Tindall reinstated in England squad and fine cut on appeal November 28, 2011 FORMER England captain Mike Tindall has been handed an international lifeline after he was reinstated to the elite player squad last night, following a successful appeal over the ban he received for his conduct at the World Cup. The Gloucester centre was reprimanded after the controversial night out in Queenstown that followed England’s opening win [...]
Everton manager Moyes warns Chelsea they’ll have to spend big to tempt Rodwell away from Goodison Park December 20, 2011 CHELSEA have been warned they will have to spend big in January once again if they want to prise England youngster Jack Rodwell from Everton. Toffees manager David Moyes yesterday dismissed suggestions of a £20m bid from Stamford Bridge for the 20-year-old midfielder, who won his first senior cap against world champions Spain last month. [...]
Fresh fears over Woods caddie clash in Australia November 8, 2011 FEARS that bad feeling between Tiger Woods and former caddie Steve Williams could spill over at the Australian Open were revived yesterday when they were allotted to consecutive playing groups for the tournament. Organisers had promised to keep the men apart at this week’s event, after Williams sparked outrage and was forced to apologise for [...]
Pakistan spot-fixing cheats have their appeals over jail sentences rejected November 23, 2011 DISGRACED former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and his erstwhile team-mate Mohammad Amir have failed in their appeals against the jail sentences they received following the spot-fixing trial. Butt, 27, was jailed for 30 months, while 19-year-old fast bowler Amir, one of the sport’s most precocious talents, was detained for six months for the parts they [...]
Shell in $17bn gas contract November 27, 2011 IRAQ signed a final $17bn (£11bn) deal with Royal Dutch Shell and Mitsubishi yesterday to capture flared gas at southern oilfields, a project that should boost production of badly needed electricity. The 25-year project, one of the largest Iraq has signed with foreign energy firms, is meant to help harness more than 700m cubic feet [...]
Shell in $17bn gas contract November 27, 2011 IRAQ signed a final $17bn (£11bn) deal with Royal Dutch Shell and Mitsubishi yesterday to capture flared gas at southern oilfields, a project that should boost production of badly needed electricity. The 25-year project, one of the largest Iraq has signed with foreign energy firms, is meant to help harness more than 700m cubic feet [...]
Ban countries over fixing, urges ex-corruption chief November 6, 2011 THE FORMER anti-corruption chief of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has called on the world governing body to consider banning Pakistan over the spot-fixing scandal. Lord Condon urged the ICC to prove its credibility by imposing the toughest sanctions possible for countries who do not do enough to prevent corruption in their teams. “This is [...]
Ban countries over fixing, urges ex-corruption chief November 6, 2011 THE FORMER anti-corruption chief of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has called on the world governing body to consider banning Pakistan over the spot-fixing scandal. Lord Condon urged the ICC to prove its credibility by imposing the toughest sanctions possible for countries who do not do enough to prevent corruption in their teams. “This is [...]
Another summit, another letdown by Europe’s elite December 12, 2011 AUSTAN Goolsbee, former chairman of President Obama’s council of economic advisers, is hardly a virulent eurosceptic. However, his assessment of the prospects of the common currency is very stark: in his view, as long as European leaders remain wedded to a utopian vision of political union in Europe, they will have to keep fighting off [...]
Another summit, another letdown by Europe’s elite December 12, 2011 AUSTAN Goolsbee, former chairman of President Obama’s council of economic advisers, is hardly a virulent eurosceptic. However, his assessment of the prospects of the common currency is very stark: in his view, as long as European leaders remain wedded to a utopian vision of political union in Europe, they will have to keep fighting off [...]