London Sports Festival moves from 3×3 basketball success to pickleball at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Yard
OUT OF AFRICA July 3, 2011 IT is 5.45am – waking hour on safari. Close to the tent, there are groups of feeding buffalo and wildebeests and slowly loping giraffes. Behind them, there is a spectacular view of the Kent coast and English Channel with France in the distance. This is what it is like to go on safari, English-style. And [...]
Coming soon: the Fearne Cotton app July 3, 2011 Festivals ain’t what they used to be. Back in the day, your parents would smear their naked bodies with healing mud and take so much acid their eyes melted. Now, in a resounding victory for progress, people can huddle in their tents, feverishly watching the events on the blinking screen of an iPhone. Even in [...]
Sunderland seal Wickham coup June 29, 2011 FOOTBALL: England Under-21 international Connor Wickham has completed a sensational move to Sunderland. The Black Cats beat off stiff competition from Liverpool for the Ipswich striker who could eventually cost Steve Bruce’s side £12m. Bruce said: “A number of top sides have been chasing Connor for some time now, so naturally we are absolutely delighted he [...]
Sunderland medical for Wickham June 28, 2011 FOOTBALL: England Under-21 international Connor Wickham is expected to undergo a medical with Sunderland within the next 24 hours. The Black Cats have moved swiftly after submitting a formal offer in excess of £8m to Ipswich for the 18-year-old.
HELICOPTER TRADE FEAT HITS A HIGH June 26, 2011 IT’S OFFICIAL: a new record has been set for the world’s highest currency trade, after Greg Secker took to the skies last Friday to make money out of thin air trading from a helicopter hovering 1,500 feet above the City. The flying trader hopped between the Isle of Dogs radio masts – moved on from [...]
Salamander farm out in Vietnam May 31, 2011 Independent oil and gas company Salamander Energy yesterday announced an agreement with Japanese oil and gas exploration JX Nippon to farm out a 20 per cent interest in Block 101-100/04 that contains the Cat Ba oil prospect offshore Vietnam. Chief executive James Menzies said the transaction reduced Salamander’s financial exposure to the drilling while staying [...]
DIVE IN: swim chic May 26, 2011 PACK your bags ladies! Summer is nearly here yet again promises to be a heady mix of sun, sand sea and cocktails. Swimwear chic has been made even easier this time round. Labels have cooked up a host of swimwear ensembles, designed to suit every budget, shape and size and make you sizzle by the [...]
Hammers: Black Cats tapped up Ba May 25, 2011 SUNDERLAND last night hit back at West Ham in the war of words over an alleged illegal approach for striker Demba Ba. The Black Cats responded after the Hammers lodged an official complaint with the Premier League about their transfer conduct. A spokesman said: “Sunderland AFC is fully aware of the Premier League regulations pertaining [...]
Eat, drink, enjoy May 12, 2011 ALL that Polo watching can be thirsty work, but thankfully there’s a wealth of treats and champers on offer. City A.M. checked out the best to come. HARRODS HAVEN Fans of Harrod’s fine food section will find a home away from home this year. The iconic store is opening its first ever pop-up food court. [...]
APOLLO’S $509M SCREEN GRAB May 10, 2011 THE OWNER of the So You Think You Can Dance TV format, which is hosted in the UK by Cat Deeley (top left) alongside judges Nigel Lythgoe and Arlene Phillips, is to be bought by US private equity firm Apollo Global Management. Entertainment rights group CKx, which also owns the rights to the American Idol [...]