Mutu fails another drug test January 28, 2010 FORMER Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is facing career ruin after failing another drug test, this time for sibutramine, a banned appetite suppressant. The 31-year-old, who served a seven-month worldwide ban for using cocaine while at Stamford Bridge, tested positive after playing for Fiorentina earlier this month. Mutu could be banned for four years if the [...]
Spurs beat Hammers to net Gudjohnsen January 28, 2010 TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp has stolen a march on former club West Ham to clinch the loan signing of Eidur Gudjohnsen. The former Chelsea striker looked all set to join the Hammers on a short-term loan and even underwent a medical at Upton Park. But Redknapp hijacked the deal with an 11th hour offer before [...]
Disgruntled Robinho completes January 28, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY striker Robinho last night ended his unhappy spell at Eastlands by completing a six-month loan move to former club Santos. The 26-year-old, who cost a British transfer record £32.5m when he arrived from Real Madrid in 2008, has started just eight games in all competitions for City this season and spoke of his [...]
Website taken down as Pompey reach new low January 28, 2010 PORTSMOUTH’S season of crisis took another farcical turn yesterday when their official website was taken offline because of an unpaid bill. Juicy, the company that runs the site, only made the site available again later in the day after Pompey had made them a payment. The club’s latest shambolic episode came as it emerged they [...]
New boy Matt is looking as sharp as ever January 28, 2010 MANY heads have been turned with our four big signings at Saracens this week, but it’s only reaffirmed what we’ve known for a long time: that this club is going places. England internationals Matt Stevens and Richard Wigglesworth, Scotland’s Kelly Brown and Tongan powerhouse Soane Tonga’uiha will all be joining us at Vicarage Road next [...]
Cipriani out of Saxons after bereavement January 28, 2010 DANNY CIPRIANI has pulled out of the England Saxons squad for Sunday’s game with Ireland A after suffering a family bereavement. The Wasps fly-half was looking to kick-start his international career with a run-out in the Bath friendly but has been granted leave by Rugby Football Union chiefs after losing a close relative. Northampton’s Shane [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF January 28, 2010 Dredge and Wilson lead in Qatar GOLF: England’s Oliver Wilson and Bradley Dredge, of Wales, fired opening rounds of 67 to take a share of the lead at the Qatar Open. Both defied windy conditions to post five-under-par rounds, Dredge joining Wilson at the top of the leaderboard after a run of four birdies in the [...]
Crozier named as new ITV chief January 28, 2010 ROYAL Mail boss Adam Crozier is to become ITV’s new chief executive. He will replace Michael Grade who announced last April that he wished to give up the role. Crozier is also a former boss of the Football Association. He returned the Royal Mail to profitability but the service has been hit by strike action. [...]
Ford goes into profit for first time in four years January 27, 2010 FORD has posted an annual profit for the first time in four years. The carmaker made $2.7bn (£1.7bn) in 2009 – compared with a loss of nearly $15bn in 2008. Ford said its return to profitability was in part due to cutting costs and reducing debt levels. The company’s workforce has been slashed from 89,000 [...]
HD boosts BSkyB profits January 27, 2010 BSkyB has announced it made an operating profit of £401m in the six months to December – up 3 per cent compared to 12 months earlier. The company added 172,000 new subscribers in the second quarter, growing its customer base to 9.7m – but short of its 10m target. The group posted first-half revenues of [...]
