Richards proves he’s City’s head boy as old rivals United loom in Wembley showdown March 13, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY (1) vs READING (0) ENGLAND defender Micah Richards was the hero as his header booked Manchester City’s first Wembley appearance for 12 years. Richards powered home the winner from David Silva’s corner 16 minutes from time to secure an eagerly-awaited FA Cup semi final clash against Manchester United after the draw had earlier paired the [...]
Controversial Wales try sickens Ireland March 13, 2011 IRELAND winger Keith Earls has joined his team-mates in condemning the wrongly awarded try that cost them victory and handed Wales a 19-13 win in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash. Mike Phillips’ 50th-minute touchdown was allowed to stand despite three offences in the preceding line-out, and it proved decisive as the hosts ended on top [...]
Parisse: Twickenham loss fired Italy heroics March 13, 2011 OVERJOYED Italy captain Sergio Parisse has revealed the pain of a crushing defeat to England was the inspiration behind their landmark RBS 6 Nations triumph over France on Saturday. Italy bravely fought back from 12 points behind to win 22-21 in Rome and achieve arguably their greatest ever result in the competition. And Parisse admitted [...]
Wenger: Season’s not over, it’s still so exciting March 13, 2011 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger insists his demoralised team’s season is not slipping away, despite seeing them tumble out of a third competition in a fortnight at Old Trafford on Saturday. A 2-0 defeat to Manchester United ended their hopes of lifting the FA Cup, hot on the heels of their elimination from the Champions League [...]
Basketball gets 2012 vote March 13, 2011 Great Britain’s men’s and women’s basketball teams have been given the go-ahead to compete at the London 2012 Olympics. GB and Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng said: “I’m really excited. We’re really happy to get it.”
Aussies into last eight March 13, 2011 Holders Australia advanced to the World Cup quarter-finals after an uninspiring 60-run Group A victory over Kenya.
Sants and King at odds over banks March 10, 2011 TOP executives at the Financial Services Authority (FSA) are increasingly worried about Mervyn King’s hard-line approach to banks, just months before the Bank of England governor is due to take control of the FSA and its responsibilities. One source close to the situation told City A.M. that FSA chief executive Hector Sants, who will report [...]
Fat cat pay cheques push up the cost of civil service March 10, 2011 SURGING pay for public sector fat cats is pushing civil servant staffing costs out of control, according to a report published today by government watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO). Rising wages for those at the top accounted for half of a 10 per cent increase in costs over and above inflation since 2000, the [...]
Markets tank on Libya and sovereign worries March 10, 2011 INVESTORS deserted stock markets yesterday as a triple whammy of sovereign debt fears, poor US and Chinese economic data and fears over escalating levels of violence in the Middle East and Libya hit confidence. Traders described the day as “a catalyst of negative sentiment” that caused a market rout and left the FTSE at a [...]
SEC admits Madoff error March 10, 2011 THE chairman of US market regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission admitted yesterday she should have done more to ensure her top attorney was not part of its work on the Bernard Madoff fraud. In an affair that is undermining the SEC’s calls for more funding, Schapiro told a congressional panel that, in hindsight, its [...]
