Wenger charged and mulling a tinker September 20, 2010 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger is facing a touchline ban after being charged with improper conduct relating to Saturday’s dramatic 1-1 draw at Sunderland. Wenger is accused by the Football Association of “using abusive and/or insulting language and behaviour” to the officials in the wake of Darren Bent’s last-gasp equaliser for the Black Cats. Bent’s strike [...]
We’re still up for the cup, vows Harry September 20, 2010 TOTTENHAM vs ARSENAL TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp says he will continue to show the Carling Cup full respect – despite vowing to name an under-strength side for tonight’s north London derby. Spurs have a proud tradition in the League Cup having reached the final at Wembley in two of the last three seasons. But with [...]
It’s time for the younger generation, says Sidebottom September 20, 2010 RYAN SIDEBOTTOM delivered a blow to England selectors yesterday by announcing his international retirement. The 32-year-old seam bowler was England’s most productive bowler in their World Twenty20 triumph back in May. But after losing his place in the 50-over set-up, the Nottinghamshire player has decided to call time on his international career – and hand [...]
Londoners hit as house prices fall September 19, 2010 THE UK HOUSING market dropped back for the third month in a row in September, with London prices now also moving into the red. Figures from Rightmove show that average asking prices across the UK dropped by 1.1 per cent to £229,767 compared with the previous month. Prices have now fallen back by a total [...]
Nick Clegg: No merger with Tories September 19, 2010 NICK CLEGG will today tell Lib Dem members that his party will field candidates in all constituencies in the 2015 general election. He will deny rumours of a full electoral pact or even merger between the two parties. Speaking at his party’s annual conference in Liverpool yesterday, Clegg also backed calls for a review of [...]
BP well seal cements leak September 19, 2010 BP HAS finally killed the leaking Macondo well, effectively ending the five-month Gulf of Mexico ordeal, which has already cost the company $9.6bn (£6.14bn). The oil major confirmed last night that its efforts to plug the leak were completed after pumping cement into the well. April’s explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig killed 11 people, [...]
A changing global balance of power September 19, 2010 IT should have been cause for some (modest) celebration – yet nobody even noticed as another milestone on the road to recovery was finally passed the other day. The total industrial output of the G7 – the UK, the US and five other top nations – added to that of the seven largest emerging economies [...]
Greek stress tests delayed September 19, 2010 BANK stress tests on Greece have been delayed while the international community gauges the success of the country’s capital raising programme. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Commission and European Central Bank (ECB) – known as the “troika” – has agreed with Greece’s central bank to postpone testing banks’ solvency by one month to the [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 19, 2010 THE SUNDAYS The Sunday Telegraph CHEYNE CAPITAL SHUTS EQUITY FUND AFTER POOR PERFORMANCE London-based hedge fund Cheyne Capital has closed a much-heralded equities fund only a year after it opened. The fund, which it is believed was equivalent to around 1 per cent of the approximate £5bn Cheyne has under management, closed after a dissapointing [...]
Emerging markets M&A high September 19, 2010 Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in emerging markets has pushed above the European level of deal-making for the first time. This year, emerging market targeted M&A volume is up by more than two-thirds to $575.7bn (£368bn) while the European level has increased by just 20 per cent to $550.2bn, according to Dealogic data. Figures show emerging [...]
