Cahill and Hart receive England call October 6, 2009 ENGLAND boss Fabio Capello last night drafted in goalkeeper Joe Hart and defender Gary Cahill into his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Belarus after Paul Robinson and Joleon Lescott pulled out with injuries. Lescott picked up a calf injury playing for Manchester City against Aston Villa on Monday, while Blackburn keeper [...]
Telenor makes peace with Alfa and plans $23bn merger October 5, 2009 NORWEGIAN Telenor and Russian Alfa Group have agreed to merge their Russian and Ukrainian holdings into a $23bn (£14.4bn) New-York listed telecoms firm, ending one of Russia’s longest corporate wars. Telenor’s stock surged 15 per cent on the news the row had ended. The dispute was seen as a major threat to foreign investment in [...]
FA plead innocence in England broadcast row October 5, 2009 THE Football Association has pleaded innocence in the decision not to televise England’s World Cup qualifier with Ukraine, insisting the matter was out of their hands. Saturday’s match at the Dnipro Stadium is the first international not broadcast on television but is available exclusively to subscribers online. The decision has been met with widespread anger [...]
FA plead innocence in England broadcast row October 5, 2009 THE Football Association has pleaded innocence in the decision not to televise England’s World Cup qualifier with Ukraine, insisting the matter was out of their hands. Saturday’s match at the Dnipro Stadium is the first international not broadcast on television but is available exclusively to subscribers online. The decision has been met with widespread anger [...]
Capello ignores Wenger call on Walcott fitness October 4, 2009 FABIO CAPELLO last night ignored the advice of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and decided against handing Theo Walcott and instant England recall. The Arsenal youngster has missed the first six weeks of the season with a back injury but marked his return to first-team action with a goal in the 6-2 romp over Blackburn yesterday. [...]
Moody’s downgrades Naftogaz September 28, 2009 Moody’s Investors Service yesterday downgraded the ratings of Ukraine’s Naftogaz, saying it expects the state energy giant to default on its debt this week. Moody’s cut Naftogaz’s probability of default rating to Ca from Caa2 after the company offered last week to restructure $500m of notes due on 30 September.
Baltic blues disperse as strength returns September 22, 2009 SINCE the start of the financial crisis, the Baltic states have cast a long shadow over their Scandinavian and Eastern European neighbours. Swedish banks, which lent heavily to the Baltic states in euros, now find themselves running a high risk of loan default. Sweden’s Swedbank, which is the Nordic bank most heavily exposed to the [...]
Losses grow wider at Regal September 16, 2009 REGAL PETROLEUM, the oil and gas group, reported a widening first-half net loss yesterday, but said it was expecting improved earnings for the next year as funding problems at the group have been resolved. The firm reported a net loss for the six months to the end of June of $7.57m (£4.59m) compared with $5.26m [...]
Losses grow wider at Regal September 16, 2009 REGAL PETROLEUM, the oil and gas group, reported a widening first-half net loss yesterday, but said it was expecting improved earnings for the next year as funding problems at the group have been resolved. The firm reported a net loss for the six months to the end of June of $7.57m (£4.59m) compared with $5.26m [...]
Five-star England qualify in fine style September 9, 2009 ENGLAND (5) vs CROATIA (1) FABIO CAPELLO hailed the “best performance” of his reign as manager after his England side booked their ticket to the World Cup finals in South Africa next summer in emphatic style. Two goals apiece from midfield duo Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard and a fifth from Wayne Rooney put the [...]