Private equity made to wait for Super Bowl win as Seahawks triumph February 9, 2026 Private equity was forced to wait for its first NFL Super Bowl win after the Seattle Seahawks beat the Sixth Street-backed New England Patriots on Sunday. The fund, based out of Super Bowl host city San Francisco, acquired a minority stake in the Patriots last November after the NFL opened up its league to a [...]
Why Winter Olympians make good City entrepreneurs February 8, 2026 Olympians and entrepreneurs have a lot in common. Both are highly driven in the pursuit of their goals and work tirelessly to achieve them. This is why many top-performing athletes turn to the world of start-ups and entrepreneurship when retiring from full-time sport. High-performing individuals need to channel their energy into something, and when sport [...]
The real Guinness Six Nations showdown is happening in the pub February 7, 2026 As the Guinness Six Nations kicks off, Britain will do what it does best: argue about referees, over-analyse scrums, and drink a respectable amount of beer. And while the games unfold on the pitch, another contest will play out in pubs, feeds and group chats across the country. For beer brands, live sport remains one [...]
Super Bowl 2026: Where to watch in London this weekend February 6, 2026 The Super Bowl 2026 returns this Sunday 9 February, bringing together two of America’s biggest National Football League (NFL) teams, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, for the sport’s most competitive annual event. But the Super Bowl 2026 is as much about the surprise half-time performance, which has featured artists like Rihanna, Michael [...]
Numbers can make experience count in Centenary Vase February 6, 2026 SUNDAY is a day of reckoning for several Four-Year-Old Classic Series hopefuls who line-up on an 11-race card at Sha Tin. The feature race on the programme, The Group Three Centenary Vase Handicap (8.05am) over nine furlongs, includes leading BMW Hong Kong Derby hope NUMBERS, who has already caught the eye since arriving from Australia [...]
Water to Flow to smooth Sha Tin success under Atzeni February 6, 2026 THIS could be a case of ‘last chance saloon’ for the David Eustace-trained and highly regarded Dazzling Fit, who takes his chance in the Yau Oi Handicap (9.50am) over nine furlongs. The son of Ribchester was on many pundits’ list of serious BMW Hong Kong Derby contenders before the season started. Unfortunately, he’s mostly failed [...]
Leicester City’s points deduction shows the tail doesn’t always wag the dog February 6, 2026 The Premier League’s victory over Leicester City shows that clubs can’t lose money with impunity, but is it one battle in a much bigger war, writes Aaryaman Banerji. Every ruling tells a story. And so it is that English football has become something of an anthology. This week’s verdict by a three-man independent commission, finding that Leicester City had breached EFL Profit and [...]
Super Bowl LX ad review: Budweiser, Pepsi and Kellogg’s put on a show February 6, 2026 Advertising guru Jon Williams picks his best of the Super Bowl LX ads, featuring Budweiser, Pepsi, Fanatics Sportsbook, Michelob Ultra and Kellogg’s Raisin Bran. Get the popcorn in, here comes the Super Bowl! No? A bit too brash for you? Well let me take you through why it might be worth it. Put simply it’s [...]
Why Champions League revamp is a case of Uefa 1, Domestic competitions 0 February 5, 2026 The revamped Champions League has created more drama for Uefa but increased the risk of competitive imbalance in domestic leagues, according to a new report. Bodo/Glimt’s shock win over Atletico Madrid was not just one of the standout results of the league phase of Uefa’s elite club competition, it also served as a handy snapshot [...]
Great Britain bid to bag $2m at Davis Cup continues February 5, 2026 Great Britain’s bid to bag $2m by winning the Davis Cup continues today with their top tier match against Norway. The men’s tennis team was forced to beat Poland in September to retain their spot in the top level of the competition, and now begin on a run that could land them millions later this [...]