No problems for Federer but it’s emotional for Williams June 21, 2011 TWO OF THE major threats to Andy Murray’s hopes of achieving Wimbledon glory, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, got their campaigns off to winning starts yesterday. Federer, who skipped his traditional SW19 warm-up event in Halle due to a knee injury, looked rusty in what was his first match since he was beaten in the [...]
Credit goes to Strauss for taking a brave move June 21, 2011 ANDREW STRAUSS’S decision to switch counties in order to find some form ahead of the India’s impending visit has been criticised in some quarters, but I can’t see a problem with it. It’s unprecedented, innovative and Somerset should be applauded for being so accommodating. It’s also encouraging to see Strauss, now retired from international one-day cricket, [...]
No grudge with Spurs, says Jol, as Dutchman arrives at Fulham June 21, 2011 FULHAM manager Martin Jol insists he doesn’t have any hard feelings towards Tottenham as he prepares for his second stint in English football. Jol, who officially began work at Craven Cottage on Monday, was unceremoniously shown the door by Spurs in October 2007 just months after nearly taking them into the Champions League. But the [...]
England drop Prior and Colly June 21, 2011 CRICKET: Matt Prior and Paul Collingwood have been axed from England’s one-day squad ahead of the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. There were recalls for wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter and all-rounder Samit Patel.
McIlroy to take extended break June 21, 2011 GOLF: US Open champion Rory McIlroy said he is planning to take a break from golf before playing at next month’s Open. “I’ve got three weeks off and then the British Open so I want to take it easy,” said the Northern Irishman.
Osborne bleak on Greece prospects June 21, 2011 Euro rises after Greek PM George Papandreou wins key confidence vote late last night THE chancellor, George Osborne, has given the cabinet a deeply pessimistic briefing on the outlook for Greece, City A.M. has learned. Osborne told senior colleagues, including the Prime Minister David Cameron and foreign secretary William Hague, that the situation in the [...]
JP Morgan pays out on fraud probe June 21, 2011 BANKING giant JP Morgan has agreed to pay $153.6m (£94.6m) to the US regulators to resolve an investigation into the selling of risky mortgages at the height of the financial crisis, though it has not admitted liability. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Wall Street’s watchdog, had filed civil fraud charges against the bank for [...]
Misys finally admits to bid June 21, 2011 MISYS surged almost nine per cent yesterday after confirming it has received a preliminary bid. One analyst described the move as the “end game” for the firm, which has been subject to takeover speculation for almost a year. The unnamed suitor is thought to be a US-listed financial software firm, with Merrill Lynch understood to [...]
UK public finances still in sorry state June 21, 2011 SLOWLY but surely, the government is regaining control over public spending. Yet there is still a long way to go: the deficit, believe it or not, has actually been higher so far this financial year than it was during the same two-month period of 2010. This deeply depressing fact shows just how detached from reality [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 21, 2011 THE FINANCIAL TIMES JUSTICE SHAMBLES ATTACKED BY LABOUR The coalition’s strategy on criminal justice was said to be “in shambles” yesterday after the government scrapped its cost saving plans to halve prison sentences for offenders who plead guilty. Ken Clarke, justice secretary, came under fire for creating a £130m hole in his departmental budget. MADOFF’S [...]
