Manchester City 2, West Ham United 1: City are the new kings of Fergie time, insists Pep Guardiola December 3, 2017 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists his side are the new custodians of ‘Fergie time’ after conjuring another late winner during their Premier League victory over struggling West Ham. For the last three games Raheem Sterling had assumed the role of match-winner but on this occasion it was stand-in skipper David Silva who completed City’s [...]
Tim Visser scores late as Harlequins beat Saracens to secure derby spoils, while Maro Itoje suffers suspected fractured jaw December 3, 2017 Saracens boss Mark McCall questioned the intelligence of his players after the defending European champions lost their third successive Premiership match with a 20-19 defeat to derby rivals Harlequins. England scrum-half Danny Care conjured all three of Quins’ tries, including wing Tim Visser’s late clincher, after Sarries had led 10-5 at half-time and two Owen [...]
Central banks must address “frothy” markets as tightening monetary policy struggles to make an impact, says BIS December 3, 2017 A global mega-bank has warned central banks this evening that their tightening of monetary policy may not be having the desired effect of cooling “frothy” financial markets. In its quarterly review, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said that financial conditions – which include factors such as corporate bond spreads and equity market levels – [...]
England coach Trevor Bayliss calls for stump microphones to be turned down amid Ashes sledging December 3, 2017 England head coach Trevor Bayliss has called for stump microphones to be turned down so television viewers are not privy to the on-field sledging which has become a pertinent feature of the Ashes. On a truncated second day in Adelaide, which was shortened due to rain, Australia advanced their first-innings score to 442-8 before declaring [...]
Hundreds prepare for mass anti-Trump protest outside Downing Street December 3, 2017 Nearly 900 people have pledged to join a mass anti-Donald Trump protest outside Downing Street, following reports the US president will visit the UK in February. A further 2,300 people have also registered their interest in the event, which was posted by the Stop Trump campaign on Facebook on Sunday. Mr Trump is said to [...]
Winklevoss twins become bitcoin billionaires | City A.M. December 3, 2017 The twin brothers who lost out to Mark Zuckerberg for the control over Facebook have become bitcoin billionaires. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss took a gamble on the currency four years ago with an $11m investment – the sum of which they gained from a $65m settlement from Zuckerberg in 2008. The brothers claimed Zuckerberg stole [...]
Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell says nationalisation will be “cost free” December 3, 2017 Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said this morning that Labour’s nationalisation programme will be “cost free”. Speaking on Sky News, McDonnell defended Labour’s plans to take over key industries, repeating his claim that the policy will pay for itself. Read more: John McDonnell slammed for refusing to cost Labour’s nationalisation plans The Labour party has pledged [...]
Russia collusion: US President Donald Trump says he’s not worried about Michael Flynn’s guilty plea December 2, 2017 Donald Trump said he was not worried about what Michael Flynn will tell investigators after the President’s former national security advisor yesterday pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI because there was “absolutely no collusion” with Russia. “What has been shown is no collusion. There’s been absolutely no collusion so we’re very happy,” Trump told [...]
Hero World Challenge prize money 2017: Could Tiger Woods reclaim highest-earning crown from Roger Federer? December 2, 2017 This weekend’s Hero World Challenge winner will receive a larger portion of the tournament’s prize money pool than most champions of PGA Tour events are afforded. Tiger Woods’ invitational-only tournament features 18 of the world’s best-ranked players duking it out for a winner’s prize of $1m (£740,000). Should Woods win the prize himself, he will [...]
Bitcoin price (BTC) is back above $11,000 after US regulators approved bitcoin futures trading December 2, 2017 Bitcoin rose back above $11,000 today for the first time since Wednesday, the day the cryptocurrency first broke the mark. Following bitcoin’s stunning mid-week streak, in which it broke through both $10,000 and $11,000 in quick succession, the volatile asset just as quickly plummeted back down to around $9,500. Bitcoin failed to gather momentum until [...]