Real Madrid teams up with Alibaba as European football chases Chinese football market July 28, 2015 While players at Europe's biggest football clubs duke it out in the Champions League, their commercial departments are battling it out for dominance of the lucrative Chinese market. Read more: Real Madrid stadium could be renamed "Abu Dhabi Bernabeu" due to UAE investment Real Madrid are the latest of Europe's giants to lead the charge into [...]
Raheem Sterling stars for Manchester City as Van Gaal considers future July 27, 2015 England's most expensive player Raheem Sterling continued to make his mark at new club Manchester City by netting twice in their 8-1 friendly victory over Vietnam in Hanoi last night. Read more: How Sterling compares to every other Sheikh Mansour signing Former Liverpool forward Sterling, who cost City £49m, bagged a first-half double, having [...]
Ex-Marussia chief warns against F1 overspend July 27, 2015 Marussia went into administration in October last year, four years after joining F1, having accumulated debts of £63.6m. Creditors including computer company Dell, F1 team McLaren and Pirelli were paid just 1.3p in the pound. The team was rescued in February by Stephen Fitzpatrick, the boss of energy firm Ovo, and it is now known [...]
Ex-Chelsea legend Didier Drogba ready for MLS Impact July 27, 2015 Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will continue his playing career in Major League Soccer after last night signing for Canadian side Montreal Impact. Read more: Liverpool star Steven Gerrard heads for a different Galaxy Drogba left Chelsea at the end of last season after winning his fourth Premier League title with the Blues. The 37-year-old made [...]
Australia surge ahead in Women‘s Ashes July 27, 2015 England skipper Charlotte Edwards was dismissed for a four-ball duck as Australia recorded an 89-run victory in the third one-day international at Worcester yesterday. The result saw Australia clinch the one-day series 2-1 and establish a 4-2 points lead in the overall Women’s Ashes. One Test match and three Twenty20 internationals remain.
Ian Bell: Only big runs will save me from Ashes axe July 27, 2015 Under-pressure England batsman Ian Bell accepts that big runs are the only commodity that will end speculation over his international future as his side prepare for the third Investec Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston, which starts tomorrow. Read more: Chris Tremlett – A big score from Ian Bell is just round the corner [...]
Golf Comment: Danny Willett’s European Masters win is sign of changing of English guard July 27, 2015 Danny Willett’s triumph at the European Masters on Sunday, his second win in eight months, was a great response to going close at the Open a week earlier, but it was also symptomatic of a wider trend. Read more: Willett hails his resilience after securing third Euro Tour success It was further evidence that [...]
Vuelta a Espana: Chris Froome tempted by bid for grand tour title double July 27, 2015 Britain's Chris Froome has admitted that he will consider competing at next month’s Vuelta a Espana in a bid to secure back-to-back grand tour titles after his crowning as Tour de France champion. Read more: Froome seals historic Tour de France win Team Sky’s Froome made history by becoming the first Briton to win [...]
Accenture RBS 6 Nations app: Supporters reaping the benefit from rugby’s expanding digital revolution July 26, 2015 Technology gurus driving innovation which presents fans with new levels of interaction The explosion of social media in recent years has transformed human behaviour and interaction. Notably, it has changed the way we watch television, and live events. For many, it is no longer enough to be somewhere, watching something. It must be shared [...]
Froome seals historic Tour de France win July 26, 2015 THE MENTAL fortitude and focus showcased by Britain’s Chris Froome throughout a turbulent and traumatic Tour de France makes him a “true champion”, according to Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford. Froome, a winner in 2013, made history yesterday by becoming the first Briton to win the Tour twice after safely navigating the largely processional, [...]