Oval to play host to extra Twenty20 matches against West Indies August 3, 2011 ENGLAND’S already overworked players will have two more fixtures to contend with this summer after the England and Wales Cricket Board announced the Oval will host two Twenty20 matches in September. The confirmation of these games means that England, whose players complained of burnout last winter, will have just 19 days between the second Twenty20 match [...]
Banahan: Fatherhood can wait till after World Cup August 3, 2011 ENGLAND’S Matt Banahan insists he is ready to sacrifice witnessing his new son’s first few weeks if it means achieving his World Cup dream. Bath star Banahan, who can play at centre but has been tipped to feature on the wing against Wales on Saturday, is less than three months into fatherhood. But the 24-year-old [...]
Jol cool on Jerome as Zamora recovers August 3, 2011 FULHAM manager Martin Jol played down the injury scare surrounding striker Bobby Zamora ahead of tonight’s Uefa Europa League qualifier, despite seeing his bid for Cameron Jerome rejected by Birmingham City. Zamora broke his hand during the Europa League win over NSI Runavik, prompting Jol to make an offer, believed to be in the region [...]
Cesc set for final curtain call August 3, 2011 ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas looks set to don a red and white shirt for the final time today at an open training session for the club’s members at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are bracing themselves for an improved offer of around £35m from Barcelona for the Spaniard, but are still expecting the 24-year-old to turn up for [...]
Malmo spoil Rangers Euro hopes August 3, 2011 FOOTBALL: Rangers are out of the Champions League after losing 2-1 on aggregate against Malmo. The Scottish champions, who had two men sent off, lost the first leg 1-0 at Ibrox but looked to be taking the tie to extra time until Jiloan Hamad struck in the 80th minute.
Wasps sign full-back Southwell August 3, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Wasps have signed Scotland international full-back Hugo Southwell from Stade Francais on a two-year deal. Southwell is currently injured and won’t feature at the World Cup.
Markets hit by fresh turmoil August 3, 2011 ■ FTSE slumps to lowest level this year ■ Swiss authorities slash interest rates ■ Berlusconi: We will fight for Italy MARKETS continued their sell-off yesterday as Eurozone leaders failed to contain the financial crisis that is engulfing Italy and Spain – countries viewed as “too big to fail”. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waited until [...]
Former CEO of the Rock mulls a bid August 3, 2011 NBNK Investments is eyeing a bid for Northern Rock, City A.M. has learned. The investment vehicle headed by Lord Levene had been ruled out of the running because it was forbidden from making a bid for the Rock for a period of 12 months after poaching its former chief executive Gary Hoffman last year. However, [...]
Surprise after services grow August 3, 2011 THERE was a rare piece of good news for George Osborne yesterday, after a survey showed the all-important services sector growing at its fastest pace in four months in July. The Markit / CIPS services purchasing managers’ index rose to 55.4 last month, ahead of June’s reading of 53.9 and confounding expectations for a slowdown [...]
Evolution’s turn in the bid spotlight August 3, 2011 Evolution chief executive Alex Snow, a former rugby player for Harlequins, is said to have been looking less than enthusiastic about things recently. Like others in the small cap market in the City he has been bemoaning a lack of corporate finance activity, including a dearth of share offerings (the IPO of Nat Rothschild’s Vallares, [...]
