Watford shed revolving-door policy and enjoy best ever start to a season August 30, 2018 In among the multiple English champions in the early Premier League pace-setters, one place above last season’s runaway title-winners Manchester City, is an incongruous name: Watford. With three wins from three fixtures so far, the unfashionable Hornets are enjoying their best start to a top-flight season. Not since 1982-83, when a teenage John Barnes was [...]
Chris Tremlett: Jonny Bairstow relinquishing the gloves could solve some of England’s problems August 29, 2018 Jonny Bairstow might have been determined to keep hold of the wicket-keeping gloves, but I think England have made the right decision ahead of the fourth Test against India at the Ageas Bowl tomorrow. Captain Joe Root explained handing over responsibility behind the stumps to Jos Buttler was the “safest thing to do” and I [...]
Donut County review: A charming and bizarre physics puzzler about a mysterious hole August 29, 2018 Ben Esposito is an indie games developer whose previous works include mysterious-house-in-the-woods simulator What Remains of Edith Finch. A rising star in the industry, he seems drawn towards the abstract. In 2012 he worked on The Unfinished Swan, a PlayStation exclusive in which you exist in a blank white world that only reveals itself as [...]
Trevor Steven: Jamie Vardy’s England retirement is a mistake but it opens door for exceptional talent Phil Foden August 28, 2018 Tinker, modify and ask how you can improve, by all means, but I don’t think Gareth Southgate should chop and change too much when he names his first England squad of the season on Thursday. The opening match of the new Nations League against Spain on Saturday week and a friendly with Switzerland three days [...]
How Brentford play the transfer market to overachieve in the Championship and turn a profit August 28, 2018 Outside of Staffordshire and west London, Ryan Woods’s move from Brentford to Stoke City on Saturday didn’t cause much of a stir. Here was a talented central midfielder swapping one Championship side for another on loan, with the 24-year-old set to sign for a fee in the region of £7m in January once the transfer [...]
Five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend: Moura the man, Alonso the alternative, Arsenal’s defence shaky and more August 27, 2018 Jose Mourinho’s selection roulette did not pay off tonight. The Manchester United manager made six changes, mixing his squad up to face a familiar-looking Tottenham side. After a first half in which both sides missed countless opportunities, Spurs made their move as Harry Kane and Lucas Moura prompted chants of “you're getting sacked in the [...]
Sam Torrance: European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn is facing his day of reckoning August 27, 2018 Thomas Bjorn is facing a tricky time as his plans for the European Ryder Cup team begin to solidify. This week’s Made In Denmark tournament is the last event that counts towards qualification; a few days after that, Bjorn will name his four captain’s picks. He will consider the assets of all the potential candidates, [...]
Why UK Sport’s funding review should mean less money for athletics, cycling, swimming, rowing, sailing and equestrian August 27, 2018 Katherine Grainger is a poster girl for Britain’s funding of elite sport, winning medals at each of the five Olympics since John Major ushered in the current highly successful support system. Now she is chair of UK Sport, although but a boardroom novice, and must make a pair of connected decisions that will define the [...]
Welcome to the 2017 edition of Giving magazine August 24, 2018 We proudly present the fourth edition of Giving, City A.M.’s annual magazine about world philanthropy and giving trends both inside and outside of London. Every year, as Christmas gets closer and the days grow shorter, family, friends and colleagues come together, and parties and presents are at the top of our minds. Simultaneously, feelings of [...]
Data breach: West Ham United accidentally exposes hundreds of fans’ email addresses August 24, 2018 West Ham United suffered a data breach yesterday when it accidentally shared hundreds of season ticket-holders’ data with one another. UK data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is looking into the breach at the club, whose staff’s email blunder resulted in up to 200 supporters seeing each other’s details. Read more: 20,000 Superdrug [...]