Ferguson rejects plans to strengthen in January to ease defensive crisis December 21, 2009 SIR ALEX FERGUSON has ruled out the possibility of delving into the transfer market to ease Manchester United’s defensive crisis. Ferguson saw his United side slump to a fifth defeat of the campaign at Fulham on Saturday – one more that than the whole of last season. It left them four points behind Chelsea at [...]
Live above the rooftops in City’s sleekest building March 18, 2010 THE Heron, the City’s first residential development in 30 years, will be second to none, from Hong Kong to LA, in terms of style, views and overall quality of design and finish. This assertion is made in a matter of fact way by Lisa Ronson, head of marketing at The Heron’s mothership, Heron International, and [...]
Ace Gibson earns spurs for United December 1, 2009 MANCHESTER UTD (2) vs TOTTENHAM (0) DARRON GIBSON was the unlikely hero as holders Manchester United once again broke Tottenham hearts to reach the semi-final of the Carling Cup. Midfielder Gibson netted with two spectacular first-half strikes as Harry Redknapp’s Spurs again finished second best in a re-run of last year’s Wembley final. The Irishman [...]
Wenger issues call to arms as Arsenal eye title charge January 5, 2010 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has urged his side to seize the chance to turn up the heat in the title race tonight when Bolton visit the Emirates Stadium. Wenger’s men will climb to second in the Premier League and just one point behind leaders Chelsea if they continue their winning streak this evening. The Gunners’ [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS January 14, 2010 Cazenove Capital The asset management firm has appointed Louis Greening as a desk-based UK advisory sales consultant. Greening joins from Skandia, where he has worked in the London-based sales team for the past two years. Prior to that, he was at Friends Provident. In his new role, he will be responsible for building new relationships [...]
Walcott suffers fresh blow to add to Wenger’s on-going woes December 3, 2009 ARSENAL’S injury woes have taken another turn for the worst with the news that Theo Walcott has picked up a slight hamstring strain. The winger will miss Saturday’s visit of Stoke City, joining Robin van Persie, Gael Clichy, Abou Diaby and Nicklas Bendtner on the sidelines. The Gunners, however, welcome back full-back Bacary Sagna, who [...]
United can wait, Carlo tells Blues November 2, 2009 ATLETICO MADRID vs CHELSEA MANAGER Carlo Ancelotti has ordered Chelsea to ignore domestic rivalries and focus solely on tonight’s Champions League trip to Spain. The Blues are top of the Premier League and welcome Manchester United to Stamford Bridge on Sunday. But Ancelotti is anxious the titanic clash does not prove a distraction as Chelsea [...]
London is the big smoke for cigar connoisseurs January 3, 2010 Those resolutions are going up in flames in the city’s new breed of smoking terraces, writes Timothy Barber SITTING back on a luxurious sofa with a glass of fine champagne in one hand and a cigar in the other, I’m among a group of around 25 men and a couple of women sending up a [...]
C&C quenches its thirst with a cider acquisition spree November 30, 2009 IRISH drinks group C&C yesterday said it had acquired the UK cider assets of Constellation Brands – including Blackthorn, Olde English and Gaymer – for £45m in cash. C&C chief executive John Dunsmore said the price of the assets was “highly attractive”, while analysts said the deal handed the company a third of the UK [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING February 10, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES BOCOM EYES $500M PRIVATE EQUITY FUND Bank of Communications is to launch a US dollar private equity fund in the latest sign of mounting Chinese interest in the asset class. BoCom International, the bank’s overseas arm, said on Wednesday it was targeting a $500m fund that would invest in mainland groups. The fund [...]