Arsenal fight back as Bould hails Podolski September 19, 2012 MONTPELLIER 1 vs ARSENAL 2 ARSENAL assistant manager Steve Bould hailed Lukas Podolski as one of the most clinical finishers he has seen after the German helped get the Gunners’ Champions League campaign off to a winning start. French champions Montpellier drew first blood when Younes Belhand chipped home an impudent penalty, but Podolski and [...]
Newcomers Compton and Root can help England to forget KP September 19, 2012 GIVEN that, in their words, there are still some issues to resolve with Kevin Pietersen, England selectors have done the right thing in omitting him from the winter tour of India. Clearly the desire to iron out differences has not been great enough to get it done – if that is even possible – so [...]
Japan Airlines makes modest market return September 19, 2012 Japan Airlines re-listed in Tokyo today, with its shares closing one per cent above the IPO price. The $8.5bn (£5.2bn) IPO, the second-biggest listing this year, comes less than three years after the carrier collapsed into bankruptcy. Shares in Japan Airlines opened around three per cent higher than the IPO price of 3,790 yen, and [...]
Bank of Japan eases monetary policy September 19, 2012 The Bank of Japan boosted its asset purchase programme today, following similar moves from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. Japan’s central bank, with the aim of boosting its flagging economy, today increased its asset programme to 80 trillion yen (£623bn) from 70 trillion yen. The 10 trillion yen increase will be spent [...]
Heineken nears deal with Tiger Beer September 19, 2012 Dutch brewer Heineken has struck a deal with the makers of Tiger Beer after gaining the support of a Thai billionaire. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi’s Thai Beverage and TCC Assets agreed to support the sale of Singapore conglomerate Fraser and Neave’s stake in Tiger Beer maker Asia Pacific Breweries to Heineken. In return, the world’s third-largest brewer [...]
Mendis stars as hosts romp September 18, 2012 SRI LANKA’s Ajantha Mendis took a record six wickets for just eight runs as the hosts began their World Twenty20 campaign with an 82-run thrashing of Zimbabwe. Jeevan Mendis and Kumar Sangakkara’s 94-run stand helped Sri Lanka reach 182-4 before half a dozen of Zimbabwe’s batsmen were blitzed by off-spinner Ajantha Mendis in just four [...]
World Twenty20 September 18, 2012 Groups (18-25 Sept) ■ A: England, India, Afghanistan ■ B: Australia, West Indies, Ireland ■ C: Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe ■ D: Pakistan, New Zeland, Bangladesh ■ England group fixtures: 21 Sept, Afghanistan (Colombo), 3pm BST; 23 Sept, India (Colombo), 3pm Super Eight Stage 27 Sep-2 Oct ■ Group 1: A1, B2, C1, D2 [...]
Keeper riddle isn’t a worry, says Ferguson September 18, 2012 MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists he is at ease with fluctuations in his choice of No1 goalkeeper as they prepare to begin their Champions League campaign against Galatasaray tonight. Ferguson axed £17m David de Gea after he shipped three in the first two games of the season and Dane Anders Lindegaard has fared [...]
Talks fail to break deadlock in dispute over Euro rugby future September 18, 2012 EUROPEAN rugby’s future remains in the balance after talks in Dublin yesterday failed to avert the threat of a breakaway from English and French top-flight clubs. Stakeholders in European Rugby Cup [ERC], organisers of the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup, agreed to reconvene in Rome next month to continue dialogue. It comes after Premiership [...]
Foden could miss autumn fixtures September 18, 2012 ■ RUGBY UNION: England full-back Ben Foden is a fitness doubt for the autumn internationals after suffering an ankle ligament injury while playing for Northampton. A Saints statement said that he would be unavailable “for a number of weeks” as a result of the “significant damaged” he had suffered.
