Armitage: London Irish lure forced me to end France Exile October 11, 2012 AHEAD of London Irish’s Amlin Cup match away to Bordeaux-Begles, Exiles centre Guy Armitage has revealed that the pull of returning to the club persuaded him to leave his brothers in Toulon. In addition to his siblings Delon and Steffon, Armitage earlier this year agreed a transfer to Toulon before returning to Irish on a [...]
Milan chief’s fears over Financial Fair Play October 11, 2012 ONE of the leading executives in European football has voiced his fears that impending Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules could damage rather than improve the sport. AC Milan organising director Umberto Gandini, also a vice-chairman of the influential European Club Association, predicted FFP could force clubs into making cuts at a time when investment was [...]
Rooney to lead team’s mission for goal glut October 11, 2012 ENGLAND striker Wayne Rooney is aiming to fire himself into elite territory after being named captain for tonight’s World Cup qualifier against San Marino. Rooney needs two more goals to surpass Alan Shearer’s tally of 30 international strikes and break into the top five on England’s all-time scorers’ list. “People have mentioned I will get [...]
Rose and Westwood advance to all-English World Golf Final October 11, 2012 ENGLAND’S Justin Rose is to face compatriot Lee Westwood in the inaugural World Golf Final in Turkey after yesterday defeating America’s Tiger Woods. Rose shot a 69 which included two birdies and an eagle in the last six holes to beat the world no2 and admitted afterwards that any victory over Westwood is one that [...]
European Endeavours October 11, 2012 Harlequins v Biarritz Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea believes his side’s recent defeat to Exeter may have done them a favour as they prepare for the Heineken Cup. “We want to get rid of some demons and let some frustrations out,” he said. Wasps v Newport-Gwent Dragons Wasps captain Hugo Southwell has insisted he [...]
Hamilton debates Twitter use October 11, 2012 FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton will reconsider using Twitter after a series of controversies involving the social media website.
New spring in Price’s step October 11, 2012 BOXING: David Price believes he has “increased energy levels” ahead of tomorrow’s fight with Audley Harrison after eating kangaroo meat.
Murray reaches final eight October 11, 2012 TENNIS: Andy Murray last night advanced to the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Alexandr Dolgopolov. He will face Radek Stepanek next.
Burberry leads FTSE 100 up October 11, 2012 The blue chip index was up in early trading, led by fashion retailer Burberry and UK banking shares. The collapse of the merger talks between BAE and EADS and Direct Line’s £2.62bn float were the main talking points this morning. Nat Rothschild’s Bumi rose 15.35 per cent in early trading on the mid-cap index, as [...]
Ashmore lifted by fresh inflows October 11, 2012 Emerging market investor Ashmore said this morning its assets under management rose by 6.8 per cent in the three months to September, as inflows from Asian and Middle East government investors boosted the asset manager. Over its first quarter, assets increased to $68bn (£42.5bn). Positive investment performance accounted for $3.7bn, while inflows accounted for $600m. [...]
