Sharks and Sabres eyeing a chance at world glory October 7, 2009 TWENTY20 kings Sussex Sharks and Somerset Sabres are preparing to take on the world’s best in India this week with the aim of becoming the first-ever Champions League winners. Over £3.6m is up for grabs as 12 teams from the world’s biggest cricketing nations lock horns over 23 games for the inaugural prize. Postponed last [...]
Insurance not the issue in determining Stars’ future October 7, 2009 TRAINER John Oxx has hit back at claims that wonderhorse Sea The Stars will not run in next month’s Breeders’ Cup because of spiralling insurance costs. Reports have suggested that the colt, whose l’Arc de Triomphe win on Sunday confirmed his status as one of the all-time greats, will not travel to Santa Anita, California, [...]
Kubica to join Renault from BMW Sauber October 7, 2009 POLISH racer Robert Kubica has vowed to mount a strong challenge for next season’s world championship after signing for Renault. The 24-year-old, who came third when Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 title, is moving as his current team BMW Sauber are withdrawing from the sport. Renault have not won a championship since 2006, when [...]
Heskey’s role is up for grabs October 7, 2009 ENGLAND may well have already booked their place in the World Cup finals in South Africa next summer, but Saturday’s qualifier against Ukraine in Kiev remains a big game for Fabio Capello. While it would normally be an ideal time to experiment, Capello strikes me as the kind of man who believes in keeping the [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF October 7, 2009 Lions reneage Shaw interestRUGBY UNION: South African side Golden Lions have ended their interest in signing England second row Simon Shaw. The franchise stepped up their bid to sign the 36-year-old lock after he impressed on the recent British Lions tour, but the Wasps star has since suffered a metatarsal injury. A Golden Lions statement [...]
JOOLS SET TO PLAY AT DUNSTONE’S WEDDING October 7, 2009 GOOD news for fans of City gossip: we can reveal more juicy details about what is fast shaping up to be the hottest social occasion of the year, Carphone Warehouse tycoon Charles Dunstone’s wedding to PR executive Celia Gordon Shute on Saturday. Heading down to the Inner Temple Garden on Embankment yesterday for a bit [...]
Jaguar gets 500m new bank funding October 7, 2009 BELEAGUERED carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) yesterday revealed it has secured £500m of new funding, easing the pressure on the company after a dramatic slump in car sales during the recession. JLR, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, said the monies included a £175m loan from the State Bank of India and a new [...]
Credit card fraud down 23pc October 7, 2009 CREDIT Card fraud losses fell by 23 per cent to £232.8m in the first half of 2009, compared with the same period last year. Although the latest statistics show that card fraud is dropping, online banking fraud did rise over the period by 55 per cent to £39m. Cheque fraud losses were down 26 per [...]
Amazon announces roll-out of popular Kindle e-reader to 100 new countries October 7, 2009 ONLINE retail giant Amazon announced yesterday that it is introducing the Kindle, its wireless eBook reader, in more than 100 countries – including the UK. The move gives the world’s largest online retailer the widest global reach among its competitors, including chief rival Sony. But it was not clear yesterday which UK mobile network providers [...]
Man Group’s finance boss is highest-paid in FTSE 100 October 7, 2009 MAN GROUP’S finance director, Kevin Hayes, was the best-paid finance director in the FTSE 100, raking in £2.9m last year, according to data in Accountancy Magazine, the journal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. But Hayes’ package fell short of last year’s highest earner – mining giant Rio Tinto’s finance director [...]
