Spurs beat Hammers to net Gudjohnsen January 28, 2010 TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp has stolen a march on former club West Ham to clinch the loan signing of Eidur Gudjohnsen. The former Chelsea striker looked all set to join the Hammers on a short-term loan and even underwent a medical at Upton Park. But Redknapp hijacked the deal with an 11th hour offer before [...]
Disgruntled Robinho completes January 28, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY striker Robinho last night ended his unhappy spell at Eastlands by completing a six-month loan move to former club Santos. The 26-year-old, who cost a British transfer record £32.5m when he arrived from Real Madrid in 2008, has started just eight games in all competitions for City this season and spoke of his [...]
Website taken down as Pompey reach new low January 28, 2010 PORTSMOUTH’S season of crisis took another farcical turn yesterday when their official website was taken offline because of an unpaid bill. Juicy, the company that runs the site, only made the site available again later in the day after Pompey had made them a payment. The club’s latest shambolic episode came as it emerged they [...]
New boy Matt is looking as sharp as ever January 28, 2010 MANY heads have been turned with our four big signings at Saracens this week, but it’s only reaffirmed what we’ve known for a long time: that this club is going places. England internationals Matt Stevens and Richard Wigglesworth, Scotland’s Kelly Brown and Tongan powerhouse Soane Tonga’uiha will all be joining us at Vicarage Road next [...]
Cipriani out of Saxons after bereavement January 28, 2010 DANNY CIPRIANI has pulled out of the England Saxons squad for Sunday’s game with Ireland A after suffering a family bereavement. The Wasps fly-half was looking to kick-start his international career with a run-out in the Bath friendly but has been granted leave by Rugby Football Union chiefs after losing a close relative. Northampton’s Shane [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF January 28, 2010 Dredge and Wilson lead in Qatar GOLF: England’s Oliver Wilson and Bradley Dredge, of Wales, fired opening rounds of 67 to take a share of the lead at the Qatar Open. Both defied windy conditions to post five-under-par rounds, Dredge joining Wilson at the top of the leaderboard after a run of four birdies in the [...]
Apple surprises with $499 iPad January 27, 2010 APPLE last night unveiled the iPad – a gadget it said would revolutionise the way that consumers surf the internet, watch movies and TV, and read books and magazines. After months of hype, Steve Jobs, Apple chief executive, launched the tablet computer that sports a high-resolution 9.7 inch, full-colour touch screen in a conference hall [...]
Greek bonds hit by China January 27, 2010 GREEK government bonds were crushed yesterday after the finance ministry denied a report that it had hired Goldman Sachs to promote the sale of more than £20bn worth of Greek bonds to the Chinese. Traders had hoped that a major funding in China could help its budget crisis. Reports had also suggested that the government, [...]
No wonder there is no British Apple January 27, 2010 WHY isn’t there a British Apple? The sight of Steve Jobs standing up again on stage last night to unveil yet another blockbuster – this time, the iPad – is a stark reminder of how bad we have become at creating world-beating corporate giants. We’re still able to create a steady stream of small, successful [...]
Money markets face curbs January 27, 2010 US securities regulators have decided to adopt rules aimed at making money market funds a safer investment after the collapse of the Reserve Primary Fund triggered a run on the $3.24 trillion (£2 trillion) market in 2008. The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday voted to bolster the funds’ liquidity, limit their riskier investments and to [...]
