FTSE 100 smashes through 6,200 barrier January 24, 2013 The blue chip index edged up in early trades, and smashed through the 6,200 barrier although disappointing results from US technology behemoth Apple weighed on sentiment. The company posted record profits last night, but warned of lower revenue growth in the coming months, which sent its shares down more than 10 per cent in after-hours [...]
Ladbrokes snaps up Betdaq in €30m deal January 24, 2013 Bookmaker Ladbrokes has snapped up Irish betting exchange Betdaq for €30m (£25m). Ladbrokes said earlier this month it was in talks with the online bookie, which is owned by Irish millionaire Dermot Desmond. Ladbrokes has also agreed to acquire a 10 per cent stake in TBH Guernsey Limited, the technology provider to Betdaq, for €4m. [...]
Greggs appoints Punch Taverns head as new chief executive January 24, 2013 Bakery chain Greggs has appointed the chief executive of Punch Taverns as its new head, to take over from Ken McMeikan. Roger Whiteside, chief executive of the pub group, will take up the role with effect from 4 February. He has been a non-executive director of Greggs since 2008. Aside from Punch Taverns, Whiteside has [...]
Chemring profit tumbles in tough year January 24, 2013 Defence equipment manufacturer Chemring this morning said pre-tax profit sank 42 per cent over the year to October, in a difficult year that has seen profit warnings and collapsed takeover talks. The company, which makes defence equipment such as flares and explosive device detectors, said underlying pre-tax profit fell to £70.1m, down from £120.2m over [...]
Chelsea star Hazard says sorry for kick on ball boy January 23, 2013 SWANSEA 0 vs CHELSEA 0 Swansea win 2-0 on aggregate CHELSEA midfielder Eden Hazard was forced to apologise last night after being sent off for kicking a ball boy as his side crashed out of the Capital One Cup at Swansea. In a bizarre incident late in the semi-final second leg, Hazard’s right boot connected [...]
Murray worries Federer ahead of semi-final January 23, 2013 TENNIS world No2 Roger Federer admits Britain’s Andy Murray has blossomed into a far more dangerous opponent as they prepare to face off in tomorrow’s Australian Open semi-finals. Federer dropped his first sets of the tournament in beating seventh seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga yesterday, after Murray strolled past another Frenchman, Jeremy Chardy, in straight sets. The [...]
Future star Root shines brightly amid England’s one-day gloom January 23, 2013 ENGLAND are crying out for reinforcements in the bowling attack, as India showed yesterday when their five-wicket win in Mohali wrapped up victory in the one-day series with a match to spare. It was a good toss for the hosts to win as the ball nipped around early on, and though Kevin Pietersen (76) and [...]
Lancaster besieged by injuries as Johnson ruled out until April January 23, 2013 ENGLAND rugby head coach Stuart Lancaster is facing mounting injury worries as he prepares for his first Six Nations as favourites, after Exeter flanker Tom Johnson was ruled out of the entire championship. London Irish prop Alex Corbisiero, who looked set to start, and promising Gloucester fly-half Fredie Burns are also set to miss at [...]
History shows financial fair play likely to have teeth, says expert January 23, 2013 ONE of football finance’s leading experts has voiced his surprise at continued scepticism over the willingness of European chiefs Uefa to ban clubs if they break new financial fair play (FFP) rules. Deloitte’s Dan Jones believes Uefa will see through its threat to issue a range of sanctions against teams whose losses exceed allowable FFP [...]
Hammers rout edges Gunners near top four January 23, 2013 ARSENAL 5 vs WEST HAM UNITED 1 WEST HAM boss Sam Allardyce last night denied star midfielder Mohamed Diame is on his way to Arsenal, after watching his team thrashed by the Gunners. Jack Collison gave the Hammers an early lead but Lukas Podolski soon equalised, and four goals in 11 frenetic second-half minutes from [...]
