The Tipster March 22, 2010 WHEN chancellor Alistair Darling delivers his budget tomorrow afternoon, he is expected to confirm the government’s support for an international levy on banks. And as if the outlook couldn’t look more overcast for banks, Virgin has funding in place to buy a swathe of high street branches from RBS, which should increase the competition in [...]
Centurion Bell eyes Tigers’ whitewash March 22, 2010 IAN BELL insists England are on course for a series whitewash over Bangladesh after his century edged the tourists into a first-innings lead in Mirpur. The Warwickshire batsman struck a patient 138, the 10th Test ton of his career, as England finished day three of the second Test on 440-8 – a lead of 21. [...]
CFD ANALYST PICKS March 22, 2010 TECHNICAL STRATEGIST JOEL KRUGER My pick: Buy US dollar index at 90.30 Expertise: Technical analysis Average time frame of trades: 5-10 days The index has been in the process of consolidating for a good portion of the year with any rallies being well capped at just over 81. However, the consolidation has been bullish and [...]
I may retire for worried mum, reveals Pacquiao March 22, 2010 POUND-FOR-POUND king Manny Pacquiao has hinted he may retire from boxing – to make his mum happy. The 31-year-old is again being touted for a showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr after retaining his WBO welterweight title against Ghana’s Joshua Clottey in Texas last week. But the Filipino insists his future plans do not revolve around [...]
DEATH OF ‘ARRY, AGE 84 March 22, 2010 TRIBUTES were flooding in last night for legendary BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter, who died in his sleep on Saturday at the age of 84. Carpenter was the BBC’s voice of boxing for almost half a century and was known for his great double act with Frank Bruno, whose catchphrase “Know what I mean, ‘Arry?” [...]
Low volatility offers opportunities to buy March 22, 2010 LOOKING at the headlines, you probably wouldn’t draw the conclusion that the financial markets are currently a sea of calm. There’s political uncertainty in both the UK and, to a lesser extent, the US. Sovereign debt risks are mounting in the developed world with the Eurozone still in focus and the UK a concern if [...]
Lewis wary of ‘ridiculously fast’ Red Bull March 22, 2010 MCLAREN’S Lewis Hamilton says he is awe of the Red Bull team for being “ridiculously faster” than the rest of the F1 field. The Milton Keynes-based team won the last three races of last season and would surely have opened the 2010 campaign with a win had Sebastian Vettel not suffered engine trouble in Bahrain. [...]
REGULATION WILL EXCITE THE MARKETS March 22, 2010 POLITICAL issues look like dominating markets this week. This started on Sunday when President Obama’s healthcare reform was passed narrowly by the House of Representatives. In France, Nicolas Sarkozy has seen his party battered in regional elections and tomorrow we have the last budget before the UK election. Finally, there is the European summit, which [...]
Tiger planning’s meticulous March 22, 2010 SO, the lure of a possible fifth Masters title and a 15th Major was too much for Tiger Woods to refuse – and I can’t see many complaints. Woods will play competitively for the first time in five months at next month’s Masters and typically, Tiger’s thought about his comeback meticulously. Most would have expected [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF March 22, 2010 Sarries land prop Du Plessis RUGBY UNION: Saracens have freshened up their crumbling Premiership title campaign by completing the signing of South African front row forward Petrus Du Plessis, from Nottingham. The 27-year-old tight-head prop had been lined up to join Sarries for the start of next season but director of rugby Brendan Venter has [...]
