It’s not just official sponsors feeling a boost from 2015 Rugby World Cup factor June 22, 2015 Sport tour operator Gullivers expecting an uplift from this year’s tournament With an estimated 466,000 international visitors flocking to England for this year’s Rugby World Cup, companies with an interest in rugby do not necessarily need to have their names brandished on every stadium’s advertising boards to reap the benefits. Take Gullivers Sports [...]
Italian football club Parma declared bankrupt and will have to start next season as an amateur team in Serie D June 22, 2015 Italian football club Parma has been declared bankrupt and will have to start as an amateur outfit in Serie D, the fourth tier of Italian football, next season. It first filed for bankruptcy in March and a judge declared it should be sold, naming a price of €20m (£14.4m). There had been interest; Italian-American ex-baseball star [...]
Wimbledon wins the property grand slam with pricier houses than the US, French and Australian Opens June 22, 2015 Can Murray win Wimbledon? It’s the question on everyone’s lips, but when it comes to the property grand slam, it’s certainly us Brits left holding the trophy. Wimbledon is the priciest area of all the tennis season’s biggest tournament, serving up an average house price of £745,000. If you want to get even more up [...]
I’m ready for Wimbledon, warns Murray June 21, 2015 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray believes he is playing better than ever after stepping up his preparations for Wimbledon by winning the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club for a record-equalling fourth time. Murray yesterday brushed aside big-serving South African Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-4 in a final that barely lasted an hour, having earlier completed a rain-delayed semi-final [...]
Clarke dismisses Gillespie’s pre-Ashes Dad’s Army jibe June 21, 2015 AUSTRALIA Test captain Michael Clarke has shrugged off the accusation from former fast bowler Jason Gillespie that his side are too old to beat England and retain the Ashes this summer. Gillespie, who was in contention to replace the sacked Peter Moores as England head coach before fellow countryman Trevor Bayliss was appointed, last week [...]
Hamilton’s lead trimmed again by Rosberg win June 21, 2015 WORLD champion Lewis Hamilton blamed a technical fault for a slow start that helped Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg cut the Briton’s lead in the drivers’ standings at the Austrian Grand Prix. Rosberg overtook pole-sitter Hamilton at the first corner and went on to dominate yesterday’s race at Spielberg, winning by eight seconds to land his [...]
U21 European Championship: Southgate: Win has proven our doubters wrong June 21, 2015 SWEDEN 0 ENGLAND 1 RELIEVED England boss Gareth Southgate revelled in his side silencing their doubters after the young lions revived their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages with victory over Sweden yesterday. While a draw would not have been mathematically terminal, England were flirting with elimination before substitute Jesse Lingard volleyed home with [...]
Watford ready to smash transfer record for Perotti June 21, 2015 PREMIER League newcomers Watford are set to continue the re-shaping of their squad ahead of the new season after having a club record £7m bid for Argentina winger Diego Perotti accepted by Genoa yesterday. The 26-year-old was a member of Sevilla’s 2014 Europa League-winning team before moving to the Serie A side 12 months ago, [...]
Duo secure diving gold at European Games June 21, 2015 TEENAGER Matty Lee won gold in the men’s 10m platform on the final day of diving at the European Games in Baku yesterday. Team-mate Katherine Torrance triumphed in the 3m spingbroard final as Great Britain’s diving medal haul swelled to six, including four golds. Seven-time world medallist Kat Driscolll, meanwhile, added silver on the trampoline.
Hit the right note June 20, 2015 This self-playing piano can recite 1,700 masterpieces of classical, jazz and contemporary music, all to concert standard Digital music is made to be heard but not seen. Once, huge brass gramophones added an element of theatre to playing music at home, and the resurgence in sales of vinyl records shows there’s still a desire to [...]