Di Matteo stunned at his sacking February 6, 2011 ROBERTO DI MATTEO admitted he was “surprised and disappointed” after being sacked by West Bromwich Albion. The former Chelsea midfielder was placed on gardening leave yesterday with the Baggies outside the relegation zone on goal difference. A statement released by Di Matteo through the League Manager’s Association read: “I was extremely surprised and disappointed to be relieved of [...]
Winning the icy chukkas – the bank that hosts a snow-polo tournament February 6, 2011 THE game of polo is one of the oldest sports in the world. Originating in ancient Persia, it is thought to have begun as a way of training elite cavalry troops. It was brought back to Europe in the 19th century through the Calcutta Polo Club, established by two British officers in India who formalised [...]
Forget gold, here’s the copper rush February 6, 2011 CRACK open your piggy bank and empty your penny jar. Do it now and do it fast. Forget about the gold rush; it is all about the copper rush now. The price of the metal is going through the roof, hitting $10,000 a tonne. This sort of price action means the two pence piece in [...]
Barclay banks on special attention February 3, 2011 SCOTLAND openside John Barclay is looking forward to putting his reputation as one of the best back-row forwards in the game on the line against France in Paris tomorrow. The RBS 6 Nations holders boast a talented pack including skipper Thierry Dusautoir, Julien Bonnaire and Imanol Harinordoquy, and Barclay knows he’ll be singled out for [...]
American unemloyment claims fall February 3, 2011 US jobless claims fell to 415,000 in the week ending 29 January, it was revealed yesterday. The number of unemployed benefit claimants had increased the previous week due to heavy snow in four states, according to Barclays Capital. And separate data showed a 0.2 per cent rise in US factory orders for December. “This was [...]
Swiss lead on private banking February 3, 2011 SWISS banks are still a firm favourite for wealth managers the world over, according to a leading survey. A review by investment magazine Euromoney placed Credit Suisse as the world’s top provider of private banking services, putting the Swiss lender first for the second year running. The bank knocked Swiss rival UBS off the top [...]
THE FAMOUS FIVE – ENGLAND’S FOES February 2, 2011 Italy NICK MALLETT’S Italy remain a work in progress, and will have their work cut out again to not collect the wooden spoon, as they have done for the past three years. But there are some positives, and the Azzurri are becoming more competitive, thanks in part to domestic powerhouses Benetton Treviso and Aironi Rugby’s [...]
IFS: Osborne must stick to austerity cuts February 2, 2011 THE coalition must protect confidence in the UK by delivering a reduction in the deficit, the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said yesterday. Loosening fiscal policy “risks undermining investor confidence,” the thinktank warned in its green budget. “Having set out his fiscal consolidation plan, it is important that chancellor Osborne resist the temptation to [...]
British building sector picks up after the December freeze February 2, 2011 BRITISH construction bounced back in January, after a snow-hit slump in December, according to data released yesterday. The sector’s performance exceeded the forecasts of economists, by jumping to 53.7 in the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) conducted by Markit and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS). In December the industry had recorded 49.1, indicating [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS February 2, 2011 Betfair The bookies have appointed a new non-executive director to its board: Baroness Denise Kingsmill. She will also sit on the company’s audit committee in this role. Kingsmill has experience serving on the competition commission, of which she was deputy chairman 1996-2003, and she has also chaired three reviews and taskforces for various government departments. [...]