Barry is back but Capello may axe pair June 16, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO has confirmed Gareth Barry will return to the England side for tomorrow’s clash with Algeria but admits he may drop Emile Heskey and Robert Green. Midfielder Barry is fit to make his first start of the tournament after shaking off the ankle injury that kept him on the bench for Saturday’s draw with [...]
Spanish lose favourites tag as Swiss stun Del Bosque’s men in opener June 16, 2010 SPAIN (0) vs SWITZERLAND(1) SPAIN coach Vicente del Bosque blamed bad luck after the much-fancied European champions crashed to defeat in their opening game, causing the biggest shock of the tournament so far. Former Manchester City midfielder Gelson Fernandes bundled home the only goal early in the second half and Switzerland stood firm in the [...]
I’d still rather be a Spain supporter June 16, 2010 SPAIN may have had a shocker yesterday, but I’d still be feeling far happier if I was a fan of the European champions than I am as an England follower. We have had a chance to see every team in action now, and I think it is fair to say Vicente del Bosque’s men suffered [...]
Write off Tiger at your peril, he remains the man to beat June 16, 2010 WITH every day that passes and with every shot he plays, Tiger Woods appears to be looking more like his old brilliant self. The world No1 might still be a little game shy ahead of the US Open, which starts today, but he remains very much the man to beat. Who can forget 10 years [...]
Trading in food, glorious food June 16, 2010 IF THERE is one investment theme that is likely to gather pace in the coming years it is food. A growing population will require more of it than ever. This is good news for agricultural products, which also proved resilient during the recent bout of market volatility; for example, the Dow Jones Industrial index dropped [...]
Gain exposure to the yuan and the rupee June 16, 2010 THE high-profile battle between Washington and Beijing over China’s stubborn policy of pegging its currency to the US dollar has piqued retail traders’ interest in Asian currencies, and the Chinese yuan in particular. While investors have been able to trade currencies such as the yuan and the Indian rupee through offshore non-deliverable forward (NDF) contracts, [...]
Westwood: I will learn from my old mistakes June 16, 2010 LEE WESTWOOD has vowed to learn from previous experiences in a bid to land a first Major at Pebble Beach this weekend. The world No3 has finished in the top three in each of the last three Major tournaments, but missed good opportunities to break his duck, notably at The Open last year and the [...]
THE TIPSTER June 16, 2010 COMPUTER games and consoles firm Game Group will update the market today and investors will be looking for news on a successor to Lisa Morgan, who left her position as chief executive in April. The firm’s share price has suffered since December following repeated profit warnings. Today’s statement could mark an end to the poor [...]
Hosts hammered by fired-up Forlan June 16, 2010 SOUTH AFRICA (0) vs URUGUAY (3) FORMER Manchester United forward Diego Forlan struck twice as Uruguay pushed hosts South Africa to the brink of elimination at the first hurdle. Man-of-the-match Forlan netted in each half and Alvaro Pereira headed a late third as the slick South Americans overpowered a toothless, 10-man Bafana Bafana to go [...]
LISTED PRODUCT NEWS June 16, 2010 MAY RECORD ETF MONTH FOR BARCLAYS As the stock markets plummeted in May, ETF trading volumes picked up sharply, according to figures from Barclays Stockbrokers. Monthly trading volumes were at their highest on record – up 44 per cent on the previous month and up 52 per cent on May 2009. Barclays Stockbrokers said that [...]
