Exclusive: Ecclestone to fast-track F1 sponsorship guru hire April 14, 2014 FORMULA ONE boss Bernie Ecclestone has revealed plans to recruit a head of sponsorship this month and denied reports that he is plotting a takeover. Sponsorship comprises 14.7 per cent, or $225m (£134m), of F1’s $1.6bn annual revenue and Ecclestone personally strikes deals with brands such as logistics firm DHL, watchmaker Rolex and investment bank [...]
Man City to learn financial rule fate April 14, 2014 MANCHESTER City are expected to find out this week whether they face punishment under European financial fair play (FFP) rules. City and French champions Paris Saint-Germain are believed to be the two most high-profile teams at risk of failing new break-even rules. Governing body Uefa’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) meets today and tomorrow in [...]
Ryder next on Bubba’s hitlist April 14, 2014 NEWLY-CROWNED double Masters champion Bubba Watson has warned Europe that his next goal is to reclaim the Ryder Cup for the United States at Gleneagles this year. The American has had a miserable time in the competition, taking just three points from eight matches in two losing appearances, but, having booked his place at September’s [...]
Arsenal chief Gazidis criticises FA over 25,000 cup final allocation April 14, 2014 ARSENAL chief executive Ivan Gazidis has criticised the Football Association’s ticket policy for the FA Cup final, calling it “not right”. The Gunners and Hull City are set to receive 25,000 tickets each, as has become the norm, with the remaining 40,000 divided between Club Wembley box holders, who receive 17,000, and what is termed [...]
Golf Comment: Aggression gives Watson an edge April 14, 2014 IT WAS the same outcome and the same setting as two years ago, but the manner in which Bubba Watson won the Masters at Augusta National on Sunday was very different. Watson was much more dominant and aggressive on his way to a three-shot victory this time, playing magnificent golf that truly outclassed the rest [...]
Oscar accused of acting in court April 14, 2014 ATHLETICS: Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was accused yesterday of “getting emotional” in court because “your version is improbable”, as he denied the murder of his girlfriend. The South African shot Reeva Steenkamp in February last year but says he did so because he mistook her for an intruder.
Unbeaten tons for Cook and Bell April 14, 2014 CRICKET: England captain Alastair Cook and Test colleague Ian Bell both scored unbeaten centuries yesterday in the County Championship. Cook hit 139 as Essex built a 237-run lead over Derbyshire, while Bell’s 144 helped Warwickshire lead Sussex by 245.
A thrilling ride if you can stomach the violence April 13, 2014 FILM THE RAID 2: BERANDAL Cert 18 | By Alex Dymoke Three Stars TWO and a half hours? 150 minutes? That’s more like a war of attrition than a “raid”. More western front than embassy siege. Still, Indonesian martial arts extravaganza The Raid 2 flies by quicker than most films half its length, thanks mainly [...]
Pangaea is a transcontinental hotchpotch April 13, 2014 ART PANGAEA Saatchi Gallery | By Joseph Funnell Two Stars SINCE moving to its Chelsea residence in 2008, Charles Saatchi’s eponymous gallery has often grouped artworks by country or region. But with Saatchi having scoured every corner of the earth for big art bounty, London has been left wondering where the gallery has left to [...]
Musical adaptation of film is a certain hit April 13, 2014 THEATRE DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS The Savoy Theatre | By Alex Dymoke Four Stars STARRING Robert Lindsay, Zoe Wanamaker and the guy from the BT adverts, My Family was the sitcom equivalent of Michael McIntyre; good-natured mass-market comedy so inoffensive it ended up offending the chattering classes. Lindsay played flustered middle-class dentist Ben Harper, a far [...]