Brook versus Khan can happen for the world welterweight title in 2012, insists Hearn October 21, 2012 FIGHT promoter Eddie Hearn has insisted he is to attempt to deliver a domestic welterweight showdown between the undefeated Kell Brook and the former world champion Amir Khan. Brook on Saturday stopped Argentina’s Hector Saldivia in the third round of an eliminator for a shot against IBF champion Devon Alexander and Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn [...]
Dettori departs from Gololphin October 21, 2012 HORSE racing marked another end of an era yesterday, as jockey Frankie Dettori announced his departure from the Godolphin stable after 18 years of service. Dettori will continue to race on a freelance basis. “Godolphin has been a major part of everything I have achieved in racing,” the Italian said. “I feel the time has [...]
O’Neill condemns Taylor chants October 21, 2012 Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill has condemned chants from his clubs fans, directed at Newcastle’s Steven Taylor which repeated “we wish you were dead”. He said: “I didn’t know that. That would be poor, in very poor taste, if that’s the case. I would be disappointed to have heard that.”
Trott wants to be England’s No3 October 21, 2012 Jonathan Trott believes his future with England is at No3 in the batting order, not as Andrew Strauss’s long-term replacement as an opener. He said: “I’ve enjoyed batting number three in my career, since my second Test match when I was put in that position. I feel like I’ve done a pretty good job there. [...]
Malignaggi wants Hatton rematch October 21, 2012 America’s Paulie Malignaggi has set his sights on a rematch with Britain’s returning Ricky Hatton after defeating Mexico’s Pablo Cesar Cano on a split points decision. He said: “It would be an honour to fight Ricky again. I thought I won the fight. I thought I won pretty handily. He was pressing the action but [...]
Misselling set to cost banks £12bn October 18, 2012 BARCLAYS put aside another £700m yesterday to deal with soaring payment protection insurance (PPI) misselling claims, as analysts warned that other banks would also have to increase their provisions. Analysts expect the four biggest banks to have set aside an additional £2.2bn over the last quarter to cover PPI misselling, taking the total for the [...]
Google halts trades as its profits drop October 18, 2012 GOOGLE suspended trading last night after its disappointing results were accidentally released before they were due. Wall Street was shocked when the company’s third-quarter earnings were released by RR Donnelley, the company that publishes Google’s results, at around 6pm GMT – more than two hours earlier than scheduled. Google said it had suspended shares while [...]
MPs say watchdog should have prevented RBS bailout October 18, 2012 POLITICIANS have slammed the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for doing nothing during RBS’s disastrous takeover of ABN Amro, and are calling for tougher rules to prevent similar failures. The Treasury Select Committee (TSC) said in a report today that the FSA “should and could have intervened” to block the 2007 deal that led to RBS [...]
Google’s awful day reminds us it is becoming less special October 18, 2012 YESTERDAY was a terrible day for Google, a firm used to success. Its slump in profits came as a shock to the markets. It shouldn’t have: the company is merely becoming more normal, especially following its decision to overpay for Motorola, and normal firms don’t do as well as revolutionary, super-smart start-ups. As proof of [...]
Planning laws reformed in quest to boost growth October 18, 2012 BUSINESS groups yesterday welcomed the publication of the government’s Growth and Infrastructure Bill, which aims to kick-start economic growth by making it easier to build new houses and invest in infrastructure. One of the changes will enable energy generation firms to improve their plans by incorporating new technology without having to re-apply for full planning [...]
