Haskell demands to see ruthless England March 10, 2011 RBS 6 NATIONS ENGLAND flanker James Haskell insists Martin Johnson’s side must be ruthless against Scotland at Twickenham on Sunday and be prepared for a physical onslaught. The RBS 6 Nations clash marks 100 years since the first meeting between the two rivals at Twickenham with the visitors in search of their first win of [...]
THREE KEY CLASHES | WITH KYRAN BRACKEN March 10, 2011 TOBY FLOOD vs TOBY FLOOD The most crucial battle of the match and Scotland are making a big mistake by picking Jackson at fly-half ahead of the more experienced Dan Parks. Jackson is talented and I’m sure he’ll go on to play many times but Scotland looked dangerous when Parks came on against Ireland. The [...]
England must find another gear March 10, 2011 THE Grand Slam might be there for the taking, but it would be premature in the extreme to compare this current England team to the class of 2003. True, there is a certain amount of symmetry in that a first RBS 6 Nations clean sweep in eight years is likely to boil down to winning [...]
Wenger after emergency keeper March 10, 2011 FOOTBALL: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is looking into the possibility of an emergency loan with Manuel Almunia the only senior goalkeeper available for tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter final against Manchester United. Lukasz Fabianski is out for the season and Wojciech Szczesny is yet to discover the full extent of the finger injury he picked up [...]
Euro defeats for Premier pair March 10, 2011 FOOTBALL: Liverpool and Manchester City must overcome first leg defeats if they are to reach the last eight of the Europa League. Liverpool crashed 1-0 in Braga, while City were beaten 2-0 in Ukraine by Dynamo Kiev for whom Andrey Shevchenko was on target.
Strauss aware of Tigers threat March 10, 2011 CRICKET: England captain Andrew Strauss insists that despite 13 victories in their last 14 matches against Bangladesh, including six successive away wins, his side will not underestimate today’s World Cup opponents. He said: “Bangladesh are a dangerous side, especially at home. We are aware it’s a must-win game for them and that will make them [...]
2012 cash dispute going to court March 10, 2011 OLYMPICS: The British Olympic Association (BOA) is taking its dispute with the organisers of the London 2012 Games to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The BOA feels it deserves a bigger cut from the organisers, LOCOG, of any surplus generated from the Games. BOA spokesman Darryl Seibel said: “We have filed a formal petition [...]
Strike alert at public sector pension cuts March 10, 2011 MEASURES to rein in the spiralling costs of public sector pensions were proposed by Lord Hutton yesterday, prompting strong threats from trade union leaders. A cap should be imposed limiting cost to the taxpayer, the independent pensions commission suggested. As a result, workers “might need to increase their contributions, or take a smaller pension,” Lord [...]
Rates held at emergency low of 0.5pc for two years March 10, 2011 INTEREST rates have been kept down at their historic low for two years, after the Bank of England voted to keep rates at 0.5 per cent yesterday. With British inflation predicted to have moved above four per cent in February, and the European Central Bank suggesting it is on the verge of a rate hike [...]
CITY VIEWS: SHOULD PUBLIC SECTOR STAFF GET THE SAME PENSIONS AS THE PRIVATE SECTOR? March 10, 2011 ALEX CONSIDINE | XCHANGING “It depends on what you do in the public sector. If you’re a nurse or a policeman and you don’t earn a lot, you should get some recompense for that at the end of your career.” CARL HARVEY | LLOYD’S OF LONDON “I’m not a pensions expert but I think in [...]
