Lancaster: Clark is changed man January 9, 2013 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster insists Calum Clark has learned from his 32-week ban for breaking an opponent’s elbow, after handing the Northampton forward a Six Nations call-up. Uncapped Clark, who can play in the second row and back row, scuppered his hopes of a Test debut at last year’s championship when he hyper-extended Leicester [...]
Dope confession could help Armstrong avoid lawsuits January 9, 2013 FORMER cyclist Lance Armstrong could head off the threat of million-dollar lawsuits if he confesses to doping when he appears on American chat show Oprah next week, according to a leading sports public relations expert. Armstrong has always maintained his innocence but stopped contesting allegations from the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in August and has [...]
£18.4m share deal key to Chelsea profit January 9, 2013 CHELSEA’S eyebrow-raising first profit since their 2003 takeover by big-spending Roman Abramovich was achieved in part due to the proceeds of an £18.4m share deal, it emerged yesterday. The cancellation of non-equity preference shares that broadcaster BSkyB held in a digital media joint venture resulted in paper profits of £15m, plus £3.4m of dividends from [...]
Brits sail through in qualifying January 9, 2013 TENNIS: Britain’s Jamie Baker and James Ward yesterday reached round two of qualifying for next week’s Australian Open in straight sets. Baker defeated Ecuador’s Julio Cesar Campozano 6-3, 7-5. British No3 Ward beat Serb Boris Pashanski 6-4, 6-3.
Fourie handed visa reprieve January 9, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Former England flanker Hendre Fourie has been told he can stay in the country. It was thought that Fourie was facing possible deportation after injury forced him to retire this week. But the UK Border Agency said: “We have not curtailed Mr Fourie’s visa at this time.”
Jessops falls into administration January 9, 2013 High-street camera specialist Jessops became the latest casualty of the high street today and filed for administration. PwC has been appointed as administrator for the camera specialist, which has 192 stores and around 2,000 employees in the UK. PwC said that Jessops had seen a significant decline in its core marketplace in 2012, and forecasts [...]
FTSE 100 up on US earnings optimism January 9, 2013 Engineers and financial stocks led the blue chip index up in early trading, as a solid start to the US earnings season boosted investors’ appetite for stocks. Miners also advanced as investors welcomed news that Alcoa, the US’s biggest aluminium producer, forecasted a positive outlook for 2013. The FTSE 100 – trading around 0.4 per [...]
US crude oil output to hit 7.9m barrels a day next year January 9, 2013 US crude oil production is expected to rise to 7.9m barrels a day in 2014, marking the highest annual level of production since the late 1980s. According to the US Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook, US domestic crude oil production will increase to 7.3m barrels a day this year, before rising to 7.9m barrels [...]
Centamin shrugs off Sukari woes as fourth quarter production hits record levels January 9, 2013 Despite a temporary closure of the Sukari mine in December, Egyptian miner Centamin this morning said gold output at its flagship asset jumped 45 per cent in the final quarter of last year. The FTSE 250 miner said that total gold production over the three months to December hit a record 85,543 ounces, a 45 [...]
Sales up at the Restaurant Group January 9, 2013 The Restaurant Group said its full-year turnover was up nine per cent year on year, as people eschewed high-end restaurants for more casual dining chains. The FTSE 250 company, which owns the Frankie & Benny’s, Garfunkel’s and Chiquito chains, said sales at stores open longer than a year were up 4.5 per cent over the [...]
