2024 NFL London Games: When, where, who is playing? October 5, 2024 It is that time of year again, when London gets all American for the 2024 NFL London Games. Three games across the next month make up the majority of the league’s overseas offering so when are they, where are they being played and who is competing in each? NFL Jetting in Who: New York Jets [...]
Haringey Council hands Tottenham Hotspur huge financial ‘Beyonce boost’ August 21, 2024 Tottenham Hotspur are set for a major financial boost after Haringey Council extended the club’s licence for hosting major non-football events, such as concerts from the likes of Beyonce, from 16 to 32 a year. The club’s commercial income has already trebled from £70m to £228m since their move from White Hart Lane in 2019, [...]
Why Lord’s Cricket Ground and Wembley Stadium are the best areas for buy-to-let in London August 19, 2024 Buy-to-lets in London are, famously, quite a good idea – if you have the money to spend on them. But rental yields – defined as the return on your investment after accounting for costs like mortgages and taxes – have been hammered by high interest rates lately, making it crucial to buy in the right [...]
South African involvement in European rugby has given competition lease of life May 27, 2024 “It was international rugby versus club rugby,” said one person at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after the South African Hollywoodbets Sharks beat Gloucester Rugby 36-22 in the EPCR Challenge Cup. That’s not entirely true, both sides had their international representatives, but the point is a good one. The addition of the Sharks into the European [...]
Investec Champions Cup: The final of a generation May 27, 2024 It was billed as the final we deserved, between two powerhouses of the Investec Champions Cup meeting in a showpiece for the first time ever. And what a match fans were served up. At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, seen by many as one of the world’s greatest arenas, Leinster and Toulouse went toe-to-toe; the Dublinners [...]
Intensity at centre of Investec Champions Cup final between Toulouse and Leinster May 24, 2024 Without getting you all too excited, I do believe this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup could be one of the few finals that matches last year’s epic comeback by La Rochelle, who rallied from 17-0 down inside the opening quarter. Because Leinster versus Toulouse isn’t just Leinster versus Toulouse; it’s four-time winners against five-time winners, Ireland [...]
What lessons can business learn from the Investec Champions Cup? May 22, 2024 As Leinster and Toulouse get set for their Investec Champions Cup showdown this weekend, what lessons can business learn from rugby? Tim Burnell, Chief Marketing Officer of UK & International at Investec Bank takes a look. Success in business and sport is much more than a numbers game. Profit figures and points tallies are important, [...]
Investec Champions Cup finalists Leinster and Toulouse have varied preparations May 19, 2024 The four clubs set to contest this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup had mixed fortunes in their domestic leagues at the weekend as each side prepares for the showpiece finale at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday and Saturday night. The English team Gloucester will face South African franchise the Sharks on Friday [...]
Champions Cup: Leinster vs Toulouse is the final we deserve, and want May 6, 2024 So there we have it; seven weekends of Investec Champions Cup action has delivered the final many wanted, and expected. When the final concludes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 25 May, it’ll either see French giants Toulouse extend their record of European trophies from five to six, or see Irish stalwarts Leinster move level [...]