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WORLD: Stanford to appear in court on fraud charges Stanford's indecision leaves ECB on tenterhooks A nightmare end to Stanford's dream Fears for the future of Tests as Twenty20 gets £75m

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Tory MEP and the Kazakhs

01.10.09
What a strange contradiction Tory MEP Struan Stevenson is. On the one hand he has visited Kazakhstan on no fewer than 10 separate occasions to investigate the effects of Soviet-era nuclear explosions on the inhabitants there... ... more

City Spy: Osborne’s strange praise for Sassoon

22.07.09
In launching his putsch on the Financial Services Authority and overhaul of City regulation, George Osborne paid tribute to Sir James Sassoon as the Shadow Chancellor’s adviser. This is most odd... ... more

City Spy: Busson's Ark sails through the storm

06.07.09
London's hedge fund community may have had a torrid time last year but at least its favoured charity, Arki Busson's ARK (or absolute return for kids), has shown the way in moneymaking. In the year to August 2008, its income rose from £32.7 million to £40.2 million. Furthermore, hedge fund turmoil is not expected to affect the levels of pledges. ARK acknowledges that "the level of outstanding donor pledges is considered to be one of the charity's key risks" but that all funding pledges "due for payment have been received to date." So hats off to the generous hedgies and let's hope that spirit continues.... more

Fraud police freeze $100 million of Stanford's assets in London

30.06.09
Assets worth $100 million (£60.2 million) have been frozen in London as part of the $7 billion fraud case against Allen Stanford, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) revealed... more

WORLD: Stanford to appear in court on fraud charges

19.06.09
Texas billionaire Allen Stanford is to appear in a federal court in Virginia over allegations of massive fraud involving his Antigua bank, after he surrendered to the FBI... more

Stanford fails to land himself in Texan jail

01.05.09
Sir Allen Stanford, the former cricket-backing financier accused of an $8 billion (£5.4 billion) fraud, tried to turn himself in late last night but was refused because there is no warrant for his arrest ... more

Stanford dismisses £6bn fraud charges as 'baloney'

07.04.09
Texan financier and cricket sponsor Sir Allen Stanford has broken his silence over allegations that he cheated investors out of £6billion... more

Stanford clues the watchdogs didn't sniff out

11.03.09
Red flags aplenty were missed by regulators on Stanford International. A picture is emerging of a firm where employees were bound by a mix of family ties, religious faith and an over-dominant chief executive - signs, surely, of a wrong 'un waiting to happen... more

Judge frees Stanford customer accounts

06.03.09
A US judge has released about $500 million (£356.6 million) from accounts held by customers of the Stanford Group hit by a suspected massive fraud... more

Antigua Senate set to OK Stanford land seizure

27.02.09
Scandal: Antigua and Barbuda's Senate is expected to approve a government move to seize land owned by Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, accused in an $8 billion securities fraud... more

Stanford's Virgin Islands assets not yet seized

23.02.09
Scandal: Allen Stanford has millions of dollars worth of assets on the Caribbean island of St. Croix, but US regulators have not seized any in their probe of the Texas billionaire, a US Marshal said... more

Former law chief claims bank fraud is worse than terrorism

23.02.09
A former Director of Public Prosecutions lambasted Labour's record on tackling financial crime as he declared that fraudulent bankers are more of a danger to society than terrorists... more

Victor really a loser in the big banks merger?

23.02.09
Is all well at the top of Lloyds Banking Group? When Lloyds merged with HBOS, there was euphoria at the former's coup. ... more

Sacking is too good for Clarke: make him clean up our tainted game

20.02.09
Lord’s has been left embarrassed by its association with Sir Allen Stanford — but the chairman of the ECB should not be allowed to resign... more

Could handout by Stanford be a giveaway?

20.02.09
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Gold rush that's over already

19.02.09
Sir Allen Stanford's alleged investment fraud may have been devised far from New York, in balmy Antigua and Houston, but its repercussions were quickly felt on Wall Street. ... more

Nightmare that's helping the ECB achieve dream of making cricket more like football

19.02.09
Cricket: The man to blame for this hugely enjoyable farce isn't Sir Allen Stanford but England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke ... more

Train fares run off the rails

19.02.09
The revelation that train fares in Britain are 50 per cent more expensive than in the rest of Europe can only exasperate passengers whose New Year increases of six per cent for peak-time fares greatly exceeded inflation... more

‘Bond’ villain’s thunderball knocks living daylights out of calypso game

18.02.09
Cricket: Sir Allen Stanford's public humiliation is a serious blow to the credibility of the England Cricket Board, and particularly to their newly re-elected chairman Giles Clarke... more

Stanford's indecision leaves ECB on tenterhooks

18.12.08
American businessman who signed up to an annual $20million match involving England confirmed that a "full review" is being undertaken... more

A nightmare end to Stanford's dream

17.12.08
Comment: English cricket's association with mega-rich American businessman looks set to end in sorry fashion ... more

Prior fires up team for Test of strength

17.12.08
Wicketkeeper Matt Prior insists England are confident they can strike back against India... more

United clash will prove if Wenger has finally lost magic touch

05.11.08
David Mellor asks whether Arsenal should call time on Arsene Wenger, calls Sunderland pathetic, calls on the FA to ban Joey Barton, and fires a sot at the Standford circus and incompetent football referees... more

Stanford's ego trip has taken ECB for a ride

30.10.08
Poor Allen Stanford's bad week is getting worse by the minute. Most of the matches at his private stadium have been flops because the substandard pitches are inappropriate for Twenty20 cricket and the crowds have been poor. ... more

Stanford's a clown and his circus is going to kill cricket

29.10.08
Kevin Pietersen's verdict on Twenty20 is "silly shots for a silly game" and he's surely right, though if he trousers $1million for Saturday night's work, he will at least have seen some serious financial reward for prostituting his skills... more

Stanford's £400,000 cup bonus

24.07.08
American billionaire Allen Stanford is set to reward the winner of the Twenty20 Cup Final with the chance of a bonus £400,000 payday... more

Fears for the future of Tests as Twenty20 gets £75m

11.06.08
English cricket will today welcome a cash-fuelled Twenty20 revolution that will change the game... more

Fears for the future of Tests as Twenty20 gets £75m

11.06.08
English cricket will today welcome a cash-fuelled Twenty20 revolution that will change the game... more

ECB close to amazing £50m deal with Texan billionaire

23.04.08
England's cricket bosses are close to sealing a five-year, five-match deal that could be worth a staggering £50m... more

This latest Grant farce justifies the fans' fears of a clown

16.04.08
Avram Grant must go, Arsene Wenger should swallow his pride and the English Cricket Board must embrace commercialism, says David Mellor... more

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