Chelsea set to land 17m Zhirkov June 29, 2009 FOOTBALL: Russia midfielder Yuri Zhirkov is set to become new Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti’s first signing this week. Ancelotti takes up his post tomorrow, when Zhirkov, who can also play at full-back, is expected to fly to London to complete a £17m move from CSKA Moscow.
Langer and Perry flew veterans’ flag June 29, 2009 IT was a case of rolling back the years on both sides of the water this weekend as my old mate Bernard Langer and Kenny Perry flew the flag for the more, shall we day, experienced of us golfers. At the age of 51, Bernard was looking to become the oldest European Tour winner at [...]
Pearce ‘hurt’ by crushing German loss June 29, 2009 GERMANY U21 (4) vs. ENGLAND U21 (0)ENGLAND Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce admitted his “hurt” after bring humbled by Germany once again. Pearce exited both Euro ‘96 and the 1990 World Cup at the hands of the Germans as a player, now he is suffering the same anguish as a coach after his side were comprehensive [...]
Eto’o set to snub City and stay at Barca June 29, 2009 MANCHESTER CITY’S audacious bid for Samuel Eto’o hit the buffers yesterday when the Cameroon striker indicated he would snub a world record pay packet and see out his contract at Barcelona. The Spanish club on Sunday admitted they were struggling to hold onto Eto’o in the face of a “stratospheric” £25m bid from City, who [...]
REVEALED: THE LOVELIEST CITY LADIES June 29, 2009 1. SARAH DAVISONRBS SEMPRA METALSIt’s finally official – the gorgeous Miss Davison, who has graced the pages of City A.M. several times since her initial appearance on the front cover last year, is the loveliest lady the business world has to offer. Sarah has worked as a metals trader for RBS Sempra Metals for around [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS June 29, 2009 ADMIRALCredit Suisse said that Admiral is ideally positioned to take advantage of the improving price conditions in the UK personal car market and upgraded the stock from “neutral” to “outperform” with a target price of 1,097p. The broker said the firm offers a defensive alternative within the insurance sector. DSG INTERNATIONALJP Morgan upgraded its earnings [...]
Pensioners face 10-week wait for savings June 29, 2009 SOME pension companies are forcing investors to wait as long as ten weeks before transfering their funds to an annuity provider, according to research from the Annuities Clearing House (ACH). The group has named and shamed “The Good, the Bad and the downright Ugly” groups over delays before releasing savings, showing Windsor Life, Winterthur Life [...]
Oil demand to flatline until 2012, says IEA June 29, 2009 THE International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its five-year forecast for worldwide oil demand yesterday, saying consumption won’t return to the same levels as last year until 2012, due to the downturn. In its medium-term oil market report, the body slashed oil forecasts for every year to 2013 by 3m barrels a day. By 2012, consumption [...]
Anglo Irish gets state funding June 29, 2009 Anglo Irish Bank said yesterday it had received a ¤3bn (£2.5bn capital injection from the Irish government, after the EU granted approval for state aid last week. The bank said it may receive a further ¤1bn, depending on the outcome of discussions to be held with the Department of Finance on a debt repurchase programme. [...]
Oil up as Nigerian rebels strike June 29, 2009 Oil prices rose by nearly four per cent yesterday, on the back of news of fresh rebel attacks on oil installations in Nigeria, coupled with gains in the equity markets. Nigeria’s largest group of militants said its rebels had attacked a Royal Dutch Shell oil facility in the Niger Delta. The attack comes just days [...]
