Strettle shows class to fire Sarries and condemn Leeds September 19, 2010 LEEDS CARNEGIE (14) vs SARACENS (26) DAVID STRETTLE marked his first start for Saracens with a try as Brendan Venter’s side condemned bottom-club Leeds to a third straight defeat. England winger Strettle touched down for his second try since his summer move from Harlequins on 26 minutes to put Sarries in control at a wet [...]
The show must go on amid spot-fix row, insists Strauss September 19, 2010 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss has dismissed calls to abandon the one-day series with Pakistan, insisting the show must go on amid allegations of spot-fixing. Renewed claims of corruption during Friday’s third one-dayer at The Oval are currently being investigated by cricket chiefs, while police continue to probe allegations from the final Test at Lord’s, which [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF September 19, 2010 Monye sidelined for 12 weeks RUGBY UNION: England winger Ugo Monye has been ruled out of action for up to 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on his big toe. The 27-year-old, who has been named in the Saxons squad this season, suffered the injury in Quins’ 29-29 opening day draw with Wasps and will now [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS September 19, 2010 A WEEKEND is a long time in sport – as this lot will attest. But while for some it was one to remember, others may wish they had never set foot out of the house. Here are this weekend’s heroes and villains. WINNER DIMITAR BERBATOV Much maligned since his £30.75m move from Tottenham in August 2008, [...]
Row fuels fears of currency war September 16, 2010 THERE were growing fears of a global trade war last night after the world’s largest countries clashed over currency policies aimed at protecting their own faltering economic recoveries at the expense of others. In his strongest words yet on America’s long-running dispute with China over the value of its currency, US treasury secretary Tim Geithner [...]
3i reshuffle sends key partner out September 16, 2010 PRIVATE equity giant 3i is to undergo a radical restructuring which has resulted in the departure of one of its star dealmakers. City A.M. confirmed last night that the London-based firm, as part of the restructuring, will combine its growth capital team, which buys small interests in companies, with its buy-out team, which takes up [...]
London faces rotten rubbish September 16, 2010 HUNDREDS of thousands of Londoners could face the threat of rotting rubbish this winter after the GMB union threatened to ballot its members over a strike. The proposed industrial action raises raises the prospect of the first national bin strike since the Winter of Discontent in 1978/79, when uncollected sacks of rubbish piled up in [...]
Don’t reward HMRC’s massive failure September 16, 2010 THERE is nothing worse than rewards for failure – somebody should have made that clear to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the UK’s woefully underperforming tax body. Rather than displaying some much-needed humility after disastrously miscalculating the pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) income taxes of millions of people, and failing in many other ways over the years, [...]
RIM sees revenue surge September 16, 2010 BLACKBERRY maker, Research In Motion (RIM), has seen a spike in second quarter revenue after demand for its smartphone continues to grow. During the three months ended 28 August, the Canadian based technology group saw revenues reach $4.62bn (£2.95bn), marking a 31 per cent rise on the same period last year. The income rise was [...]
Standard Chartered may move September 16, 2010 Standard Chartered may move abroad in a bid to avoid British taxes and regulations. According to The Times, the board has discussed the issue in depth at several meetings and has a team working on the possibility of setting up office in the Far East or elsewhere. Though chief executive Peter Sands said staying in [...]
