War breaks out over 2012 football team June 21, 2011 OLYMPIC chiefs sparked a furious row last night by announcing that a deal had been reached paving the way for players from all four home nations to represent Team GB in the London 2012 football tournament. Scottish, Welsh and Irish football associations swiftly responded by collectively rubbishing the notion, with one official saying he was [...]
GOODBYE PORTO, HELLO CHELSEA June 21, 2011 CHELSEA last night confirmed they are in negotiations with managerial target Andre Villas-Boas and hope to reach a satisfactory conclusion shortly. The 33-year-old, who led Porto to the Treble last season, yesterday resigned from the Portuguese club who later revealed they had received the outstanding £13.3m compensation detailed in the termination clause of Villas-Boas’ contract.
No problems for Federer but it’s emotional for Williams June 21, 2011 TWO OF THE major threats to Andy Murray’s hopes of achieving Wimbledon glory, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, got their campaigns off to winning starts yesterday. Federer, who skipped his traditional SW19 warm-up event in Halle due to a knee injury, looked rusty in what was his first match since he was beaten in the [...]
Credit goes to Strauss for taking a brave move June 21, 2011 ANDREW STRAUSS’S decision to switch counties in order to find some form ahead of the India’s impending visit has been criticised in some quarters, but I can’t see a problem with it. It’s unprecedented, innovative and Somerset should be applauded for being so accommodating. It’s also encouraging to see Strauss, now retired from international one-day cricket, [...]
No grudge with Spurs, says Jol, as Dutchman arrives at Fulham June 21, 2011 FULHAM manager Martin Jol insists he doesn’t have any hard feelings towards Tottenham as he prepares for his second stint in English football. Jol, who officially began work at Craven Cottage on Monday, was unceremoniously shown the door by Spurs in October 2007 just months after nearly taking them into the Champions League. But the [...]
England drop Prior and Colly June 21, 2011 CRICKET: Matt Prior and Paul Collingwood have been axed from England’s one-day squad ahead of the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. There were recalls for wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter and all-rounder Samit Patel.
McIlroy to take extended break June 21, 2011 GOLF: US Open champion Rory McIlroy said he is planning to take a break from golf before playing at next month’s Open. “I’ve got three weeks off and then the British Open so I want to take it easy,” said the Northern Irishman.
Osborne bleak on Greece prospects June 21, 2011 Euro rises after Greek PM George Papandreou wins key confidence vote late last night THE chancellor, George Osborne, has given the cabinet a deeply pessimistic briefing on the outlook for Greece, City A.M. has learned. Osborne told senior colleagues, including the Prime Minister David Cameron and foreign secretary William Hague, that the situation in the [...]
JP Morgan pays out on fraud probe June 21, 2011 BANKING giant JP Morgan has agreed to pay $153.6m (£94.6m) to the US regulators to resolve an investigation into the selling of risky mortgages at the height of the financial crisis, though it has not admitted liability. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Wall Street’s watchdog, had filed civil fraud charges against the bank for [...]
Misys finally admits to bid June 21, 2011 MISYS surged almost nine per cent yesterday after confirming it has received a preliminary bid. One analyst described the move as the “end game” for the firm, which has been subject to takeover speculation for almost a year. The unnamed suitor is thought to be a US-listed financial software firm, with Merrill Lynch understood to [...]
