Premier League clubs’ appetite for recruiting best foreign striking talent has taken its toll September 6, 2012 POSSESSION is the key area in which England must improve, so I was happy to see Roy Hodgson adopt an ability-over-age policy in selecting his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Moldova, tonight, and Ukraine. Sometimes we discard older players too readily but the likes of Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Michael Carrick have [...]
Gerrard driven to exorcise lasting Euro 2012 demons September 6, 2012 ENGLAND captain Steven Gerrard has admitted that he continues to live with the disappointment of the European Championship quarter-final defeat to Italy but believes that his team can learn from the mistakes they have made. After finally being given the captaincy for which he was overlooked for John Terry in 2006, Gerrard was England’s best [...]
Know your enemy: Moldova September 6, 2012 Are they any good? Ranked 141st, Moldova have never qualified for a major tournament, and fared poorly in their two most recent qualification campaigns, finishing second bottom of their Euro 2012 group and last in their section for the 2010 World Cup. No current squad members have scored more than two international goals, although Moldova [...]
Jenkins set to miss Lions tour September 6, 2012 British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland could be without prop Gethin Jenkins for next summer’s tour of Australia if his club side Toulon reach the Top 14 final, say the French club.
Anderson receives Twenty20 call September 6, 2012 Fast-bowler James Anderson has been called into England’s Twenty20 squad for their three matches against South Africa as cover for the injured Steven Finn. Anderson has not played a Twenty20 game for England since 2009.
Eurozone’s economy heading towards recession September 6, 2012 Strong exports limited the Eurozone’s economic contraction in the second quarter of this year despite falling investment, inventories and private consumption that point to output shrinking overall in 2012. The EU’s statistics office Eurostat confirmed today that gross domestic product in the 17 countries using the euro fell 0.2 per cent quarter-on-quarter. It revised the [...]
FTSE 100 up on ECB meeting hopes September 6, 2012 The blue chip index was up in morning trading, as markets were dominated by speculation over European Central Bank policy action at the monthly meeting later today. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee minutes will also be released today, at 12 noon. Miners led the index up, as Lonmin was an early riser, adding [...]
Draghi to deliver bond plan at ECB meeting September 6, 2012 European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi faces the most decisive moment of his presidency today when he tries to heal divisions among policymakers and deliver on his promise to save the euro. Investors want to hear how the ECB will start a new bond-buying programme to help bring down the borrowing costs of Spain [...]
EMEA bears brunt of Nomura’s $1bn cost cuts September 6, 2012 Nomura, Japan’s biggest brokerage, said it will make cuts in its equities and investment banking businesses as it looks to chop $1bn (£628m) in costs, mainly from its ailing overseas operations, cooling its global ambitions. Unveiling details of a $1bn restructuring it outlined last week, Nomura said the combined European, Middle East and Africa region [...]
Morrisons profit rises in tough market September 6, 2012 Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket Morrisons posted first-half profit towards the top end of forecasts and said it was on track to meet its expectations for the year even though it anticipated no let-up in pressure on the consumer. Morrisons, which trails Tesco, Wal-Mart’s Asda and J Sainsbury by annual sales, said today it made an underlying [...]
