CHARAGUA, Bolivia - In Bolivia's biggest municipality, a scrub-brush expanse of cattle ranches and hardscrabble farms, Sunday's national elections aren't all about Evo Morales. With Bolivia's first indigenous president expected to easily win re-elec
Atalanta midfielder Ferreira Pinto admits that the Nerazzurri's ladder position is of concern, and wants his side to rectify the problem as early as this weekend against Fiorentina. We are awaiting matches of the highest level, the Brazilian said t
Portsmouth manager Avram Grant insists his lack of experience will not be a problem in helping steer the club away from the Premier League's relegation zone.The former Chelsea boss saw his side lose 4-1 at home to Manchester United on Saturday and i
ING, the Dutch financial services group, priced its €7.5bn ($11.2bn) rights issue on Friday at a near 40 per cent discount as it raises cash to repay state aid.The rights issue is part of an overhaul at the bank that will see it split its banking an
THE HAGUE - Dutch bank and insurance group ING announced on Friday it would issue 1.7 billion new shares at 4.24 euros apiece to raise 7.5 billion euros to pay back government emergency funding. The share capital of ING will be increased by 7.5 b
Gordon Smith is considering a fresh attempt to convince football's rulemakers to introduce video replays to the game.In the wake of the Thierry Henry handball controversy, the SFA chief executive wants the International FA Board to at least pilot th
The world’s largest rights issue got off the ground as Lloyds Banking Group set the pricing for £13.5bn of new shares ahead of a crucial shareholder vote in Birmingham on Thursday.The capital raising is a milestone in the bank’s convalescence since
LONDON - Britain's partly-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group on Tuesday said it was offering shareholders new stock at a discount of almost 60 percent under the country's largest ever rights issue. LBG, 43-percent state-owned after a massive governm
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