The new sophistication February 16, 2012 BEAUTY or brains? For a long time women’s watches have been focused on the former with lashings of diamonds distracting from what’s hidden inside – typically a battery-run movement. But now we can enjoy both and stop borrowing from the boys, because some of the world’s finest watch brands have realised that women want a [...]
Captain Cook could struggle to continue his fine ODI form February 16, 2012 PAKISTAN vs ENGLAND SATURDAY – 11.00 AM SKY SPORTS FOR a long time Alastair Cook couldn’t even get in England’s one day side. Now, no man’s place in the team is more secure. The Three Lions skipper has registered a number of big scores at the top of the order and this week became the [...]
Boeing seals record $22bn planes order February 14, 2012 BOEING yesterday officially sealed its largest ever commercial plane order in a $22.4bn (£14.2bn) deal with Indonesia’s Lion Air. Lion Air ordered 201 Boeing 737 MAX and 29 next-generation 737-900ERs, with purchase rights for a further 150 planes from the US manufacturer, for use on both domestic and international routes. Boeing said the deal was [...]
Why we should speak out against moves to curtail the UK’s freedom of speech February 14, 2012 DAWN raids by police on the homes of reporters are not something we expect to happen in the UK. But that’s what happened last weekend, when the Metropolitan police sent teams of up to 10 officers to the homes of senior Sun journalists. Reactions were mixed. Brian Cathcart of the Hacked Off campaign, which has [...]
Red alert: shortage of fire power to give Dalglish a headache February 9, 2012 MANCHESTER UNITED vs LIVERPOOL Tomorrow – 12.45pm Sky Sports 1 EXTRA motivation isn’t normally required in this north west derby, but the additional carrot for Manchester United tomorrow is that victory will take them top of the Premier League, until Sunday evening at least. However, Old Trafford hasn’t been the fortress it was last season [...]
Facebook deal sends Bango stock sky high February 8, 2012 SHARES in British mobile payments business Bango rocketed yesterday as the company did a deal with Facebook, despite both parties refusing to disclose the terms of the agreement. Bango said in a statement it will “provide payments services to Facebook”. This follows last week’s confirmation – after a rise in share price around the time [...]
Deutsche Telekom bids for rights February 5, 2012 Deutsche Telekom will bid on its own for exclusive satellite and cable rights to show Germany’s Bundesliga soccer games live, a magazine reported, opening a possible bidding war with Sky Deutschland. Should Telekom receive the rights, which are estimated to cost about €225m (£187m) every year, Der Spiegel reported yesterday that it might look to [...]
Super Saint-Andre can lead France to trophy February 2, 2012 SPORT TRADER DAVID WILD AND BEN CLEMINSON BRING YOU THE BEST SIX NATIONS AND PREMIER LEAGUE BETS FROM TOMORROW WHO is under the most pressure ahead of this year’s Six Nations? Is it Stuart Lancaster, England’s interim coach who, should he achieve anything less than a Grand Slam, will probably be out of a job? [...]
Facebook IPO to give birth to billionaires February 1, 2012 FACEBOOK yesterday submitted papers to become a publicly traded company later this year, putting an end in the week of its eighth anniversary to months of heated speculation. In a rare insight into the mind of the usually tight-lipped social network creator, celebrity geek Mark Zuckerberg included a letter in the filing. “We often talk [...]
Sky to launch new internet TV service January 31, 2012 BSKYB will welcome non-customers to its online collection in an attempt to tap into the 13m UK homes that do not subscribe to its pay TV packages. BSkyB, in which Rupert Murdoch owns a 39 per cent stake, yesterday reported a £601m adjusted operating profit – a 16 per cent increase – for the first [...]