Race row ref Clattenburg opts out of another week’s fixtures November 5, 2012 REFEREE Mark Clattenburg will sit out another week of Premier League fixtures following Chelsea’s complaint that he racially abused John Obi Mikel in last month’s match against Manchester United. Clattenburg is due to meet the Metropolitan Police and the Football Association this week, and Mike Riley, general manager of referee’s body Professional Game Match Officials, [...]
Djokovic downs Tsonga with straight set win November 5, 2012 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic began his campaign to win the ATP World Tour Finals in London with a straight-sets victory over France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The win was the Serb’s fifth over Tsonga this season and took him to the top of Group A with each player having played a game, but he had to overcome [...]
Joseph set to miss Fiji match as England call Wasp Launchbury November 5, 2012 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster is facing a deepening injury crisis before Saturday’s clash with Fiji, after London Irish centre Jonathan Joseph became the sixth player to be ruled out. Joseph missed training yesterday due to an ankle problem and is rated unlikely to practice today, leaving him no chance to prove his fitness with [...]
Farah snubbed for top award November 5, 2012 BRITISH distance-running hero Mo Farah has been overlooked for world governing body the IAAF’s male athlete of the year award. Farah won 5,000m and 10,000m gold at the London 2012 Olympics, joining a select list of athletes to achieve the double in a single Games. But he did not make it onto a three-man shortlist [...]
Boss Levein sacked by Scotland November 5, 2012 FOOTBALL: Scotland last night sacked manager Craig Levein following a disappointing start to their World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign. The Scots have taken just two points from their four games, leaving it unlikely they will reach a first major finals since Euro ‘96. Former Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan was installed as the early bookmakers’ favourite [...]
Flanker Qera may face Red Rose November 5, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Gloucester’s Akapusi Qera could face England on Saturday after the flanker was called into Fiji’s squad for the international at Twickenham.
Bumi confirms Nat Rothschild has offered alternative to break November 5, 2012 COAL miner Bumi yesterday confirmed it had received a letter from co-founder Nat Rothschild proposing an alternative to the Bakries’ $1.4bn (£877m) plan to dismantle the London-listed miner. Last month, following an investigation into alleged financial irregularities at Indonesian arm PT Bumi, the Bakrie family proposed selling its stake in London-listed Bumi and taking back [...]
UK retail sales fizzle out after spending falls November 5, 2012 SIGNS of improved spending on the high street have proved to be something of a damp squib after retail sales in October slowed to their lowest growth in 11 months. Following strong sales the previous month, like-for-like retail sales fell 0.1 per cent in October compared with the same time last year, the British Retail [...]
Economist says Dow would soar on Romney win November 5, 2012 A VICTORY for Republican candidate Mitt Romney in today’s US Presidential election could cause the Dow Jones to jump by a huge 500 points, it was suggested this morning. Analysts and investors are expecting incumbent Democrat Barack Obama to retain the top seat in the White House, with such an outcome believed to be priced [...]
Slowdown for growth in US service sector November 5, 2012 THE PACE of expansion in the US services sector slowed in October, figures revealed yesterday, depriving President Barack Obama of a timely boost to his campaign for re-election. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing report’s headline index came in at 54.2 last month compared to 55.1 in September, disappointing economists. With any reading above [...]
