Benitez: Gerrard will lead Reds charge October 19, 2009 BOSS Rafael Benitez is backing fit-again Steven Gerrard to lead Liverpool’s Champions League charge at Anfield tonight. The Reds welcome back their inspirational skipper for the visit of French side Lyon, but Benitez must again do without star striker Fernando Torres, who has a groin injury. Like Torres, Gerrard missed Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Sunderland, [...]
Let’s make it tough but fair, insists Wenger October 19, 2009 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger maintains there is a place for tough tackling in English football – but is calling for dangerous challenges to be stamped out. The Gunners make the trip to Holland for tonight’s Champions League clash with AZ Alkmaar without winger Theo Walcott, who suffered knee ligament damage following a hefty challenge from [...]
Brawn: I too doubted Button talent October 19, 2009 JENSON BUTTON finally silenced his doubters by clinching a maiden world championship on Sunday, but his boss Ross Brawn has admitted that he too needed to be convinced of the Englishman’s ability. Button failed to realise youthful promise during his first nine years in F1, winning just a single grand prix from 155 attempts and [...]
Weary champ Button won’t be pushed on contract talk October 19, 2009 NEWLY-CROWNED world champion Jenson Button has put talks over his future on ice in order to savour his fairytale success. The British driver clinched his maiden title by putting in a superb performance to finish fifth in Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. But the 29-year-old’s future at F1 newcomers Brawn GP remains in doubt, with the [...]
BRANSON PLANS SPACE-AGE PARTY AS BUTTON BRINGS HOME THE GOLD October 19, 2009 RICHARD Branson may have revealed that he’s unlikely to stump up the cash to sponsor Formula One team Brawn GP again next year after its spectacular season, but it doesn’t mean the canny entrepreneur is stepping back his involvement now that the team has won the championship. The Virgin tycoon was unable to make it [...]
Aer Lingus to fly to Bucharest October 19, 2009 Aer Lingus yesterday announced that it would be launching a new flight route to Bucharest, home to Vlad Tepes, the inspiration behind Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Aer Lingus hopes that it will attract growing demand from a True Blood fan base – the new vampire TV series which has recently hit screens. Aer Lingus is starting [...]
BSM ties up with Barclays October 19, 2009 The British School of Motoring (BSM) and Barclays Commercial Bank yesterday announce a landmark financial partnership. Barclays will embark on a four-year funding line for the award-winning Fiat 500, which was recently announced as the new fleet vehicle for the driving school. The deal will see Barclays Commercial Bank funding a significant percentage of the [...]
IMF warns against stimulus cuts October 19, 2009 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday warned countries not to scale back stimulus measures to fight the global recession as that could jeopardize a return to weak growth next year. “This is no time to take risks with premature withdrawal of the stimulus,” said the IMF’s John Lipsky. He said recovery forecasts were based on the [...]
Tullett, BGC court case to be postponed for a week October 19, 2009 THE High Court battle between inter-dealer brokers Tullett Prebon and BGC Partners faces another setback this week as it is postponed indefinitely due to a barrister being taken ill. It is understood the court will not reconvene for at least a week after Andrew Clarke QC, a barrister at Littleton Chambers acting for BGC, was [...]
City boosts office take up in London October 19, 2009 BOOSTEDby a surge in City office deals, central London office take-up in the third quarter rose to 2.6m sq ft, up from a low of 1.1m sq ft in the first quarter, according to new research from property firm CB Richard Ellis. In addition, the amount of space under offer lifted to 2.4m sq ft [...]
