Johnson backs Wilko to shine July 14, 2009 RUGBY UNION: England manager Martin Johnson says injury-plagued Jonny Wilkinson is fit and raring to go following his call-up to the 32-man elite player squad. Fly-half Wilkinson hasn’t played since dislocating his kneecap playing for Newcastle 10 months ago, but Johnson said: “He is a world-class player. He was in here for a fitness assessment [...]
Monty ‘unhappy’ at Lyle apology July 14, 2009 GOLF: Sandy Lyle’s apology for accusing Colin Montgomerie of cheating at an event four years ago was last night branded as “strange” by his fellow Scot. “I want to be clear that I regret bringing up the 2005 incident,” Lyle said. “Colin and I are not at war – he’s a great champion and a [...]
Fergie rift forced City move July 14, 2009 CARLOS TEVEZ celebrated the completion of his £25.5m move to Manchester City yesterday – with a parting shot at former boss Sir Alex Ferguson. The Argentina international joined a rare bread of players to cross the Manchester divide after rejecting United’s offer to upgrade his loan deal to a permanent move in favour of a [...]
Flintoff set to recover for second Ashes Test July 14, 2009 TALISMANIC England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is expected to shake off a knee injury in time for tomorrow’s second Ashes Test against Australia. Head coach Andy Flower is waiting until today to make a decision on Flintoff, who felt pain after England snatched a draw in the first Test on Sunday. Flintoff needed an injection on [...]
More City jobs up for grabs as hiring appetite improves July 14, 2009 THE DROUGHT of available jobs in London’s financial services sector eased in June with 20 per cent more new vacancies coming up for grabs compared to the previous month, according to recruitment giant Morgan McKinley. The firm said new job numbers have hit their highest this year, although there were still 58 per cent fewer [...]
Liontrust reassures as outflows persist July 14, 2009 LIONTRUST Asset Management has continued to suffer sharp withdrawals following the shock resignation of star fund managers Jeremy Lang and William Pattisson, but chief executive Nigel Legge has said efforts to stabilise the group will pay off. During the second quarter clients withdrew £929m from the firm’s funds and the total of new investments made [...]
GREEN MACHINE July 14, 2009 TOYOTA yesterday rolled out its first hybrid-only Lexus luxury model and said it was revving up plans to add two more petrol-electric hybrid vehicles to its line-up next year in a bid to rival Honda’s low emission vehicles. President Akio Toyoda, the grandson of Toyota’s founder, who took over the top role in June, said: [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS July 14, 2009 UNILEVERJP Morgan said that Unilever is on a path to growth and a higher valuation as it upgraded the stock to “overweight”. The broker said that, despite outperforming most peers in the year-to-date, Unilever still trades at discounts of nine per cent and 13 per cent to peers in foods and households and personal care [...]
City workers favour small banks July 14, 2009 Two thirds of financial services professionals believe that any bank considered “too big to fail” should be forced to shrink, according to research released today. The Securities & Investment Institute (SII) found that 67 per cent of respondents thought banks’ size should be curbed, to combat moral hazard. The findings back up Bank of England [...]
Leisure & Gaming poor results July 14, 2009 Leisure & Gaming yesterday reported a “disappointing” set of second quarter results. The online sports betting firm saw a sharp fall in its net win percentage in three months to June with no large football tournaments taking place. Amounts wagered rose to ¤38.5m , boosted by poker tournament fees, earning net win of ¤5.2m (2008: [...]
