Fitting finale for two greats March 31, 2011 WITH the curtain about to fall on the career of one true great and a momentous milestone within touching distance for another, tomorrow’s World Cup final looks set to provide a fitting denouement to a tournament which has far exceeded expectations. The success of the previous two World Twenty20 jamborees had led some dissenters to [...]
Captain Fabregas hands fitness boost to Arsenal March 31, 2011 ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas will hand his side a major boost and make his latest comeback from injury against Blackburn at Emirates Stadium tomorrow. The Spain international (right) has struggled repeatedly with hamstring injuries this term. Fabregas has not played since last month’s 3-1 Champions League defeat in Barcelona, a game in which he lasted [...]
Murray nears the end of his search for new coach March 31, 2011 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray hopes to have completed his search for a new coach by the time the Monte Carlo Masters begins a week on Monday. Murray (right), who is considering a wild card offer into the Monaco-based tournament, is currently enduring the worst run of his career. The Scot has suffered four consecutive defeats [...]
Powell and Gay London bound March 31, 2011 ATHLETICS: Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell and the world’s fastest man of 2010, Tyson Gay, will go head-to-head at the Aviva London Grand Prix on 5-6 August after they do battle at the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix on 10 July. “I have only run in Birmingham once before, but if it is like [...]
Widnes back in Super League March 31, 2011 RUGBY LEAGUE: Widnes will play in Super League from 2012 after losing their place in 2005. The Vikings were granted a three-year licence ahead of Halifax at yesterday’s Rugby Football League announcement in Leeds.
Henson set for Toulon debut March 31, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Wales star Gavin Henson is to make his debut for Toulon at inside centre at home to Stade Francais in the French Top 14 tomorrow. Henson has not played since signing from Saracens in early February.
IRELAND’S BANKS NEED EXTRA €24BN March 31, 2011 IRELAND yesterday confirmed that there is a €24bn (£21bn) black hole in its banks’ funding and outlined a radical overhaul of the sector that will see five main banks consolidated into two. The plan, announced after markets closed, effectively nationalises Ireland’s entire banking system and brings the cost of state support to a stunning €96bn [...]
No phones on Tube as talks fail March 31, 2011 PLANS to provide a mobile phone signal on the London underground in time for the Olympics have collapsed. Sources close to the deal told City A.M. that the sheer complexity of the project means there is no way it can be completed in time for the Games. The collapse also jeopardises a £50m “gift” from [...]
Banks tapped Fed for billions March 31, 2011 BANK of America went cap in hand to the Fed’s discount window twice more than perviously revealed, according to a slew of documents released by the Fed yesterday. It borrowed a total of $1bn (£624m) over two days in August 2007, in addition to $500m previously disclosed. The documents, which were released after a news [...]
Denmark could teach Ireland a lesson March 31, 2011 SO Ireland’s banks need another €24bn if they are to become strong enough to withstand another shock. It is a fiscal catastrophe of immense proportions to which the European establishment doesn’t seem to have much of an answer, at least not right now. But if you want to see how to really deal with troubled [...]
