Gerrard and Torres may have to go, admits Rafa January 10, 2010 LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez has admitted the club’s cash crisis could force him to sell star duo Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres. The Spaniard has always said he would never consider a bid for either of his star men, but confessed for the first time yesterday that a lack of funds may force his hand. [...]
Desperate Smith looking to make home advantage count January 10, 2010 SOUTH AFRICA have urged Wanderers groundsman Chris Scott to seize home advantage as they look to level the Test series with England this week. The Proteas must win the fourth and final Test in Johannesburg to avoid back-to-back home series defeats after losing to Australia last year. The hosts were frustrated with last week’s pitch [...]
WOLFIE’S ON TOP OF THE WORLD January 10, 2010 WILY Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams held off a thrilling comeback from Dave Chisnall to become BDO World Darts Champion for a second time. Chisnall, 29, roared back from 3-0 down to level at 4-4, but Adams held his nerve to claim a 7-5 victory. At 53, he breaks his own record as the oldest champion in [...]
India seal final place January 10, 2010 CRICKET: India will face Sri Lanka in the final of the triangular series in Dhaka on Wednesday after beating the Sri Lankans by eight wickets. Kumar Sangakkara smashed nine fours in his 68 but had little support as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 213. Gautam Gambhir led the India charge with 71 before Virat Kohli’s [...]
Schwartzel wins home title January 10, 2010 GOLF: Home favourite Charl Schwartzel fired a final round 67 to clinch a one-stroke victory in the Africa Open in East London. Schwartzel started the final round two shots behind Thomas Aiken and Trevor Fisher Jnr, but four birdies in the opening seven holes brought him into contention. Further birdies at 11 and 14 put [...]
White bows out at Wembley January 10, 2010 SNOOKER: Wembley favourite Jimmy White crashed out of the UK Championship first round after going down 6-2 to No16 seed Mark King. The 47-year-old, who appeared on reality show ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’ recently, was handed a wildcard for the the tournament after slipping to 56 in the rankings. And, in truth, he [...]
RBS confirms Aberdeen deal January 8, 2010 The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to sell part of its asset management business to Aberdeen Asset Management for nearly £85m. The move is part of the restructuring plan hatched after RBS was bailed out by the government. Aberdeen is taking over £13.5bn worth of assets and said it will issue new shares to [...]
Virgin Money moves into retail banking January 8, 2010 VIRGIN Money has moved into the retail banking sector after taking over a small private bank in a £50m deal. The move to buy Church House comes two years after the company failed to win control of Northern Rock. Virgin Money will pay £12.3m for the bank while pumping in a further £37.3m of capital [...]
Bank of America elite in line for record bonuses January 8, 2010 AN elite of Bank of America investment bankers are likely to receive record bonuses this year, the company has admitted. The bank, which repaid $45bn (£28bn) to the US government after being bailed out, had been limited to how big a bonus pot could be offered. But now the lender has moved to restore substantial [...]
Ecclestone in bid to buy Saab January 8, 2010 FORMULA 1 tycoon Bernie Ecclestone has been revealed as a major player in a bid to take over beleaguered Swedish car maker Saab. The billionaire has teamed up with Luxembourg-based investment company Genii Capital to look at a potential offer. Saab has been put up for sale by owner GM as part of a major [...]
