Blackpool rocked by late Dons winner August 24, 2010 AN EXTRA-TIME winner from Lewis Guy earned MK Dons a third-round place with a shock 4-3 victory over top-flight newcomers Blackpool. Tangerines boss Ian Holloway raised eyebrows by skipping a game in which his men became the competition’s first Premier League scalp. The visitors twice came from behind in Milton Keynes to ensure it finished [...]
Ex-Harlequins doctor ashamed at role in Bloodgate scandal August 24, 2010 THE EX-HARLEQUINS club doctor at the centre of the ‘Bloodgate’ scandal yesterday admitted she was “very ashamed” of her involvement in the event. Dr Wendy Chapman, who confirmed she deliberately cut the lip of winger Tom Williams after Harlequins’ 6-5 Heineken Cup quarter-final defeat to Leinster in April 2009, told a General Medical Council hearing [...]
Bolt’s record-breaking deal August 24, 2010 ATHLETICS: Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has agreed track and field’s most lucrative sponsorship ever after extending his contract with Puma until 2013. Injured Bolt is thought to be netting £10m a year from the deal.
Hamilton fined for stunts August 24, 2010 FORMULA ONE: McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was yesterday fined £286 for performing driving stunts in Melbourne before the Australian Grand Prix in March. The 2008 world champion did not appear in court.
Murray seeded fourth in US August 24, 2010 TENNIS: British No1 Andy Murray has been seeded fourth for next week’s US Open in New York ahead of tomorrow’s draw. World No1 Rafael Nadal was named as the top seed and five-time Flushing Meadows champion Roger Federer is seeded second.
WPP profits surge as US bounces back August 24, 2010 WPP saw its pre-tax profit surge a staggering 36 per cent, with its US operations staging a far stronger than expected recovery. The advertising giant, usually keen to talk up the performance of its digital advertising operations, saw traditional media race ahead of expectations, growing by more than six per cent in the second quarter [...]
Sorrell: I am a Luvvy for the Brics August 24, 2010 WPP yesterday upgraded its expectations for the global economy from a“Luv” to a “Luvvy”. The firm split its expectations for the pace of the global recovery into three sections: Western Europe, the US and the Bric nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China). It predicted the recovery in Western Europe would be formed by a sharp [...]
Bank lending to individuals stays weak August 24, 2010 MORTGAGE lending dropped to a five-month low in July with just 33,700 home loans approved, taking the annual percentage decline to 18.5 per cent, the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) said yesterday. Tighter lending conditions combined with subdued demand for home loans pushed mortgage approvals down last month. This is despite recent calls for the banks, [...]
ECB?seeks bids to sterilise bond buys August 24, 2010 THE European Central Bank called for bids yesterday to drain €60.5bn (£50bn) from Eurozone money markets to offset recent bond purchases. The operation will be a variable rate tender with a maximum payout of one per cent interest. Banks are limited to just two bids in the operation and the deposits they park can be [...]
SOARING YEN SPARKS JAPANESE SELL-OFF August 24, 2010 JAPANESE equities tumbled yesterday as an ever-strengthening yen sparked a heavy sell-off of exporters such as Sony and Nikon. The Nikkei Stock Average closed at a 15-month low below 9,000. Japan’s finance minister, Yoshihiko Noda, vowed to “act appropriately” with the currency.
