Wenger primed for toughest of European assignments September 12, 2011 BORUSSIA DORTMUND vs ARSENAL ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger believes his side has been placed in the toughest Champions League group he has ever encountered. Following their tense two-legged victory over Udinese in the final qualifying round, the Gunners continue their European campaign against German champions Borussia Dortmund in the atmospheric Signal Iduna Park, which is [...]
Broad shoulder provides England with more worries September 12, 2011 ENGLAND all-rounder Stuart Broad is unlikely to play for his country again this year after a scan yesterday revealed he has torn a muscle in his shoulder. Broad will miss the last match of the one-day series against India and the return tour next month, which compromises five ODI fixtures, as well as the chance [...]
Trott and Cook land awards September 12, 2011 CRICKET: Jonathan Trott pipped fellow Ashes-winner Alastair Cook to the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy Award for the International Cricket Council’s Cricketer of the Year. Trott, along with Cook, was the bedrock of England’s victory in Australia last winter with 445 runs batting at No3. Cook, who made 766 runs in Australia, won the Test Cricketer [...]
Dawson could miss two months September 12, 2011 FOOTBALL: Tottenham defender Michael Dawson is set to be sidelined for at least two months due to an Achilles injury. The England international picked up the problem in training and played no part in Spurs’ 2-0 victory away to Wolves on Saturday. William Gallas and Vedran Corluka also missed the clash with Wolves due to [...]
Hamilton focused on next year September 12, 2011 FORMULA ONE: McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton says he has already started to turn his attention towards next year’s Formula One campaign. The Briton finished fourth in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix behind winner Sebastian Vettel, and as a result finds himself 126 points adrift of the defending world champion with six races left to run. Asked for [...]
Jacquelin replaces Quiros September 12, 2011 GOLF: Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin has replaced Alvaro Quiros for this week’s Vivendi Seve Trophy at St. Nom-La-Breteche in Paris. Quiros is out of the Continental Europe team to face Britain and Ireland because of a wrist injury.
RONNIE WOOD TURNS MILLION-DOLLAR TRADER AS STARS DIAL UP 9/11 RELIEF September 12, 2011 THE PACE was frenetic as Ronnie Wood approached the euro interest rates desk with intent to broker a multimillion deal for BGC Partners at yesterday’s fundraiser to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. “How do you like being a trader?” The Capitalist asked the Rolling Stone as he moved on to the euro and dollar [...]
OECD expects even sharper UK slowdown September 12, 2011 THE ECONOMIC slowdown is set to be even sharper than expected, according to forward-looking data released yesterday by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). A fourth consecutive month of decline in the OECD area was recorded in the leading indicators for July, while the UK’s indicators have fallen for six straight months. The [...]
Deutsche beginning to make its presence felt September 12, 2011 NOTWITHSTANDING worries over the Eurozone and jitters about the state of the investment banking sector, there were some happy bankers at Deutsche Bank yesterday. Deutsche is the lead adviser on US group Colfax’s £1.5bn bid for Charter that was made yesterday, higher than a rival bid from the UK group Melrose. There are not many [...]
London retailers unhappy over Olympics confusion September 12, 2011 RETAILERS have been left in the dark over transport plans in London during next summer’s Olympic Games, with a leading industry body urging Mayor Boris Johnson to shed some light on the authorities’ arrangements. “Retailers are being encouraged to put plans in place for next summer but that’s difficult to do without a full picture [...]
