Fair play to Fulham as Europe calls May 16, 2011 FULHAM could make a surprise return to European competition next season via Uefa’s Respect Fair Play ranking. The 2010 Europa League runners-up are in pole position to benefit from the extra spot afforded to the Premier League by the governing body. Mark Hughes’ side, who have a chance of piping Everton for seventh place in [...]
Bell sees a new threat in Sri Lanka May 16, 2011 ENGLAND batsman Ian Bell insists Sri Lanka represent a real threat to his side’s Test ambitions this summer. The tourists, whose champion spinner retired from international following the World Cup in March, wrapped up a four-wicket win over Middlesex in their first tour match at Uxbridge yesterday. Bell said: “It will be different facing them [...]
Busquets clear to face United May 16, 2011 FOOTBALL: Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets will play in next Saturday’s Champions League final after Uefa found “a lack of strong evidence” that he had racially abused Real Madrid’s Marcelo.
Westwood handed tough draw May 16, 2011 GOLF: World No1 Lee Westwood will face Denmark’s Anders Hansen and Australia’s Aaron Baddeley in the group stages of the Volvo World Match Play Championship.
Fans start to count cost of tickets May 16, 2011 OLYMPICS: London Olympic Games organisers have begun deducting money from Visa accounts for ticket orders, a process that will take several weeks up until 10 June.
City gives thumbs-up to chancellor but has little time for Vince Cable May 16, 2011 GEORGE Osborne is doing a better job as chancellor than the City expected, according to our Voice of the City Panel. PoliticsHome and City A.M. asked a cross-section of people from London’s business and financial community whether government ministers had performed better or worse than they had expected one year ago. Over half (51 per [...]
Centrica acquires PH Jones May 16, 2011 British Gas parent Centrica yesterday snapped up central heating provider PH Jones for £30m in cash. Centrica said the deal represented a step forward in its expansion into social housing services, and follows on from a partnership with housing repair firm Mears last year. Cheshire-based PH Jones, which was family-owned, has 42 contracts to service [...]
Soco plans held up in Congo May 16, 2011 Oil explorer Soco International said yesterday it was still waiting for government approval before going ahead with a project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, though it expects a decision in the third-quarter of the year. Soco also said it is looking at more exploration openings in south east Asia and Africa.
Cape moving up from AIM May 16, 2011 Industrial services group Cape yesterday announced its plan to move from AIM to the main stock market. The firm, which has a market cap of nearly £600m and reported revenues of £650.1m last year, said it will move up on 17 June, subject to shareholder approval at a meeting on 25 May.
RM sales drop on education cuts May 16, 2011 Education software maker RM posted a first-half net loss of £1.3m yesterday as educational spending in the UK dropped in response to changes in government policy. Revenues fell 15 per cent to £133m, though its contract pipeline is up 12 per cent at £436m. A restructuring charge of £1.8m also helped to send the company [...]
