Seamer Anyon signs for Sussex November 23, 2009 CRICKET: Sussex have signed former Warwickshire bowler James Anyon following his recovery from a long-term foot injury. Right-arm seamer Anyon, 26, was released at the end of last season, having only managed three first-class appearances. But in the previous season he took 26 championship wickets in seven games.
Reds prepare for Euro date with destiny November 23, 2009 LIVERPOOL vs DEBRECEN LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez has told his players to put events in Florence out of their minds as they prepare for a make-or-break night in Hungary. The Reds travel to Group E whipping boys Debrecen with just one win from their last 10 matches and their Champions League hopes hanging by thread. [...]
Wenger’s F-word outburst at club v country row November 23, 2009 ARSENAL VS STANDARD LIEGE FURIOUS Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger launched a four-letter outburst last night as he urged his players to put World Cup ambitions to one side and focus on revitalising the Gunners’ silverware challenge. The usually erudite Frenchman, speaking ahead of tonight’s Champions League visit of Standard Liege, erupted in response to a [...]
Humiliated Wigan offer fans a refund November 23, 2009 EMBARRASSED Wigan players have offered refunds to supporters who travelled to their 9-1 drubbing at Tottenham. Latics fans who made the trip witnessed their side suffer the second heaviest defeat in Premier League history, with Spurs striker Jermain Defoe alone scoring five goals. And that yesterday prompted the crestfallen squad’s pledge to reimburse the cost [...]
Henry: Critics made me think about quitting November 23, 2009 FRANCE striker Thierry Henry admits he considered quitting international football after his infamous handball made him public enemy No1. The former Arsenal skipper provoked a storm when his illegal act helped defeat Republic of Ireland in last week’s World Cup play-off. And the Barcelona star says he almost quit Les Bleus after French chiefs let [...]
IMF: ANOTHER BAILOUT WILL KILL DEMOCRACY November 23, 2009 DEMOCRACY would be at risk if the public were called on for a second bailout of the financial industry, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday. Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the “man in the street” would not tolerate a bailout of the sector if another global crisis were to blow up in five year’s [...]
US state borrowing for nothing November 23, 2009 THE interest rate on US Treasury bills has dropped below zero in a scenario last seen in 1938, leaving investors in the bizarre position of paying the government for the privilege of lending it money. The collapse in short-term borrowing costs comes as stocks continue to shoot up, a deeply unusual combination last seen during [...]
Cameron tells businesses to throw away wish lists November 23, 2009 CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron yesterday warned firms not to expect a “wish list” of tax cuts and spending on infrastructure because of the dire state of the public finances. “I cannot give you the wish list of every piece of infrastructure spending and every tax reduction you would like because, to put it frankly, the [...]
Rail firms will roll out Oyster November 23, 2009 COMMUTERS will be able to touch in and out using their Oyster card across Greater London on the City’s overland rail by early next year, London Mayor Boris Johnson said yesterday. The £40m investment is set to revolutionise London travel, and allow passengers to use the Oyster card across the tube, bus, river boat Thames [...]
Six random thoughts to start your day November 23, 2009 THERE is something appealing about random musings. Here are mine for the day – the first in what will become an occasional series. 1. Governments don’t have unlimited borrowing capacity. At some point, the markets will stop extending loans to them. Countries such as Greece are starting to be penalised by investors and the credit [...]
