Spread betting on goals October 23, 2014 SPORTING Index offer a wide variety of spread betting markets on goals, covering everything from total goals in a match to when the last goal in a game will be scored. Just one of the last four games between Manchester United and Chelsea has seen over 1.5 goals, but Sporting Index are trading total goals [...]
Gilles Peterson interview coming up in City A.M. Bespoke October 23, 2014 Legendary DJ Gilles Peterson caught up with City A.M. Bespoke magazine last week to talk about how the shifting face of the music industry has changed the way he works, how he fancies opening a restaurant and what it’s like to record a radio station for Grand Theft Auto. Peterson was promoting the launch of [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets: Record demand could mean over 90pc of England applicants miss out October 23, 2014 It’s still almost a year away, but anticipation for the 2015 Rugby World Cup is already reaching fever pitch. The clamour for tickets has hit record levels, with demand exceeding supply for 23 of the 48 games. Almost a million Rugby World Cup tickets were sold in September’s general sale alone, from a total of [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets: Record demand could see over 90pc of England fans miss out October 23, 2014 It’s still almost a year away, but excitement in the 2015 Rugby World Cup is already reaching fever pitch. The clamour for tickets has reached record levels, with demand exceeding supply in 23 of the 48 games. Almost a million Rugby World Cup tickets were sold in September’s general sale alone, from a [...]
Saracens rugby star Alex Goode tries his hand at trading October 22, 2014 HE MAY have been announced as part of England’s squad for the autumn internationals a few hours earlier, but this didn’t stop Saracens rugby star Alex Goode from trying his hand at some trading at Afex, in aid of rugby charity Restart. Goode and around 20 of his rugby comrades hit the phones, all attempting [...]
TED-style talks and a spot of golf at Gleneagles for City CIOs October 22, 2014 THERE’S a bunch of lucky CIOs and investment professionals waking up in Gleneagles this morning for the Global CIO Summit, organised by investment manager web portal creators HedgePo. Representatives from the likes of Aberdeen Asset Management, Cheyne Capital, Old Mutual and Arbuthnot Latham will be settling in for a day of TED-style talks from decision-makers [...]
Champions League: Wenger eyeing group win after last-gasp salvo October 22, 2014 ANDERLECHT 1 ARSENAL 2 RELIEVED Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his team can still progress as group winners after two goals in the last two minutes earned a dramatic but vital Champions League victory at Anderlecht last night. Wenger got an unwelcome 65th birthday surprise when Honduras winger Andy Najar’s second-half header left the Gunners [...]
Osborne raises prospect of a tax exemption for London NFL team October 22, 2014 CHANCELLOR George Osborne has lent proposals for a London-based American football team further momentum by promising the government would do “anything it can” to attract the NFL. Osborne revealed he had held talks with NFL chiefs over basing a franchise at Wembley Stadium, which is hosting its latest gridiron match on Sunday, and called the [...]
Froome ready to miss next year’s Tour de France October 22, 2014 BRITAIN’S Chris Froome has dropped a major hint that he is planning to skip the Tour de France next year, after the route for cycling’s most prestigious race was revealed yesterday. Froome, who became only the second Briton in history to win the Tour in 2013, said the mountain heavy route made him minded to [...]
Olympic roof to cost extra £36m October 22, 2014 TOTAL spending on the Olympic Stadium has reached £619m after an extra £36m was sanctioned to cover the unexpectedly complicated work of converting the distinctive roof. The London Legacy Development Corporation has agreed to pay the top-up sum to contractors Balfour Beatty, who are turning it into a home for West Ham United and athletics. [...]