Venter escapes matchday ban after referee apology January 20, 2010 SARACENS director of rugby Brendan Venter last night escaped a match-day coaching ban after making a public apology to Premiership referee David Rose for his comments after the recent match with Leicester. Venter was found guilty of misconduct by a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel after questioning the integrity of Rose following his side’s 22-15 [...]
FOOTBALL | IN BRIEF January 20, 2010 Mutu linked with Man City MANCHESTER City boss Roberto Mancini wants ex-Chelsea forward Adrian Mutu to join his Eastlands revolution, according to his agent. The Romanian, sacked by the Blues in 2004 after testing positive for cocaine, is unsettled at Fiorentina. “Mancini strongly wants him at Man City and said that he would be ideal [...]
Rape quiz for Huddersfield Giants players January 20, 2010 SIX Huddersfield Giants players were yesterday bailed after being quizzed over allegations a 22-year-old woman was raped at their hotel in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The Super League stars were staying at the Gosforth Marriott Hotel in Newcastle as part of their squad’s pre-season tour. Giants managing director Richard Thewlis said: “The club [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF January 20, 2010 Khan lined up for US title bout BOXING: WBA lightweight champion Amir Khan is being lined up to make his debut in the United States in April. The Bolton fighter is said to be in “tentative agreement” to defend his title against Argentine Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas. The contest could be on the undercard of [...]
Snow does not derail Eurostar January 20, 2010 TICKET sales and passenger numbers at Eurostar edged up to a new record last year despite a series of breakdowns which left thousands of passengers stranded in the Channel Tunnel. Sales at Eurostar reached £675.5m, up 1.7 per cent on 2008, while passenger numbers rose 1.2 per cent to 9.2m. Eurostar conceded that the economic [...]
Obama stays firm on health despite shock poll defeat January 20, 2010 THE victory of a Republican candidate in the race for a United States Senate seat in Massachusetts yesterday stunned President Obama’s Democratic Party and left the White House assessing the implications for its domestic policy agenda. His victory over the Democratic candidate, Martha Coakley, means the Republicans now have enough Senate votes to impede the [...]
Standard Life hit with FSA fine for pensions failures January 20, 2010 INSURANCE group Standard Life has been fined £2.45m by the City watchdog for misleading pension customers about underlying investment risks. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said that between July 2006 and February last year, the insurer produced misleading marketing material for its pension sterling fund that put its 98,000 retail investors at risk of “unexpected [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS January 20, 2010 CABLE & WIRELESS Citigroup upgrades Cable & Wireless (C&W) to “buy” saying the shares, which underperformed in 2009, are due to be re-rated this year. It expects confidence to improve post the March demerger, which it believes will reveal “hidden value”. “Structural and macro recovery in 2010 should raise confidence that consensus is now at [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS January 20, 2010 Boylesports The Irish bookmaker has appointed Lee Richardson as its new chief executive. Richardson, who has a passion for restoring and driving classic cars in his spare time, joins from Canadian gaming software provider Chartwell Technology, where he led its licensing and marketing arm. He was also previously chief operating officer for Coral Eurobet, where [...]
TfL and Great Portland row over new site January 20, 2010 GREAT Portland Estates clashed with Transport for London (TfL) over the amount the London landlord was paid for two buildings that will make way to build Crossrail’s Bond Street station. TfL paid the property developer £35.9m for 18 and 19 Hanover Square via a compulsory purchase order last month. However, the business insists the properties [...]
