Bournemouth bask in glory of meteoric rise to top flight April 27, 2015 AFC BOURNEMOUTH all but sealed promotion to English football’s top flight for the first time in the club’s history with a 3-0 victory over Bolton at the Goldsands Stadium last night. Goals from Marc Pugh, Matt Ritchie and Callum Wilson means only a remarkable turnaround in fortunes can deny the south-coast side a place among [...]
“We are almost always digging into more debt, that’s the reality” April 27, 2015 Sailing is a British success story yet it is short of sponsors BRITISH sailors may lay claim to being the undisputed masters of the wave but a lack of financial muscle is threatening to overshadow the nation’s pursuit of a golden Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next year. The British Sailing Team has 54 [...]
Bjorkman not Mauresmo set for Murray hard court season April 27, 2015 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray is working more closely with Swedish former player Jonas Bjorkman as he admits his union with Amelie Mauresmo faces an uncertain future. Bjorkman, 43, is set to be the main presence in Murray’s corner in Munich this week as the world No3 begins his clay court campaign at the BMW Open and [...]
Root dismisses Stokes-Samuels duel as harmless and healthy fun April 27, 2015 ENGLAND run machine Joe Root has moved to diffuse the on-field posturing between all-rounder Ben Stokes and West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels during last week’s second Test in Grenada. Tensions appeared to simmer between the duo throughout England’s nine-wicket victory, intensifying when Samuels silently saluted Stokes following his dismissal during England’s first innings on day [...]
Mayweather v Pacquiao: Boxing’s richest fight seals record sponsorship deal April 27, 2015 The money-spinning machine that is the Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao boxing match added yet more millions to its revenue streams after agreeing five sponsorship deals worth $13.2m (£8.72m). Saturday's hotly-anticipated meeting between two of the best pound-for-pound pugilists in history is already set to smash a number of revenue records with the two fighters [...]
Rugby club Wasps to raise £35m in retail bond offering April 27, 2015 Rugby club Wasps is raising up to £35m of debt in a retail bond offer, hoping to tap up fans with a payout of 6.5 per cent on the debt instruments. It is pitching the paper as a safe investment, on the basis that the vast majority of its income is in fact not [...]
BMW’s Peter Walker says being an official partner of England Rugby is no joke for his firm April 26, 2015 Before April finally gives way to May, let us take you back to the start of the month, and the avalanche of sometimes extremely entertaining, sometimes immeasurably unamusing April Fools that organisations feel duty bound to overwhelm us with to show how cutting edge or just plain “one of us” they are. BMW did one. [...]
Magic of London Marathon helps Radcliffe savour a long goodbye April 26, 2015 BRITAIN’S Paula Radcliffe hailed the uniquely inspirational quality of the London Marathon after bringing the curtain down on her stellar athletics career by gracing the capital’s streets one last time. Radcliffe was roared on yesterday as she bowed out at the scene of her greatest triumph, the 2003 victory in which she set a women’s [...]
Premier League: Mourinho in title swipe at Arsenal fans April 26, 2015 AT EMIRATES STADIUM ARSENAL 0 CHELSEA 0 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho mocked Arsenal’s continued failure to launch a sustained title bid after a stoic defensive performance yesterday edged his side closer to being crowned Premier League champions. Two victories will see Chelsea claim a first top-flight gong since 2010, an accolade which could be secured [...]
Premier League: Van Gaal fumes as United come unstuck against in-form Toffees April 26, 2015 EVERTON 3 MANCHESTER UNITED 0 MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal blasted his team’s lack of fight after they suffered successive Premier League defeats for the first time under the Dutchman. Fine goals from James McCarthy, John Stones and Kevin Mirallas earned resurgent Everton an emphatic fifth victory in six top-flight games and prevented United [...]