England sweating over Broad heel injury November 4, 2012 ENGLAND’S fitness worries ahead of this month’s Test series in India deepened yesterday when fast bowler Stuart Broad suffered a heel injury. Broad, captaining the team with Alastair Cook rested, picked up the knock in England’s tour match against Mumbai A, who made 232-4 in response to 345-9 declared. Paceman Steven Finn is already expected [...]
England call up Gloucester duo November 4, 2012 Gloucester pair Freddie Burns and Billy Twelvetrees were drafted into the England squad last night ahead of Saturday’s first autumn international against Fiji. Fly-half Burns and centre Twelvetrees have been summoned as cover for injured duo Jordan Turner-Hall, of Harlequins, and Jonathan Joseph of London Irish. Hooker Dylan Hartley and lock Courtney Lawes have already [...]
Poulter ends trophy drought November 4, 2012 Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter came from four shots behind to overhaul fellow Englishman Lee Westwood and claim his first win of the year at the WGC Champions at Mission Hills in Shenzhen. Poulter carded a second consecutive 65 to finish 21 under par, two shots clear of a group including Open winner Ernie Els.
Czech Republic retain Fed Cup November 4, 2012 The Czech Republic beat Serbia 3-1 in Prague yesterday to successfully defend the Fed Cup. Lucie Safarova comfortably defeated former world No1 Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 6-1 after Ana Ivanovic had beaten Petra Kvitova to raise Serbian revival hopes.
Bumi shares soar on Rothschild counter bid speculation November 2, 2012 Shares in Bumi soared in trading today, on speculation that financier Nat Rothschild was mounting a plan with Indonesian investors to counter the Bakrie family proposal to dismantle the coal miner. Rothschild set up Bumi two years ago with the influential Bakrie brothers, when his investment vehicle Vallar took over their Indonesian coal assets. But [...]
US adds 171,000 jobs in October November 2, 2012 US employment ticked up in October, official data showed today. The number of people in employment increased by 171,000 in October, with the professional and business services, health care and retail trade all adding jobs, the US Labour Department said today. The government also said 84,000 more jobs were created in August and September than [...]
Westfield Stratford makes almost £900m in sales in first year November 2, 2012 The Westfield shopping centre in Stratford generated £896m in sales in its first year, boosted by the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The shopping centre, which is the largest in Europe, attracted 47m visitors over the year, the Westfield Group said today. The Australian property group’s UK portfolio was over 99.5 per cent leased over the [...]
UK construction activity inches higher in October November 2, 2012 UK construction edged up in October, but firms remained cautious about future business, a survey showed this morning. The Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 50.9 from 49.5 in September, just above the 50 line that indicates growth. It marks the highest reading since July. However new orders fell for the fifth consecutive month, [...]
FTSE 100 down as investors await US jobs report November 2, 2012 The leading share index was trading down in early trading, as investors were cautious ahead of October’s US jobs report. The key US data is forecast to show non-farm payrolls rose 125,000 last month following a 114,000 increase in September. Insurer Admiral Group was the biggest blue chip loser this morning, shedding more than five [...]
Energy business boosts Meggitt November 2, 2012 Defence equipment maker Meggitt this morning said it expects “mid single digit” growth in 2013, following strong growth in its energy business. Meggitt, which makes componenents for the aerospace, defence and energy markets, said the strong orders in its energy business had offset the “continued softness” in civil aerospace revenues. The FTSE 100 company, which [...]
