Phillips: United don’t scare us August 13, 2009 KEVIN PHILLIPS insists newly-promoted Birmingham City have nothing to fear when they open their new Premier League account with a visit to Manchester United on Sunday. Veteran striker Phillips, 36, is back in the top-flight after a two-year absence having won back-to-back promotions with West Brom and then the Blues. His reward is a daunting [...]
TV VIEW: RAY STUBBS August 13, 2009 Title race will be closer than everManchester United and Liverpool both have the motivating factor of 18 titles each, and both have strength in depth. Yes, United have sold a few players, but let’s see how they react. Chelsea will be a big force this year and while I think it would be naive to [...]
Nightmare for England as dream curbs Tresco return August 13, 2009 MARCUS TRESCOTHICK last night explained how a traumatic dream was to blame for his decision against making a sensational England comeback in the fifth Ashes Test next week. The in-form Somerset opener battled stress and anxiety during his glittering international career but was being tipped for a recall for the series decider, which England must [...]
Tiger and Harrington renew duel at the top August 13, 2009 WORLD No1 Tiger Woods renewed his battle with Padraig Harrington as the pair started the US PGA Championship as they finished last week’s WGC Bridgestone Invitational – on top of the leaderboard. Woods wasted no time in throwing down the gauntlet in the final Major of the season, firing a five-under-par 67 to take the [...]
GIRL POWER UNLEASHED IN 2012 August 13, 2009 WOMEN boxers will get the chance to go for gold at the London 2012 Games following a landmark decision by the International Olympic Committee. Boxing had been the only Olympic event with female participants but yesterday’s decision ensures women, like British hopeful Savannah Marshall, above, will now compete at three weight divisions in 2012 with [...]
VW in 3.3bn Porsche deal August 13, 2009 VOLKSWAGEN (VW) agreed to buy a 42 per cent slice of the sports car arm of Porsche yesterday, in another key step towards combining the German carmakers into a European automotive giant. VW said it would pay up to €3.3bn (£2.84bn) this year for an initial stake in the debt-ridden Porsche unit, ahead of the [...]
The big kick-off is a blackout for some August 13, 2009 WITH the football season starting in earnest tomorrow, ESPN, the Disney-owned broadcaster, is proudly trumpeting its coverage on all four pay television platforms, BSkyB, Virgin Media, BT Vision and Top-Up TV. ESPN, which has taken over the rights to 46 live Premier League matches from the now defunct Setanta, agreed deals with all the main [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING August 13, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES YANZHOU DIGS DEEP IN BID FOR FELIXChina’s largest takeover bid for an Australian company was formally launched yesterday when Yanzhou Coal Mining made a recommended cash offer for Felix Resources worth just over A$3.5bn (£1.78bn). The offer is pitched at A$16.95 a share, valuing Felix at A$3.33bn, but shareholders will also receive A$1 [...]
Krawcheck buys BoA stock August 13, 2009 SALLIE KRAWCHECK bought just over $1m (£603,000) of Bank of America (BoA) stock, just over a week after becoming head of global wealth and investment management at the largest US bank, it emerged yesterday. Krawcheck is one of five internal BoA candidates in the running to eventually replace chief executive Kenneth Lewis, according to a [...]
Psion posts loss, keeps dividend August 13, 2009 British technology group Psion posted a first-half loss, but maintained its dividend and forecast a slight improvement in second-half revenue. For the first half, adjusted operating loss from continuing operations was £1.1m, compared with a profit of £3.8m a year ago. But chief executive John Conoley said: “The sales force, particularly France, Germany and the [...]
