Daley disappointment in China July 17, 2011 Britain’s Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield had to settle for sixth place in the 10m synchro final at the Fina World Championships in Shanghai. An illness to Waterfield disrupted their preparation for a competition won by China, with Germany second.
Mancini hits back at Wenger July 17, 2011 Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has defended his pursuit of Samir Nasri, after Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger accused the Italian of unsettling his player. “I said only that Nasri [is a] good player and I said also that Nasri is under contract with Arsenal,” said Mancini. “I don’t know why he’s upset, but only this.”
Dettori snatches Irish Oaks July 17, 2011 Frankie Dettori led Newmarket 1000 Guineas winner Blue Bunting to a dramatic late victory in the Irish Oaks at the Curragh yesterday. The 5-2 shot, from Sheikh Mohamed’s Godolphin stable, pipped Jim Bolger’s Banimpire at the post, with the favourite, Wonder of Wonders, in third place.
Samoa stun Aussies in Sydney July 17, 2011 Australia’s Tri-Nations preparations suffered a major blow yesterday when they lost to Samoa on home soil for the first time ever. Leicester winger Alesana Tuilagi scored the first try for Samoa in a 32-23 win at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium.
Credit Suisse facing US probe July 15, 2011 Credit Suisse is being investigated by the US Department of Justice as part of a broader inquiry into banks suspected of helping Americans evade taxes. The investigation is in relation to historical private banking services across borders. The bank said it received a a letter notifying it that a probe had been launched. Credit Suisse [...]
Credit Suisse facing US probe July 15, 2011 Credit Suisse is being investigated by the US Department of Justice as part of a broader inquiry into banks suspected of helping Americans evade taxes. The iunvestigation is in relation to historical private banking services across borders. The bank said it received a a letter notfiying it that a probe had been launched. Credit Suisse [...]
FTSE on back foot as bank stress tests loom July 15, 2011 The FTSE mirrored markets across Europe in early trading as investors awaited the results of bank strss tests with some lenders expected to fail to meet the criteria required. With persistent fears over the Eurozone debt crisis and the threat of a US rating downgrade casting a shadow market sentiment was tepid. European shares overall [...]
Blacks eyes capital raising as sales slump July 15, 2011 Outdoor goods firm Blacks Leisure has said recent sales had missed forecasts, driving up debts and forcing it to look at raising capital. The group, which struck a rescue deal with creditors in 2009 that saw it close over 100 stores, said it had agreed a temporary extension of its existing bank loan arrangements and, [...]
BHP Billiton to buy Petrohawk for £7.4bn July 15, 2011 Top global miner BHP Billiton will buy US gas producer Petrohawk Energy Corp for $12.1 billion (£7.4bn), ramping up its bets on the booming but environmentally controversial shale gas industry. The agreed all-cash deal is pitched at a 65 per cent premium to Petrohawk last-traded share price, and follows BHP’s $4.75bn purchase of Chesapeake Energy’s [...]
Europe’s debt crisis is getting worse July 15, 2011 EMPIRES seem to be going out of fashion. It is not just News Corp, Rupert Murdoch’s media colossus, which is in trouble; the Eurozone, a very different political conglomerate, is unravelling in front of our eyes. The next step in its demise will come when the results of the stress tests for Europe’s 91 largest [...]
