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 [...]
BAE shareholder Invesco opposes merger October 8, 2012 BAE’s largest shareholder Invesco has issued a long list of objections to the £30bn tie-up with EADS. Invesco, which owns 13.3 per cent of BAE, has a number of reservations regarding the merger, including concerns about state involvement, merger terms and its strategic rationale. Invesco said this morning that it doesn’t “understand the strategic logic [...]
Cookson Group warns on profits October 8, 2012 Materials company Cookson Group this morning warned that a weak performance in one of it divisions would cause it to miss forecasts for the year. Third-quarter performance for its engineered ceramics division, which makes products for the global steel industry, was weaker than previous expectations thanks to a downturn in production of the metal. Its [...]
Aquarius Platinum chief executive stands down October 8, 2012 The chief executive of Aquarius Platinum has resigned with immediate effect, giving no reason for his departure. Stuart Murray has terminated his directorships with other companies in the group. A replacement is being sought. In the interim, Jean Nel will take the role of chief operating officer and Zwelakhe Mankazana has been appointed interim non-executive [...]
