Tiger Woods v Phil Mickelson: Is the $9m match good for golf or a tacky sideshow? September 16, 2018 Over the next few weeks the attention of golf fans will be increasingly drawn to a genteel corner of France nestled by the Palace of Versailles, where Europe and the United States will resume hostilities in the finest traditions of the Ryder Cup. Once that’s over, however, an altogether gaudier spectacle will be competing for [...]
Tiger Woods v Phil Mickelson: Is the $9m match good for golf or a tacky sideshow? September 16, 2018 Over the next few weeks the attention of golf fans will be increasingly drawn to a genteel corner of France nestled by the Palace of Versailles, where Europe and the United States will resume hostilities in the finest traditions of the Ryder Cup. Once that’s over, however, an altogether gaudier spectacle will be competing for [...]
My Sporting Life: Landor’s chief creative officer Peter Knapp on West Ham, archery and the Olympics September 16, 2018 Peter Knapp, chief creative officer at global branding and design agency Landor talks West Ham, lower league football, archery and the Olympics. What is your sporting passion? My passion, my obsession and therefore my depression, is West Ham United. From a very early age, despite all of my family supporting Tottenham, fate decided that I’d be [...]
My Sporting Life: Landor’s chief creative officer Peter Knapp on West Ham, archery and the Olympics September 16, 2018 Peter Knapp, chief creative officer at global branding and design agency Landor talks West Ham, lower league football, archery and the Olympics. What is your sporting passion? My passion, my obsession and therefore my depression, is West Ham United. From a very early age, despite all of my family supporting Tottenham, fate decided that I’d be [...]
The City and Wall Street go head-to-head in Carnegie Cup September 14, 2018 OK, Yankees, it’s on! The Carnegie Links 18-hole Championship is set to host the ultimate golfing face-off between the best of the City and the best of Wall Street. In a Ryder Cup-style format, the most respected golfers from financial institutions from both financial centres will go head-to-head in celebration of the links Andrew Carnegie [...]
The City and Wall Street go head-to-head in Carnegie Cup September 14, 2018 OK, Yankees, it’s on! The Carnegie Links 18-hole Championship is set to host the ultimate golfing face-off between the best of the City and the best of Wall Street. In a Ryder Cup-style format, the most respected golfers from financial institutions from both financial centres will go head-to-head in celebration of the links Andrew Carnegie [...]
Long Weekend: Five hour flights to Newfoundland have made short breaks to Canada possible September 14, 2018 The weekend: We’re escaping to the wilds of Canada to find humpback whales, wandering icebergs and puffins. Failing that there’s always sampling the seafood bounty on offer in Newfoundland. A long-haul trip to Canada? From Heathrow, St John’s is a five hour flight, and you touch down in the city around 3pm. On the way [...]
Long Weekend: Five hour flights to Newfoundland have made short breaks to Canada possible September 14, 2018 The weekend: We’re escaping to the wilds of Canada to find humpback whales, wandering icebergs and puffins. Failing that there’s always sampling the seafood bounty on offer in Newfoundland. A long-haul trip to Canada? From Heathrow, St John’s is a five hour flight, and you touch down in the city around 3pm. On the way [...]
Mile 22 review: Maybe Mark Wahlberg needs a little more time in his cryo-chamber September 14, 2018 What a wonderful time to write about Mark Wahlberg. He announced this week that he wakes up at 2.30am every morning to squeeze in workout after workout, allowing for recovery sessions in his own, personal cryo-chamber; he enjoys “family time” when his kids are at school; he luxuriates in the shower for 90-minutes at a [...]
Mile 22 review: Maybe Mark Wahlberg needs a little more time in his cryo-chamber September 14, 2018 What a wonderful time to write about Mark Wahlberg. He announced this week that he wakes up at 2.30am every morning to squeeze in workout after workout, allowing for recovery sessions in his own, personal cryo-chamber; he enjoys “family time” when his kids are at school; he luxuriates in the shower for 90-minutes at a [...]