Taylor called up for second Test July 29, 2012 England have replaced Ravi Bopara with Nottinghamshire batsman James Taylor ahead of their second test against South Africa, which starts at Headingley on Thursday.
Chelsea defeat completes US trip July 29, 2012 Chelsea ended their pre-season tour of the US in unconvincing fashion with a 1-0 defeat against AC Milan in Miami.
Gunners’ Asia tour ends in a draw July 29, 2012 Arsenal completed their pre-season tour of Asia yesterday with a 2-2 draw against Hong Kong’s champions Kitchee FC. Calamitous defending saw Arsene Wenger’s side go behind twice, but equalisers from Theo Walcott and Thomas Eisfeld spared the tourists’ blushes.
Russian TNK-BP profit slumps on weak crude July 27, 2012 Russia’s third-largest oil producer TNK-BP International said on Friday its second quarter net profit slumped to $808m (£513) from $2.2bn a year ago on the back of lower crude prices and higher taxes. The company, half-owned by BP, said Russian Urals crude oil prices declined 7 per cent during the period, while it had to [...]
William Hill bullish after 13 per cent profit rise July 27, 2012 William Hill, Britain’s largest bookmaker, said it was on track to meet its full year targets after first half profit before tax rose to £143.3m, in line with forecasts. The company is best known for its chain of 2,370 betting shops in Britain, but is expanding overseas and like other gaming companies has a growing [...]
Costs weigh on Anglo American as profits drop July 27, 2012 Miner Anglo American saw profits drop almost 40 per cent in the first half of the year as faltering global economic growth hit the prices of key commodities like iron ore and platinum, but failed to bring down costs. The trend of weaker prices and still-rising costs has battered the major miners that have reported [...]
Airbus delays A350, EADS lifts forecasts July 27, 2012 European planemaker Airbus delayed the introduction of its newest passenger jet, the carbon-composite A350, as parent EADS unveiled better-than-expected second-quarter earnings lifted by resilient demand for its existing range of jetliners. The three-month delay follows a glitch in wing production and pushes first delivery of the all-new A350 – Europe’s answer to the Boeing 787 [...]
Barclays sorry for Libor as profits top £4bn July 27, 2012 Barclays said it was confident it will repair the damage caused by an interest rate rigging scandal that has rocked it and the banking industry after beating expectations with a £4bn profit. “We are sorry for the issues that have emerged over recent weeks and recognise that we have disappointed our customers and shareholders,” chairman [...]
Smartphones power record $5.9bn Samsung profit July 27, 2012 Samsung Electronics, the world’s top technology firm by revenue, reported on Friday a record operating profit of $5.9bn (£3.7bn) for the June quarter, as rampant Galaxy S handset sales helped stretch its lead over Apple. September quarter mobile profits are expected to forge further ahead as the latest Galaxy model enjoys a sales boom before [...]
FACEBOOK REELS AS RESULTS FLOP July 26, 2012 FACEBOOK’s woes deepened last night as after-hours trading sunk shares in chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s company to an all-time low after the social network’s earnings stagnated in its first quarter as a public company. Shares fell 10 per cent to under $24 (£15.29) – 37 per cent down on its listing price – as income [...]
