Why West Ham’s crowd trouble will scare off potential London Stadium sponsors October 27, 2016 Synergy chief executive Tim Crow on why the Hammers and the LLDC will have a tough time finding a sponsor for the London Stadium. Naming rights sponsorships of major sports stadiums and entertainment arenas are something with which we are all very familiar. What began as a US phenomenon in the 1970s and 80s, as [...]
England skipper Alastair Cook excited to see how rookie Zafar Ansari adapts to Test arena October 27, 2016 England skipper Alastair Cook has backed international rookie Zafar Ansari to seize his opportunity to impress after confirming that the Surrey all-rounder will make his Test debut against Bangladesh on Friday. Cook confirmed yesterday that left-armer Ansari is set to replace his county captain Gareth Batty for the second Test in Dhaka, with the other [...]
FA bursts Jose Mourinho’s bubble with misconduct charge hours after Manchester United’s derby victory October 27, 2016 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho’s relief at knocking Manchester City out of the EFL Cup was tempered on Thursday when he was charged with misconduct by the Football Association. Mourinho has until Monday to respond to the charge, which relates to comments he made about referee Anthony Taylor before last week’s draw against Liverpool. FA [...]
Rory McIlroy reveals the massive prize money cut he gave to caddie J.P. Fitzgerald after winning the FedEx Cup October 27, 2016 You would have needed to be ranked as one of the top 110 golf players in the world last season to have earned more than $1m in prize money. Not a bad career. Alternatively, you could land a job as a caddie for one of the very best players and earn even more without having to tee [...]
Met Police vow to identify and bring to justice West Ham and Chelsea fans involved in violence at London Stadium October 27, 2016 Seven people have been arrested following ugly clashes between West Ham United and Chelsea fans at the London Stadium on Wednesday night. The Metropolitan Police said it "will work tirelessly to identify people involved and bring them to justice" after West Ham's 2-1 victory over the Blues in the EFL Cup was barred by fan [...]
Manchester United 1, Manchester City 0: Derby victory eases pain of Chelsea debacle, insists Jose Mourinho October 27, 2016 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho believes his side’s EFL Cup victory over rivals Manchester City will go some way to exorcising the ghost of their harrowing Premier League thrashing by Chelsea at the weekend. Former Stamford Bridge playmaker Juan Mata proved the match-winner in the second half as the hosts set up a home tie with [...]
West Ham United 2, Chelsea 1: Crowd clashes taint Hammers’ EFL Cup fourth-round win over Blues October 26, 2016 West Ham United 2,Chelsea 1 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic condemned the ugly clashes between rival fans that marred the closing stages of his team's pulsating EFL Cup fourth-round victory over Chelsea last night. Goals in each half from midfielders Cheikhou Kouyate and Edimilson Fernandes ended Chelsea's three-game winning run and earned the Hammers their [...]
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 [...]