Champagne: is bigger better? October 8, 2012 City A.M.’s wine industry expert When you think about buying a bottle of Champagne, which names immediately spring to mind? Bollinger? Moet & Chandon? Brands like these carry a hefty price tag but whether their wines are better than the cheaper alternatives is up for debate. You can buy a bottle of Tesco-branded Champagne for [...]
Pearce England dream in ruins as axe hovers October 8, 2012 ENGLAND Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce is facing the sack just months after looking well placed to succeed Roy Hodgson as manager of the senior side, City A.M. understands. Pearce could lose his job if the team fail to win a two-legged play-off against Serbia on Friday and Tuesday week and clinch a spot at next [...]
Olympic venue set for Rugby World Cup use October 8, 2012 WEMBLEY and the Olympic Stadium are among three London venues on the longlist for use when England hosts the Rugby World Cup in 2015. Twickenham is the other on the 17-strong list, which will be cut to 12 and controversially does not include Welford Road, the home of Leicester Tigers. Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium is one [...]
Amazing Grace could be best yet of Ernie’s finishing school October 8, 2012 GARY PLAYER, Bobby Locke, Ernie Els; South Africa have produced some magnificent golfers over the years and that conveyor belt just keeps on producing great talents. The latest to announce himself is Branden Grace, the 24-year-old from Pretoria who took his season’s tally to five tournaments with an emphatic victory at the Dunhill Links Championship [...]
Shelvey wins England call as Cole is charged by FA October 8, 2012 LIVERPOOL midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has been rewarded for this season’s fine form with the first England call-up of his career as he and Ryan Bertrand were respectively promoted as cover for the injured Frank Lampard and Kieran Gibbs. Lampard remains in the squad but is considered a doubt for Friday’s World Cup qualifier with San [...]
Rodgers riled by vilification of Suarez dive October 8, 2012 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers has criticised the “vilification” of Luis Suarez after the forward was on Sunday accused of diving against Stoke City. The Uruguay international theatrically fell in the Stoke penalty area during their 0-0 Premier League draw away to Liverpool at Anfield but Rodgers has been exasperated by criticism of the forward’s behaviour [...]
Cleverly out to send a statement October 8, 2012 BOXING: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly, of Wales, insists next month’s fight in LA with Ryan Coyne is his opportunity to send “a statement” to his rivals.
Bolt plans to defend sprint titles October 8, 2012 ATHLETICS: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has revealed he plans to defend his 100m and 200m sprint titles at the 2016 Olympics. He said: “To do three [sprints], that is the focus.”
FTSE 100 lower on weak corporate news October 8, 2012 The blue chip index was firmly lower in early trade, as worries over the health of the global economy pulled stocks down. Weaker resources prices and concerns ahead of a meeting of EU finance ministers to launch the latest bailout fund weighed on sentiment. Materials firm Cookson Group and recruiter Michael Page led the index [...]
Recruiter Michael Page issues profit warning October 8, 2012 Recruiter Michael Page this morning warned that full-year profit would be below expectations, as challenging economic conditions and market confidence weighed on results. In an interim management statement, the global agency said third quarter profit for the group was 8.3 per cent below the second quarter, and 11.3 per cent down year on year. Profits [...]
