McLeish hits out as Villa steal a march April 25, 2010 BIRMINGHAM boss Alex McLeish lashed out at referee Martin Atkinson after a late, hotly-disputed penalty took local rivals Aston Villa level on points with fourth-placed Tottenham in the race for a Champions League place. Atkinson pointed to the spot seven minutes from time after Blues defender Roger Johnson appeared to win the ball in a [...]
Arteta’s spot on to deny Fulham April 25, 2010 MIKEL ARTETA fired home a stoppage time penalty to keep Everton’s slim hopes of a European place alive. The Spaniard slotted home from the spot in the fifth minute of added time after Chris Baird upended Tim Cahill in the box. Fulham boss Roy Hodgson rested no fewer than nine players ahead of Thursday’s crunch [...]
ROONEY AND MILNER SCOOP TOP AWARDS April 25, 2010 WAYNE ROONEY last night insisted he will be fit to play in the World Cup for England after picking up the PFA Player of the Year Award. The Manchester United striker scored 34 goals this season and beat off competition from Didier Drogba, Cesc Fabregas and Carlos Tevez. Rooney, 24, is currently suffering from a [...]
Greece triggers eurozone rescue package April 23, 2010 GREEK Prime Minister George Papandreou has asked for the EU/IMF debt rescue mechanism for his country to be triggered. It comes after data showed the debt-laden country has a budget deficit of 13.6 per cent of gross domestic product – higher than forecast. The loans package has been put together to help dig the eurozone [...]
Economic growth slows to 0.2pc April 23, 2010 THE economy grew by 0.2 per cent in the first three months of the year, official figures have shown. GDP expanded by 0.4 per cent in the final three months of 2009 when the UK lurched out of recession. The latest figures, from the Office for National Statistics, came in a week which saw unemployment [...]
Prudential names date for Asian listings April 23, 2010 PRUDENTIAL has said it plans to list in Hong Kong on 11 May and also confirmed a secondary listing in Singapore as it prepares to fund its $35.5bn (£23.6bn) takeover of Asian rival AIA. The move to list in Asia is expected to draw local investors to a $21bn rights issue, launched to fund its [...]
Ericsson profits down 30pc as market shrinks April 23, 2010 SWEDISH mobile giant Ericsson has reported a drop of almost a third in first-quarter profit with sales also dipping. The telecom equipment market contracted sharply in 2009 as the global downturn crimped operator spending. Its sales fell nine per cent year-on-year while operating profit, excluding joint ventures and restructuring costs, was 4.5bn Swedish crowns (£403m). [...]
Carell and Fey hit the funny bone April 22, 2010 Film DATE NIGHT Cert: 15 Tina Fey and Steve Carell are such comic dynamite that their pairing up for Date Night promised explosions of mirth, especially when directed by Shawn Levy, of Night At the Museum fame. Saturday Night Live afficianados (where Fey and Carell made their names) – and those who regard Carell’s work [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND April 22, 2010 FILM IT’S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE Gurinder Chadha’s latest comedy. CENTURION Amusingly awful Romans vs Picts action flick. AGORA More from ancient Rome, this time with Rachel Weisz. DVD THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS Zany satire with George Clooney. THE THICK OF IS SERIES 3 The latest season of the great political comedy. THE BOX [...]
WHY YELLOW AIN’T GREAT FOR WHITE April 22, 2010 Sara Hollamby Style Counsel BLAME his party’s colour, but Nick Clegg has demonstrated a fondness for yellow ties in recent months, the result being that he tends to look rather washed out. Yellow is an extremely difficult colour for anyone to wear who is starved of sun and over the age of 30. Yellow looks [...]
