No1 one-day status a timely lift for England and the new captain September 5, 2012 CONFIDENCE in the England camp took a knock when they lost the Test series to South Africa last month followed by the first one-day international, so their recovery in the ODI series will have given morale a vital lift before a really tough winter tour to India, even despite losing again yesterday. The No1 status, [...]
Cook content with summer’s work after South Africa draw September 5, 2012 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook believes his side can be proud of their progress despite last night losing to end their one-day international series with South Africa in a 2-2 draw. England remain the world’s No1 ranked one-day side despite the South Africans yesterday securing a convincing seven-wicket victory and Cook, even with the loss of [...]
Roddick retires on Del Potro defeat as Sharapova soars into US Open semi finals September 5, 2012 ARGENTINA’S Juan Martin del Potro last night ended the career of Andy Roddick with a hard-fought four set victory in the quarter-finals of the US Open. That Roddick retired at the scene of his finest hour – Arthur Ashe Stadium where he won the 2003 grand slam title – was perhaps rather fitting but despite [...]
Hamilton may leave McLaren for Mercedes September 5, 2012 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton is close to swapping McLaren for Mercedes next season, according to former Jordan GP owner Eddie Jordan. Jordan believes that Hamilton will replace Michael Schumacher at Mercedes with the German expected to retire at the end of the year. Hamilton signed a lucrative five-year contract with McLaren in 2008 and is yet [...]
Hamstring injury sidelines Carroll September 5, 2012 FOOTBALL: West Ham’s Andy Carroll has been ruled out for around six weeks after suffering a hamstring injury against Fulham last weekend.
Bertrand extends Chelsea stay September 5, 2012 FOOTBALL: Ryan Bertrand has signed a new five-year contract to stay at Chelsea.
Lord Oaksey dies aged 83 September 5, 2012 RACING: Former jockey and founder of the Injured Jockeys Fund, Lord Oaksey, yesterday died aged 83.
Theo Fennell in takeover talks with EMI Capital September 5, 2012 THEO Fennell, the Aim-listed jeweller, saw its shares jump nearly 30 per cent yesterday after it confirmed it is in takeover talks with EME Capital. The company said discussions were at a “very preliminary” stage, and may or may not lead to an offer being made. A spokesperson for the jeweller declined to comment further. [...]
Sweden’s Espresso House sold by UK owners to Norway fund September 5, 2012 COFFEE chain Espresso House, known as the “Starbucks of Sweden”, has been sold by its UK private equity owners Palamon Capital Partners to a Norwegian private equity fund, it was announced yesterday. The popular coffee haunt, which has 120 coffee bars dotted around Sweden, was snapped up by Norwegian fund Herkules Private Equity III after [...]
3i cuts further stake in Norma after placing September 5, 2012 UK private equity firm 3i sold €77m (£61m) of shares in German engineering firm Norma Group to institutional investors yesterday – taking its stake from 73 per cent to 16.7 per cent in just 18 months. 3i announced it had placed four million shares for a price of €19.25 per share with investors. The news [...]
