Russia and Qatar toast success as tournament breaks new ground December 2, 2010 RUSSIA and Qatar celebrated last night after their vows to take the World Cup into uncharted territory earned them the right to stage the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Qatar, with a population of less than two million, were the shock winners, but Russia also prevailed having been almost written off just hours earlier. Prime Minister [...]
Beckham claims he and other big guns could not have done more for bid December 2, 2010 FORMER England captain David Beckham was left crestfallen last night claiming the bid team “did everything possible” to bring the World Cup home for the first time since 1966. A stellar charm offensive, led by Beckham, Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince William, had seen England’s odds of hosting the 2018 tournament shorten dramatically, but [...]
Henson lined up to make Saracens Wembley debut December 2, 2010 NEW SARACENS?recruit Gavin Henson is expected to make his eagerly awaited debut on Boxing Day against Wasps at Wembley. The Welsh centre’s involvement in BBC television show Strictly Come Dancing has delayed his first appearance for the London club, with whom he signed a contract until the end of the season in October. Saracens chief [...]
Birmingham to identify rioters December 2, 2010 FOOTBALL: Birmingham City’s acting chairman Peter Pannu has vowed to come down hard on those fans the club manages to identify as having caused trouble during Wednesday’s Carling Cup quarter-final win against Aston Villa. Hundreds of fans confronted riot police at the final whistle, and the club confirmed they will hold an impartial investigation in [...]
Schwarzer signs new Fulham deal December 2, 2010 FOOTBALL: Fulham goalkeeper Mark?Schwarzer has signed a new two-year deal. The 38-year-old had been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal during the summer but has ended speculation about his future by commiting to the west London club. “I’m delighted to have finally signed a contract extension with Fulham after a great deal of speculation [...]
Harrington on fire in Sun City December 2, 2010 GOLF: Padraig Harrington carded a six under par round of 66 to lead the Nedbank Golf Challenge by one stroke after a rain-affected first day at Sun City. The Irishman fired seven birdies and had just one bogey as he produced an excellent back nine to move ahead of English duo Ross Fisher and Lee [...]
ANGER OVER COST OF SNOW FIASCO December 2, 2010 THE COST to the UK economy of the mounting chaos bought by the snow and unseasonally cold temperatures could be as much as £1.2bn a day, it was claimed yesterday. As the seventh day of the cold snap saw the disruption reach the south-east of England, with more than six inches of snow falling overnight, [...]
ECB keeps liquidity flowing December 2, 2010 EUROPEAN Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet emerged victorious from his skirmish with markets yesterday, as stocks stabilised and the euro gained on the back of ECB announcements. The ECB announced that it would continue its special liquidity programme that are keeping Europe’s banks out of default. However, the Bank dashed hopes that it would [...]
Snow chaos is turning UK into a joke December 2, 2010 BRITAIN’S humiliating inability to cope with winter conditions is becoming almost unbearable. Heavy snowfall is not a freak event. It now happens every year – and yet the authorities and transport companies appear utterly unable to learn any meaningful lesson from the annual debacle that is the onset of snow and bad weather. It is [...]
IoD: coalition right on cuts December 2, 2010 CHANCELLOR George Osborne must not “wobble” on plans to reduce the deficit, the Institute of Directors (IoD) urged today. Cuts in government spending will not prevent strong, sustained economic growth, they said. And government job losses — currently estimated at 330,000 — will be far lower than the 600,000 cuts seen in the 1990s, the [...]
