Stevens named in England squad June 20, 2011 RUGBY UNION: England manager Martin Johnson has included Saracens’ prop Matt Stevens in his 45-man preliminary training squad for the Rugby World Cup. The 28-year-old, who completed a two-year ban in January after testing positive for cocaine, is the headline inclusion alongside five uncapped players Manusamoa Tuilagi, Thomas Waldrom, Joe Simpson, Charlie Sharples and Stevens’ Sarries [...]
Pearce set for England extension June 20, 2011 FOOTBALL: Stuart Pearce is expected to sign a new two-year contract to remain as England Under-21 head coach, despite their first round exit from the European Championship on Sunday.
Fulham set for Faroe Islands June 20, 2011 FOOTBALL: Fulham will take on Faroe Islands side NSI Runavik in the first qualifying round of the Europa League. The Cottagers will play the first leg at home on 30 June, with the return match played on 7 July. If new Fulham boss Martin Jol passes his first assignment, his new side will face Belfast [...]
Citi fires gun on sale of EMI June 20, 2011 ICONIC music group EMI was put on the block by its owner Citigroup yesterday to drum interest in a sale that could net the bank more than £3bn. EMI, home to artists such as Coldplay, the Beatles and Lily Allen, said it had started a process to “explore and evaluate” options including a sale or [...]
Greek deal delayed as fears rise June 20, 2011 EUROZONE leaders put off a deal on Greece’s aid yet again yesterday, saying that they could not decide whether to pay out Athens’ next €12bn (£10.6bn) tranche of aid until the result of a no-confidence vote in the drachma tonight. If Greek MPs vote to depose their new government and not to pass another €28bn [...]
Private sector in jobs boost June 20, 2011 THE private sector remains on course to create more than enough jobs to offset planned government sector cuts, with highly-trained people most in demand, a leading business group will announce today. Nearly a third (31 per cent) of private sector companies expect to boost their permanent recruitment over the next six months, a survey from [...]
Greece: bad news whatever happens June 20, 2011 IT was cruel but brutally effective. In 1487, John Morton, the Lord Chancellor, devised a new way of collecting taxes. If he spotted somebody who was living in luxury, he assumed he had enough wealth to spare some for his King, Henry VII, and hit him with higher taxes. If he encountered somebody living modestly, [...]
Wal-Mart sex case fails June 20, 2011 SUPERMARKET giant Wal-Mart yesterday won a case to dismiss a massive class-action sex discrimination lawsuit, after the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled in its favour. The court said more than 1m female Wal-Mart employees from across the US could not proceed in their multi-billion dollar case, which accused the grocer, which owns Asda, of paying [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 20, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES ASTRAZENECA TO OFFLOAD SWEDISH DIVISION AstraZeneca is in final talks to sell Astra Tech, the Swedish healthcare and dental business, to Dentsply International in a deal that could value the group at about $1.8bn (£1.1bn). The US dental equipment maker has outbid other potential buyers, including private equity group EQT Partners and medical [...]
BP settles with Weatherfield June 20, 2011 BP is to be paid $75m (£46m) by oil products and services provider Weatherfield International to shield the company from private claims in relation to last year’s Deepwater Horizon disaster. The company provided BP with casing components for the deep-water well and wanted indemnity for the storm of litigation that has followed the explosion. Yesterday’s [...]
