Miner Gemfields snaps up luxury jeweller Faberge November 21, 2012 EMERALD miner Gemfields is to buy luxury jeweller Fabergé in a deal that values the iconic egg maker at $142m (£89m), it said yesterday. Fabergé, famous for its jewelled eggs, is being sold by Pallinghurst, which is headed by former BHP Billiton executive Brian Gilbertson, who will retain a 49.3 per cent stake in the [...]
Chelsea risk wrath of fans with Benitez appointment November 21, 2012 CHELSEA last night turned to former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez and Blues favourite Didier Drogba to save their crumbling season, after sacking European Cup winner Roberto Di Matteo. Benitez has been appointed “interim first team manager” until the end of the season, after flying in from Abu Dhabi yesterday to tie up the shock move, [...]
Wenger not satisified after Wilshere sends Gunners into last 16 November 21, 2012 ARSENAL 2 vs MONTPELLIER 0 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger insists he will go all out to claim first place in Group B after seeing his side ensure passage to the Champions League knockout stage for the 13th successive season. Midfielder Jack Wilshere’s first goal for almost two years and a blistering volley from forward Lukas [...]
Euro exit won’t cost me job, says Mancini November 21, 2012 MANCHESTER CITY 1 vs REAL MADRID 1 MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini does not fear the sack despite his side crashing out of the Champions League in the group stages last night for a second successive season. Sergio Aguero’s second-half penalty cancelled out Karim Benzema’s early tap-in but a draw was not enough for City. [...]
Rafa’s for five-year plans, not firefighting November 21, 2012 IN MOST football management jobs, if you have five or six weeks of poor results, you’re in trouble. If you’re at Chelsea and in freefall, as Roberto Di Matteo was, you know what comes next. The club are all about getting results, here and now. They are also one of the most ambitious in the [...]
Meyer wary of ferocious test for tiring Boks November 21, 2012 SOUTH Africa coach Heyneke Meyer believes England are now tough enough to compete with the brutality of the southern hemisphere sides, ahead of their clash at Twickenham on Saturday. Meyer, who spent six months as Leicester boss in 2008, admits he used to view England teams as soft but his preconceptions were changed by a [...]
Trott itching to find form in the middle November 21, 2012 BATSMAN Jonathan Trott admits he is relieved that he can immediately get back to the crease and help England respond after a heavy first Test defeat against India. The tourists stumbled to a nine-wicket loss in Ahmedabad on Monday, despite captain Alastair Cook’s fine second-innings 176, as the batting middle order collapsed in both sessions. [...]
Ex-champ Camacho shot in face November 21, 2012 BOXING: Puerto Rican former world champion Hector Camacho was last night fighting for his life after being shot in the face. The 50-year-old, who retired in 1997, was injured in a drive-by attack in San Juan on Tuesday and suffered a heart attack in hospital.
AVB won’t risk Dembele in Italy November 21, 2012 FOOTBALL: Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas insists midfielder Mousa Dembele will not play at Lazio in tonight’s Europa League clash, despite the Belgian recovering from a hip injury to travel with the squad.
Trescothick pens Somerset deal November 21, 2012 CRICKET: Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick has signed a three-year contract extension at Somerset. He has twice helped them finish second in the County Championship.
