Defending champion brushes off injury fears following win September 4, 2013 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray refused to blame a long-term back injury for his struggle in overcoming Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin and reaching the US Open quarter-finals late on Tuesday night. Defending champion Murray lost the first set to the world No65 and admitted to toiling as he came back to win 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, but [...]
Gasquet ends Ferrer US bid September 4, 2013 FRANCE’S Richard Gasquet brushed aside a comeback from Spain’s David Ferrer last night at the US Open to win in five sets and reach only his second career grand slam semi-final. Eighth seed Gasquet raced into a two-set lead and, after fourth seed Ferrer had mustered all his battling qualities to force a decider, completed [...]
Wade carrying Lions buzz into Wasps season September 4, 2013 LONDON Wasps’ flying wing Christian Wade hopes his memorable summer can carry over into the new Aviva Premiership Rugby campaign. Wasps looked on course to secure a return to the Heineken Cup last season only for defeats in their final seven games to see them slip to eighth. And while this was a bitter pill [...]
Cricket Comment: Fans being fleeced by under-strength England September 4, 2013 AS ENGLAND prepare for their one-day series against Australia, which starts tomorrow, it’s hard to escape the feeling that ordinary punters are being cheated. Cricket fans up and down the country have shelled out in the hope of seeing Ashes heroes such as Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Graeme Swann and Ian Bell. None of them [...]
Any Other Business – 05/09 September 4, 2013 It was battle of the music firms yesterday, as the Ministry of Sound announced it was starting legal proceedings in the High Court against streaming music firm Spotify. “The action has been brought on Spotify because it is making available playlists that copy well known Ministry of Sound compilations” said the Ministry yesterday. Spotify meanwhile [...]
The legacy of Hugo Chavez: Venezuela now has the world’s worst public institutions September 4, 2013 On the passing of Hugo Chavez this March, we looked briefly at his economic legacy, and the performance of Venezuela against its South American neighbours. The latest World Economic Forum global competitiveness report, released today, is even more striking. Out of 148 countries, here's how Venezuela's institutions fare: 148th for property rights 148th for the [...]
Former Co-op Bank boss says his warnings over Verde branch deal were ignored September 4, 2013 Former Co-op Bank chief executive Neville Richardson has said that the failed Verde branches deal "was the right deal at the wrong times" and that "the board and CEO of Co-op Group at that time did not accept my warnings and were determined to press ahead. That is why I stepped down." Richardson said that [...]
Obama says he didn’t set a red line over Syrian intervention September 4, 2013 US President Barack Obama has said that he "didn't set a red line" over Syrian intervention, but that "the world set a red line". The President said that his "credibility is not on the line" on Syria, having offered Congress a vote on further action, scheduled for 9 September. More details and analysis on the [...]
Obama says he didn’t set a red line, the world set a red line September 4, 2013 US President Barack Obama has said that he "didn't set a red line" over Syrian intervention, but that "the world set a red line". The President said that his "credibility is not on the line" on Syria, having offered Congress a vote on further action, scheduled for 9 September. Obama believes that Congress will approve [...]
Cowgate: “Bullish” announcement from Barclays September 4, 2013 The Barclays rights issue announcement is turning some heads (release). Rather than linking to the Barclays website, all links to Barclays actually direct to Hereford, a site that sells bull semen. A Barclays spinner told City A.M. "I'm absolutely not saying anything more on Cowgate". An updated release has now been issued, but the old [...]
