FTSE suffered its biggest fall in [...]
Gloomy American data fuels recovery doubts August 18, 2011 SHOCKINGLY negative economic data rattled markets in New York yesterday, adding to an ultra-bearish day for equities. Claims for US unemployment benefits rose; home sales dropped; inflation picked up; and a Philadelphia factory index collapsed to worse than a two year low. The gauge of factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic region fell off a cliff, [...]
There is nothing so bad that politicians can’t make it worse August 18, 2011 IT was Thomas Sowell, the American economist, who said “there is nothing so bad that politics cannot make it worse”. In recent weeks, politicians have tested that maxim to destruction. From horse-trading over the US debt ceiling to cack-handed policymaking in Europe, almost every political intervention has served only to fan existing fears over the [...]
