My old Surrey team-mate Zafar Ansari will not be fretting over his expected England debut October 26, 2016 My former Surrey team-mate Zafar Ansari is set to make his England debut during the second Test with Bangladesh, which gets underway on Friday, and he is the sort of character that will take it firmly in his stride. Zafar is a very intelligent person and is a bit different to some of the other [...]
The Big Bang 30 years on: How the City went from bowler hats and liquid lunches to smartphones and tossed salads October 26, 2016 There’s now a whole generation of City workers – and City A.M. readers – who weren’t even born when the markets were deregulated back in 1986. Standing in Leadenhall Market on a week-day afternoon, they could be forgiven for thinking the City hadn’t changed all that much over the last 30 years. Hundreds of besuited [...]
Oleg Tinkov reveals an interest in the UK, what he thinks about Apple and has some advice for fintech start-ups October 26, 2016 The billionaire businessman behind one Russia’s largest banks has revealed his interest in setting up in the UK. Although listed on the London Stock Exchange, Tinkoff Bank is Russian-focussed and the second largest credit card issuer in the country. It was set up in 2006 by its flamboyant chairman, Oleg Tinkov, and is Russia’s sole [...]
Teimana Harrison in pole position to solve England’s problem position in autumn opener against South Africa October 26, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones has installed Northampton’s Teimana Harrison as the frontrunner to fill his side’s troublesome openside flanker position in their maiden clash of the autumn against South Africa. Jones has been hit by a succession of injuries in the back row with James Haskell, Sam Jones, Jack Clifford and Mike Williams all [...]
Tottenham and Uber stadium naming rights deal fails to get off the rank October 26, 2016 Tottenham are not currently in talks with Uber over a deal that would see the taxi app take naming rights to the club's new stadium. The Premier League club are currently holding talks with potential sponsors of the 61,000 capacity stadium but Spurs sources told City A.M. that, contrary to reports, there are no active negotiations [...]
FA chief: Gareth Southgate is a strong candidate for the England job regardless of his next two results October 26, 2016 Interim England manager Gareth Southgate has been assured that he will remain under serious consideration for the job on a long-term basis regardless of the team’s results against Scotland and Spain next month. Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn also insists that they will ignore big-name mercenaries in favour of home-grown coaches with a plan [...]
Alibaba’s sports arm invests $100m into rugby in China and sets ambitious targets for growth October 26, 2016 Alibaba will invest $100m (£82m) into Chinese rugby over the next 10 years as part of a joint initiative with World Rugby to grow the game in the world's most populous country. Alisports, the sporting arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, says it wants to bring 1m new players into the " great Olympic team sport" within the next [...]
Start with a blank canvas: How to invest in the art market October 26, 2016 For years the idea of purchasing art as an investment was frowned upon by purists in the art world – the two should be separate, like church and state. Art as investment is certainly not for everyone: the market is quite illiquid, prices can be volatile, and storage costs can outweigh profits. But as investors [...]
Andy Murray promises relentless charge to dethrone rival Novak Djokovic as world No1 October 26, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray has promised a relentless pursuit of ranking points as he bids to dethrone rival Novak Djokovic and end the year as world No1. Murray trails Djokovic by 2,415 points although the prospect remains for the 29-year-old, who has won Wimbledon and an Olympic gold medal in 2016, to usurp the Serb at [...]
Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1: No regrets over team selection, insists Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino October 26, 2016 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists he harbours no regrets after his much-changed side were dumped out of the EFL Cup by eight-time winners and quarter final-bound Liverpool. Spurs slumped to their first domestic defeat of the season as striker Daniel Sturridge rediscovered his goalscoring touch with a double strike, while Vincent Janssen’s successfully converted penalty [...]