Mickelson’s the Master, but Aussie Aaron appeals April 6, 2011 THE MASTERS 2011 STARTS TODAY – 7PM, SKY SPORTS HANDS up who can spot the difference at the top of the US Masters betting list this year? At first glance it has a highly familiar look about it. PHIL MICKELSON and Tiger Woods again head the field although this time 12/1-shot Tiger – who has [...]
Rooney faces ban from FA Cup derby April 4, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED striker Wayne Rooney faces being banned for the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City after he was charged for his foul-mouthed rant at a TV camera. Rooney is expected to receive a two-match suspension if found guilty of the Football Association’s charge of using “offensive, insulting and/or abusive language”. The accusation relates to [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 4, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES LIBYAN REBELS SET FOR FIRST CRUDE EXPORTS Libyan rebels are set for their first oil export as soon as Tuesday as they seek funding to sustain their uprising against Muammer Gaddafi’s rule. The Liberia-flagged Equator tanker was off Port Said, Egypt, early on Monday and is expected to dock at the Marsa el-Hariga [...]
BP to offload Arco for $680m April 4, 2011 BP is to sell its subsidiary ARCO Aluminium to a consortium of Japanese companies for $680m. Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Furukawa Sky Aluminum, Sumitomo Corporation, Itochu Corporation, and Itochu Metals Corporation are paying cash for the company. BP chief executive Bob Dudley said: “Although a strong business, ARCO Aluminum is clearly a non-strategic asset for [...]
Richard Desmond mulls Mail merger April 3, 2011 THE owners of the Daily Express and the Daily Mail are said to have held informal talks about a potential merger of the national newspaper titles. According to Sky News, Richard Desmond (r), the chairman of the Express owner, Northern & Shell, and Lord Rothermere, chairman of Daily Mail & General Trust, discussed the idea [...]
Uniq trustees may sell firm March 31, 2011 Chilled sandwich-maker Uniq could be put up for sale today by its pension trustees, who recently took control of the embattled firm. In February Uniq agreed to cede 90 per cent of its shares to its pension scheme in order to escape the burden of the size of the pension fund which is larger than [...]
Little Master can help to claim big prize for India March 31, 2011 SRI LANKA vs INDIA TOMORROW – 10.00 AM SKY SPORTS 1 THE World Cup has got that morning-after-the-night-before feeling of overindulgence about it; however, if the knock-out phase was the Alka-Seltzer to the group stages, then a final between Sri Lanka and India will bring even the weariest back to life. Few can dispute that [...]
FTSE rally continues despite earnings woes for retailers March 30, 2011 THE FTSE 100 closed higher for a sixth consecutive session yesterday, its best run since August 2010, as investors ditched retailers over earnings worries in favour of growth sectors such as industrials and mining. Dixons issued a profit warning and gloomy outlook as a survey from the CBI showed the underlying trend for retail sales [...]
ICB meets to finalise bank report March 29, 2011 The members of the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) are due to meet in London today to put the finishing touches to their interim report into a possible overhaul of the banking sector, due to be published on 11 April. The panel’s final recommendations are not due until autumn, but three banking bosses plan to [...]
Socrates is voted back March 27, 2011 INTERIM Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates has been voted back in as leader of his Socialist Party after quitting last week. He had walked out after parliament voted down the Socialists’ austerity budget, but his victory in the party vote means he will lead them into an election in two months’ time. He won 93 [...]