AB InBev sells nine breweries for $3bn October 15, 2009 BEVERAGES giant Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) sold nine Central European breweries to buyout house CVC in a deal worth as much as $3bn (£1.8bn) yesterday. The sale, under which CVC will get the rights to sell brands like Stella Artois, Becks and Hooegaarden in the region, is the third by the firm in recent months. [...]
Richards’ bloodgate ban was savage, says lawyer September 6, 2009 THE LAWYER representing shamed Dean Richards has broken the silence on the former Harlequins’ rugby director’s three-year ban, describing the punishment as “savage” and “excessive”. Richards was banned from any form of coaching by Heineken Cup organisers, the European Rugby Cup, for his part in the now infamous ‘bloodgate’ scandal which has cast a shadow [...]
Richards had ‘central control’ of Quins’ fake blood scandal September 2, 2009 DEAN RICHARDS’ reputation as one of rugby’s most respected coaches lay in tatters today after the damning verdict on the Harlequins fake blood scandal directed the blame firmly on his shoulders. In a written judgement of his European Rugby Cup appeal hearing, the Quins’ former rugby director was described as the “directing mind” in the [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS July 5, 2009 HEINEKENBroker JP Morgan yesterday raised its price target for beer brewer Heineken from €23.00 (£19.70) to €26.00, forecasting an improvement in beer volumes during this year and next. JP Morgan added it did not believe that Heineken is again the “cheap value, recovery player” in the sector, but said that the worst is over in [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS July 5, 2009 HEINEKENBroker JP Morgan yesterday raised its price target for beer brewer Heineken from €23.00 (£19.70) to €26.00, forecasting an improvement in beer volumes during this year and next. JP Morgan added it did not believe that Heineken is again the “cheap value, recovery player” in the sector, but said that the worst is over in [...]
RFU could hit Richards with further punishment August 18, 2009 FORMER Harlequins boss Dean Richards, still reeling after being handed a three-year ban for faking an injury to one of his players, has been warned he could face further punishment. The Rugby Football Union says it will look into claims that emerged during Monday’s hearing that Richards, 46, had fabricated injuries on four previous occasions. [...]
RFU could hit Richards with further punishment August 18, 2009 FORMER Harlequins boss Dean Richards, still reeling after being handed a three-year ban for faking an injury to one of his players, has been warned he could face further punishment. The Rugby Football Union says it will look into claims that emerged during Monday’s hearing that Richards, 46, had fabricated injuries on four previous occasions. [...]
Richards gets three-year ban for fake blood fiasco August 17, 2009 FORMER Harlequins boss Dean Richards was last night banned from coaching for three years for his part in the club’s faking of a blood injury during last season’s Heineken Cup. Winger Tom Williams, whose mouth wound during April’s quarter-final defeat to Leinster was found to have been fabricated, had his 12-month suspension reduced to four [...]
Quins man’s 12-month ban ‘entirely disproportionate’ July 21, 2009 PLAYERS’ chief Damian Hopley has leapt to the defence of Harlequins winger Tom Williams, after he was handed a 12-month ban for faking a blood injury. Williams was found to have fabricated a cut to his mouth in order to allow Quins to make a late substitution during their Heineken Cup quarter-final defeat to Leinster [...]
Quins fined and Williams banned for ‘faking injury’ July 20, 2009 HARLEQUINS winger Tom Williams was last night banned for 12 months and the Premiership club hit with a £215,000 fine for faking a blood injury. Williams and the club were found guilty of fabricating a cut to his mouth during a Heineken Cup quarter-final against Leinster on 12 April. The apparent injury allowed Quins to [...]