Frankel will go down as a true great, beams Cecil July 27, 2011 TRAINER Henry Cecil has labelled his multiple Group One winner Frankel one of the greatest race horses of all time after the three-year-old romped to victory in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. Jockey Tom Queally (right) moved the 2,000 Guineas winner to the front straight out of the stalls and kept him there until [...]
Villas-Boas to make use of Lampard’s versatility July 27, 2011 CHELSEA boss Andre Villas-Boas insists he has not ditched 4-3-3 despite his tactical experimentation proving a landslide success in yesterday’s 4-0 win over Hong Kong champions Kitchee. Villas-Boas dabbled in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Frank Lampard in a holding midfield role – and saw the Blues romp to victory in the first of their two [...]
Walcott’s ankle injury increases Wenger woes July 27, 2011 ARSENAL’S already turbulent pre-season took another turn for the worse yesterday with the news that their England winger Theo Walcott looks certain to miss the start of the new campaign which is just 17 days away. The 22-year-old was sent home from the club’s training camp in Germany with an ankle injury that will require [...]
Zaheer unlikely to be risked July 27, 2011 CRICKET: India are likely to be without Zaheer Khan for the second Test against England which starts tomorrow at Trent Bridge. Khan was unable to take part in India’s practice session yesterday morning and won’t be risked if not 100 per cent fit. The left-armer bowled 13.3 overs at Lord’s before tweaking a hamstring. England seamer [...]
Aguero jets in to seal City switch July 27, 2011 FOOTBALL: Argentina striker Sergio Aguero was last night celebrating his club record £35m move to Manchester City from Atletico Madrid. Aguero spent yesterday in Manchester meeting City’s executives and rubber-stamping the deal.
LSE shares fall as Nasdaq backs away July 27, 2011 SHARES in the London Stock Exchange saw widespread selloffs yesterday after the head of its US rival Nasdaq distanced it from talk of bidding for the UK exchange. LSE shares closed down 4.1 per cent as investors that had seen it as a likely target for a takeover following the collapse of its own plans [...]
Fed slaps RBS with cease and desist on US practices July 27, 2011 THE FEDERAL Reserve last night ordered the Royal Bank of Scotland to develop a plan for improving oversight of its US operations and complying with anti-money laundering requirements. RBS has 60 days to submit a written plan showing how it will fall in line with the Bank Secrecy Act and beef up its risk-management practices, [...]
Esure’s profits surge as Wood takes charge July 27, 2011 HOME and car insurer Esure yesterday said it made £18.8m pre-tax profit in 2010 following a management buyout by Peter Wood, its insurance entrepreneur founder, last February. The lion’s share of profits came from its 49 per cent stake in comparison website GoCompare, which contributed £10.2m in eight months from April to the end of [...]
Santander UK whacked by new PPI bill July 27, 2011 SANTANDER UK took a £538m hit from mis-selling insurance, the bank revealed in its half-year results yesterday, with profits dented further by stringent UK liquidity requirements. Overall, the bank said that its pre-tax profits in the UK were down on the first half of 2010, due to rising funding costs. Net profit would have been [...]
Rights issue to see state’s stake in BoI fall to 15pc July 27, 2011 THE Bank of Ireland (BoI) became the only bank in the country to avoid state control yesterday after a successful rights issue that will see the government’s stake halve to 15 per cent. Close to 60 per cent of the bank’s shareholders took up their rights in the €1.9bn offering, with demand stronger than expected after [...]
