Anelka books top spot for smooth Blues November 25, 2009 FC PORTO (0) vs CHELSEA (1) CHELSEA boss Carlo Ancelotti spoke of his delight after the Blues finished top of Group D with an impressive away victory over Porto. Striker Nicolas Anelka netted a third successive winning goal for Ancelotti’s side in the Champions League, heading home Florent Malouda’s 69th minute cross to put paid [...]
Duty hits Gazprom November 24, 2009 Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom may lose around 380bn roubles (£8.17bn) in 2009-2010 due to higher than expected custom duties. The state-run gas giant has already asked the government to settle the dispute that could cost the company around 111.7bn roubles this year and 274.4bn roubles in 2010. But it is still unclear if the [...]
SSL excites the City as profits grow November 24, 2009 ASHARES in SSL jumped to record highs yesterday after the condom-to-foot-deodorant maker said first half profits were up 59 per cent. SSL said that pre-tax profits rose to £51.9m from £32.5m in the six months ending 30 September, driven by a strong performance at its Durex Play business that makes lubricants and vibrators, and its [...]
Gunners win dampened by injury worry November 24, 2009 ARSENAL (2) Vs STANDARD LIEGE (0) ARSENAL secured top spot in Group H and a place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a smooth attacking display, but their satisfaction was soured by a serious injury to full-back Kieran Gibbs. The outstanding Samir Nasri capitalised on a defensive slip to tuck the opening [...]
Nadal rocked by early loss November 23, 2009 WORLD No2 Rafael Nadal’s ATP World Tour Finals in London got off to the worst possible start with a straight-sets loss to Sweden’s Robin Soderling. The Spaniard, who has not won a tournament since May following a series of injuries, went down 6-4, 6-4 in the Group B match at the O2 Arena. Defeat was [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS November 22, 2009 Legal & General PropertyThe property investment group has hired Simon Russian as senior fund manager of retail development.Russian was previously head of retail and development director at Wilson Bowden Developments, which he joined in 1995. In his new role, he will be responsible for strategically managing the firm’s retail development projects and working with the [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 19, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES VODAFONE?VEXED BY VERIZON STANCEThe chief executive of Vodafone yesterday said that the question of dividend payments from Verizon Wireless, its US joint venture, was one of the most pressing items on the company’s agenda. Speaking at a MorganStanley investor conference in Barcelona, Vittorio Colao said: “We need to solve the US situation.” EUROPEAN [...]
TNK-BP’s new boss unveiled November 19, 2009 OIL giant BP said the candidate proposed by its oligarch partners to lead their Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, had won out over BP’s candidate and that oligarch Mikhail Fridman would stay at the helm until 2011. BP and AAR, a consortium representing the billionaire co-owners, said Maxim Barsky, currently TNK-BP’s executive vice president for strategy [...]
ROMA MOVE IN FOR ROMAN November 19, 2009 ITALIAN side Roma took the lead the race to sign Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko last night after club director Daniele Prade flew into London to discuss a possible transfer. The £13.8m Russian has fallen out of favour under Harry Redknapp this season, prompting Prade to push a deal through. Pavlyuchenko’s representative Oliver Wendt said: “It’s [...]
M&S and ITV brighten up dull day of trading for FTSE November 18, 2009 THE UK’s main market ticked down slightly yesterday, as an unexpected drop in US housing figures spooked investors and weakness in food retailers and tobacco firms outpaced gains in miners and energy companies. The FTSE100 closed 0.1 per cent lower at 5,342.13 with Cable & Wireless, Unilever, Vodafone and HSBC going ex-dividend. Marks & Spencer [...]