Wigan chief Whelan prepared for Martinez’s Villa decision June 9, 2011 WIGAN chairman, Dave Whelan believes Roberto Martinez will reject Aston Villa’s advances and stay with the Latics for at least another season. Wigan granted Villa permission to talk to their manager, who is thought to be the first choice of the Villa owner, Randy Lerner, to replace Gerard Houllier at Villa Park. Whelan expects the [...]
Jones and Henderson focus on England June 9, 2011 ENGLAND Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce insists Phil Jones and Jordan Henderson have not been distracted by their big-money moves to Manchester United and Liverpool, respectively. England begin their European Championship campaign on Sunday against Spain and Pearce said: “They’re fantastically focused players and pleasures to work with.” EURO STARLETS | ONES TO WATCH THIAGO ALCANTARA [...]
Bolt back to his blistering best June 9, 2011 ATHLETICS: Olympic champion Usain Bolt claimed a convincing win on his 200m return at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo. The Jamaican world record holder clocked a time of 19.86s in the rain to finish a comfortable 0.57s ahead of nearest challenger Jaysuma Saidy Ndure. Bolt had not run competitively over 200m in 13 months due [...]
Surinam chief reveals cash gift June 9, 2011 FOOTBALL: Fresh evidence that Caribbean football officials were given “gifts” of US$40,000 in cash has been revealed. The president of the Surinam FA Louis Giskus confirmed that he was handed $40,000 dollars, in $100 bills, at a special meeting of the CFU in Trinidad last month. Giskus said: “We went up to a room and were [...]
Hamilton keen to forget Ali G row June 9, 2011 FORMULA ONE: McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton is optimistic he can put the “Ali G” controversy behind him with a good result in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. The Englishman ran into trouble by quoting the spoof character as he criticised stewards in Monaco. “I wrote a letter to the FIA to apologise and spoke to the other drivers. [...]
Shah returns to haunt Middlesex June 9, 2011 CRICKET: Former England batsman Owais Shah hit a magnificent 78 not out off just 50 balls as he returned to Lord’s to help Essex claim a comfortable five-wicket win over his old county Middlesex in the Friends Life t20.
Lazard beefs up non-core asset advice June 9, 2011 ADVISORY bank Lazard has hired a team of credit experts in London to help banks and investment managers address a vast overhang of structured products still plaguing their balance sheets. The team, to be led in Europe by managing director Alan Patterson, will give strategic advice on how to rebalance or wind down the billions in non-core [...]
Lloyds considering float alongside sale of branches June 9, 2011 LLOYDS is mulling an initial public offering (IPO) of the 620 branches that it is being forced to sell under EU competition law. The bank is now pursuing a “dual track” approach to offloading the branches, with a float or sale both on the table. A float would see Paul Pester, now the managing director for [...]
Citi says cyber hack breached bank card data June 9, 2011 US LENDER Citigroup has admitted computer hackers had breached its network and accessed the data of about 200,000 bank card holders in North America, the latest in a string of cyber attacks on high-profile companies. Citi said the names of customers, account numbers and contact information, including email addresses, were viewed in the breach. The bank joins [...]
Cable vetoes a Southern Cross bailout June 9, 2011 STRUGGLING care home operator Southern Cross will not receive a government bailout, but the department for business is making sure its banks maintain its flow of credit properly, Vince Cable said yesterday. The news came as Southern Cross told its creditors that it plans to hand back 132 care homes to their landlords, which would [...]
