Flower’s got faith in Cook November 9, 2010 ENGLAND head coach Andy Flower is refusing to panic over the form of Alastair Cook and is sure the Essex opener will deliver telling runs over the course of the Ashes series. The 25-year-old struggled this summer against Pakistan’s new-ball duo of Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif and failed twice with the bat during England’s [...]
Arsenal fail in Koscielny appeal November 9, 2010 FOOTBALL: Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny will serve a two-match ban after an appeal against his sending-off against Newcastle was rejected by the Football Association. The Frenchman will miss tomorrow’s trip to Wolves and Sunday’s tough looking encounter at Everton. Meanwhile, manager Arsene Wenger admits Thomas Vermaelen, who has been out of action since August, has [...]
Haile to reconsider his future November 9, 2010 ATHLETICS: Marathon great Haile Gebrselassie has hinted he could reconsider his decision to retire. The world record holder, 37, announced his decision to hang up his spikes after being forced to pull out of Sunday’s New York Marathon. But he said yesterday: “Now it is time for me to think about a lot of things. [...]
Saracens far too strong for USA November 9, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Saracens enjoyed a 20-6 victory over USA yesterday when the Premiership high-fliers returned to the City. Tries from Don Barrell and James Short ensured victory in a match played at the Honourable Artillery Company grounds in the Square Mile. Former England captain Steve Borthwick led Sarries, while Schalk Brits also featured.
Vodafone sells £3.1bn stake in SoftBank November 9, 2010 VODAFONE yesterday continued its purge of non-core assets, as it announced a £3.1bn sale of its stake in Japanese carrier SoftBank. The announcement comes after the £4.3bn sale of its interests in China Mobile. Other non-core ventures likely to be disposed of soon include Vodafone’s 25 per cent stake in Poland’s Polkomtel and a 44 [...]
Embattled Symbian boosted by 11 new Japanese handsets November 9, 2010 IN A rare show of support for Nokia’s embattled smartphone operating system Symbian, Japan’s Fujitsu and Sharp yesterday unveiled 11 new handsets powered by the software. Though Symbian is the most popular smartphone operating system, activated on more than 400m phones since 2000, it has lost ground since the introduction of Apple’s iPhone in 2007, [...]
Output rises as UK trade gap narrows November 9, 2010 OVERALL production output grew in line with expectations in September but manufacturing growth was weaker than expected, suggesting that the UK economy’s rebound could be beginning to slow. Manufacturing output grew by only 0.1 per cent month on month in September, down from 0.4 per cent in August, according to figures from the Office for [...]
House prices to surge in 2014 if Bank of England intervenes November 9, 2010 HOUSE prices are set to rise by only 2.2 per cent next year as they are squeezed by falling disposable income and higher unemployment as a result of public sector cuts introduced by last month’s comprehensive spending review, a report will say today. The latest forecast from leading economic consultancy the Centre for Economics and [...]
J Sainsbury outpaces rivals as it sees its market share inch higher November 9, 2010 UK SUPERMARKET sales are rising slightly more than food price inflation, with the third largest grocer J Sainsbury outpacing its major rivals, market researchers Kantar Worldpanel said yesterday. Grocery sales climbed four per cent in the 12 weeks ended 31 October, helped by a three per cent rise in inflation — little changed from the [...]
Oil will hit $200 a barrel as suppy peaks, says IEA November 9, 2010 GLOBAL oil supplies will come close to a peak by 2035 when oil prices will exceed $200 a barrel, the International Energy Agency said yesterday, as China and other emerging economies drive demand higher. The IEA, in its 2010 World Energy Outlook, said crude oil output had already peaked and would flatten out in the [...]
