Rooney’s back for Battle of Britain, says Ferguson September 12, 2010 SIR ALEX FERGUSON has confirmed Wayne Rooney will return to the Manchester United squad for tomorrow’s Battle of Britain with Rangers. The England striker was left out of Saturday’s 3-3 draw with former club Everton to avoid the “terrible abuse” he is subjected to at Goodison Park. Ferguson was worried the abuse would be even [...]
Crocked Zamora starts long recovery after successful op September 12, 2010 FULHAM striker Bobby Zamora last night underwent a successful operation on the broken leg he suffered against Wolves on Saturday. The England international suffered a broken fibula after falling awkwardly under a challenge from Karl Henry during the 2-1 victory at Craven Cottage. Zamora was given oxygen on the pitch before being stretchered off and [...]
Wenger: Clubs in debt don’t deserve silverware September 12, 2010 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger says clubs who accumulate large debts do not deserve to win major titles. The Gunners boss is frustrated that clubs such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and last season’s Champions League winners Inter Milan regularly compete for honours despite hugely overspending. Wenger has thrown his weight behind Uefa plans to introduce new [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF September 12, 2010 US Open final postponed TENNIS: The US Open men’s singles final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic was declared a wash-out last night and postponed until today after heavy rain at Flushing Meadows. It is the third year in a row that the US Open final has been played on a Monday night with the match expected to [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS September 12, 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 got out of bed. WINNER ANDREW STRAUSS Captain Marvel was at it again at Headingley yesterday, silencing his one-day doubters with a magificent century to guide England to [...]
Deutsche poised to raise capital September 9, 2010 DEUTSCHE Bank (DB) is set to announce the City’s biggest rights issue of the year next week, coinciding with talks to finalise the Basel III banking capital rules. The German giant has made plans for a share offering worth up to €9bn (£7.4bn), people close to the situation said yesterday, in what would be its [...]
Osborne to slash £4bn off benefits September 9, 2010 CHANCELLOR George Osborne said he will clamp down on the “completely out of control” welfare state yesterday, and promised to gut £4bn from the annual benefits budget. He said the choice to sit at home “with the blinds pulled down” is coming to an end, in an interview with the BBC. “The money won’t be [...]
Burger King chief named September 9, 2010 3G CAPITAL said yesterday it plans to name Bernardo Hees chief executive of Burger King Holdings when it closes its $3.26bn (£2.11bn) purchase of the world’s second-largest hamburger chain later this year. Hees, who joined the US private equity firm as a partner in July, was most recently boss of America Latina Logistica, Latin America’s [...]
Austerity means cheaper mortgages September 9, 2010 SO the Bank of England, entirely unsurprisingly, kept its base rate unchanged yesterday, as advocated by almost all economists. I, together with a tiny number of dissidents, thought rates should go up, to send a signal to the markets that extreme measures were no longer required and that it was time to start readjusting to [...]
Race row banker resigns September 9, 2010 A CENTRAL bank board member who outraged Germany with his remarks on Muslim immigrants and Jews dramatically resigned yesterday after facing pressure from political leaders including chancellor Angela Merkel. Thilo Sarrazin, aged 65, accused Turks and Arabs of exploiting the welfare state, refusing to integrate and lowering the average intelligence. The Bundesbank said yesterday he [...]
