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Cusiter: Calcutta Cup will be huge physical challenge
Scotland skipper Chris Cusiter has praised England’s quality and strength ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations clash at Murrayfield. The Calcutta Cup tie pairs an England frustrated at their late loss to Ireland with a Scotland eager to avoid the wooden spoon having been beaten 16-12 by Italy in Rome two weeks ago. And ahead of Saturday’s evening [...]
Continue reading...Wales turn to Gareth Delve for Ireland Six Nations clash
9. March 2010
Warren Gatland has added Gloucester captain Gareth Delve to his forward pack ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Ireland at Croke Park. The 27-year-old number eight comes in after injuries to Ospreys lock Alan-Wyn Jones and Cardiff Blues second row Deiniol Jones, whose team-mate Andy Powell has been suspended. Delve, whose last of his four caps [...]
Continue reading...Sale Sharks 7-15 Northampton Saints
8. March 2010
Sale Sharks slipped to the bottom of the Guinness Premiership table after suffering a 15-7 defeat at home to Northampton Saints on Sunday. The win was the visitors’ first ever league win at Edgeley Park, and it keeps up the pressure on Leicester at the top. The Saints secured the victory despite Stephen Myler’s horror show with [...]
Continue reading...Lewis Moody swaps boyhood club Leicester Tigers for Bath
8. March 2010
Bath have confirmed the signing of England flanker Lewis Moody from Leicester Tigers on a three-year deal. The 31-year-old will leave his boyhood club who currently sit top of the Guinness Premiership, where he has spent 14 years making over 200 appearances, to join Bath, who lie five places below the Tigers in sixth.But World Cup-winner [...]
Continue reading...Stade Francais claim RFU keeping James Haskell ‘prisoner’
5. March 2010
Stade Francais president Max Guazzini has claimed England flanker James Haskell is being kept prisoner by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). Guazzini has slammed the RFU for lacking respect after they refused to release Haskell and let him play for his club against Toulouse this weekend. "I’m very sorry it has come to this," he said. [...]
Continue reading...Australian winger Lote Tuqiri sad to say goodbye to Leicester
5. March 2010
Leicester Tigers winger Lote Tuqiri says he will be sad to leave Welford Road when he heads back to Australia to join Rugby League side West Tigers after Saturday’s game against London Irish. The Australia winger initially arrived at Welford Road on a short-term deal until April 1st, however with the club not having a fixture [...]
Continue reading...David Attoub loses appeal against 70-week ban for gouging
5. March 2010
Stade Francais prop David Attoub has lost his appeal against a 70-week ban for eye-gouging. The forward was found guilty of the attack after being photographed with his fingers in the eyes of Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris during Ulster’s 23-13 victory over the French side on December 12th 2009. He received the lengthy ban for the incident [...]
Continue reading...Former Wales captain Gareth Thomas set for switch to rugby league
4. March 2010
Former Wales and Lions captain Gareth Thomas is set to switch codes and sign for Wrexham-based rugby league side Crusaders, reports claim. The move from union to league for the most capped Welsh player of all time is expected to be confirmed at a press conference at middy on Friday. The 35-year-old is not expected to start [...]
Continue reading...James Haskell club v country row refusing to die down
4. March 2010
James Haskell remains at the centre of a tug-of-war between England and Stade Francais, with his club insisting he be released from international duty for this weekend’s match. The RFU wants the 24-year-old flanker to remain with Martin Johnson’s side ahead of the Six Nations clash with Scotland on March 13th. But Stade are insisting he return [...]
Continue reading...James Haskell club v country row refusing to die down
4. March 2010
James Haskell remains at the centre of a tug-of-war between England and Stade Francais, with his club insisting he be released from international duty for this weekend’s match. The RFU wants the 24-year-old flanker to remain with Martin Johnson’s side ahead of the Six Nations clash with Scotland on March 13th. But Stade are insisting he return [...]
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The markets in London closed up 0.15 per cent, at 8.39 points to 5,625.65, by close of trade on Friday, with banking shares again leading the gains. Leading the blue-chip gainers on the FTSE 100 was British Sky Broadcasting, which added five per cent before the markets closed for the weekend. Also among the gainers were bank; [...]
Continue reading...Teen drama Skins commissioned for two more series
E4’s award-winning drama Skins has been granted two further series, the channel has announced. The fourth season of the programme ends next week, with the current cast ending their time on the show. The drama, which follows teenagers in Bristol, has made a habit of replacing its entire cast every two years and a new set of [...]
Continue reading...Phil Spector appeals against murder conviction
Renowned music producer Phil Spector is to appeal against his conviction for murder, claiming judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct. In May 2009, and after a retrial, the 68-year-old was found guilty of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his home in 2003, and was sentenced to 19 years in jail. However, his legal team are now claiming [...]
Continue reading...BNP membership still discriminatory against non-whites, judge says
The British National party’s (BNP) new membership rules are still likely to discriminate against non-white people, a judge has ruled. A threat of a court injunction from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) last month meant the far-right group had to scrap their whites-only policy for members. Despite the party drawing up a new [...]
Continue reading...Cook says century on Test debut ‘what dreams are made of’
Alastair Cook has admitted that scoring a century on his debut as England Test captain is "what dreams are made of" after posting an unbeaten 158 against Bangladesh. Cook, who hit 158 not out as his side cruised to an early lead against Bangladesh in their first day of the first Test, became just the fifth [...]
Continue reading...Lehman Brothers report blames management and audit firms
The collapse of Lehman Brothers was in part the fault of the firm’s senior executives and auditors Ernst & Young, a report has found. In the 2,2000 page report, Anton Valukas accused the senior management of the firm of "actionable balance sheet manipulation" and said the firm was insolvent for weeks before it filed for bankruptcy. [...]
Continue reading...England close on 374-3 after Cook’s unbeaten ton
An unbeaten century from England captain Alastair Cook helped the tourists to a commanding position on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh. The visitors were 374-3 at the close of play on the first day with Cook not out on 158 and Paul Collingwood also unbeaten on 38. Kevin Pietersen had earlier recovered [...]
Continue reading...Karl Rove: Waterboarding terror suspects saved America
George Bush’s former long-time adviser Karl Rove has claimed the torture techniques used on terror suspects under the last White House administration helped avert a succession of attacks. Mr Rove said he was "proud" of the waterboarding of terror suspects, despite the technique, which simulates a drowning sensation, being outlawed by Barack Obama last year and [...]
Continue reading...Wenger tells Real Madrid to leave him alone
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Real Madrid to leave him alone after the Spanish side’s Champions League exit sparked rumours of an approach for the French coach. It is believed current Real boss Manuel Pellegrini could soon be fired from the Bernabeu after a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Lyon saw the La Liga side fail [...]
Continue reading...Pink Floyd win legal action against EMI over royalties
Rock legends Pink Floyd have been successful in their high court action against EMI over online royalty payments and marketing. The Dark Side of the Moon band, signed to EMI since 1967, had disputed the royalty payments for online music sales and complained over the record label selling tracks individually online from the band’s original albums. EMI [...]
Continue reading...Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over expenses
The Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over her parliamentary expenses claims, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced. She stood accused of fiddling her second homes allowance by claiming her main home was in Kent, but following a Scotland Yard investigation it was decided she would not face prosecution. Keir Starmer QC, the director [...]
Continue reading...Andy Murray: Give players choice on Davis Cup
British number one Andy Murray has stressed the importance of giving the UK’s tennis players a voice if a new Davis Cup captain is sought. Current captain John Lloyd is thought to be on the verge of dismissal after Great Britain’s recent loss to Lithuania, which put the team perilously close to dropping into the Davis [...]
Continue reading...Mother jailed over starvation of seven-year-old daughter
The mother of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death in 2008 has been jailed for 15 years, with the girl’s stepfather being jailed indefinitely. Khyra Ishaq weighed just 2st 9lb (16.5kg) when she died in Birmingham children’s hospital on May 17th 2008 after being taken there from her home in Handsworth. Her mother Angela Gordon was [...]
Continue reading...Didier Drogba named African Footballer of the Year
Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba has won the highest honour in African football, after picking up the African Footballer of the Year award. The 32-year-old beat Chelsea team-mate Michael Essien and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o to the prize, which was confirmed at a ceremony in Accra, Ghana. Essien and Eto’o were the two other shortlisted [...]
Continue reading...China tells Obama not to interfere in its currency strategy
China has hit back at US president Barack Obama after he said the country needed to rethink its currency policy. Yesterday Mr Obama said China needed to adopt a "market-orientated" exchange rate policy for the yuan, which would allow it to appreciate. But while the US claimed that China’s decision to keep the currency low was to [...]
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11. March 2010
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