London Sports Festival moves from 3×3 basketball success to pickleball at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Yard
Britain needs an Elon Musk to revolutionise its creaking internet January 21, 2015 Cheap smartphones, discount clothing stores, budget airlines: capitalism may not be perfect, but it excels at making things once considered luxuries affordable. Rocketry startup SpaceX announced yesterday that it plans to do the same for broadband in the developing world. It’s raised $1bn (£660m) from Google and Fidelity, and plans to fill the sky with [...]
As Bank of England minutes reveal a unanimous vote to hold interest rates, should its first hike wait until 2016? January 21, 2015 John Longworth, director general at the British Chambers of Commerce, says Yes The latest MPC minutes make it clear that even the hawks don’t believe there is a convincing case for near-term rises in interest rates, something that UK businesses will applaud. Falling global oil prices, Eurozone uncertainty, sluggishness in emerging markets, and the near [...]
What to watch, see and listen to in 2015: From Avengers and Shaun the Sheep to an exhibition about beards January 21, 2015 Our pick of the upcoming films, music art and theatre. FILM SELMA David Oyelowo in Selma 6 February This movie chronicles Martin Luther King’s epic march from Selma to Montgomery as part of the civil rights movement, which culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights act of 1965. English actor David Oyelowo [...]
Pros and cons of making the move into consultancy January 21, 2015 You won’t necessarily have more security as a formal employee. If you're thinking about moving on from your current job – and over a third of UK workers are, according to research from the Institute of Leadership and Management – instead of finding work as a formal employee, it may be worth considering a [...]
Capital One Cup: Slender lead fails to quash Spurs worries January 21, 2015 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 SHEEFIELD UNITED 0 TOTTENHAM manager Mauricio Pochettino has warned his team they will have to win at Bramall Lane next week to earn a place at Wembley after meeting stubborn resistance in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg last night. Spurs needed a second-half penalty from Andros Townsend to breach League [...]
Murray ready for Sousa after romp past Matosevic January 21, 2015 WHILE the Australian Open draw means Britain’s Andy Murray will have to beat some decorated players to reach the latter stages, the third round sees him pitted against a man widely regarded to be his country’s best ever. Murray will come up against Joao Sousa early tomorrow morning, a player he thrashed in Melbourne two [...]
Date set for legal challenge to FFP by City fans and Bosman lawyer January 21, 2015 Opponents of European football’s financial fair play (FFP) rules have received a boost after a Belgian court set a date to hear a legal challenge to the controversial regulations. The challenge, brought by football agent Daniel Striani and supporters of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, is set to be heard on 26 and 27 February [...]
Arsenal secure Krystian Bielik transfer January 21, 2015 ARSENAL have completed the signing of teenage Legia Warsaw midfielder Krystian Bielik for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £2.4m. The 17-year-old Poland youth international, who can play as a holding midfielder or centre-half, made just six first-team appearances for Legia after joining from rivals Lech Poznan in July. The Gunners [...]
Lancaster backs Easter’s Test revival January 21, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster insists he never closed the door on veteran Harlequins No8 Nick Easter after ending his international exile yesterday by selecting him in the training squad for the opening Six Nations clash with Wales. Lancaster has named a 34-man party ahead of the Millennium Stadium curtain-raiser on 6 February which also [...]
Anderson set to manage work post-World Cup January 21, 2015 ENGLAND seamer James Anderson accepts he may be forced to sacrifice elements of his international workload post-World Cup in a bid to retain potency in other formats. The 32-year-old is England’s most prolific bowler in one-day international cricket (ODI) with 261 scalps, while he needs just four more victims to usurp Sir Ian Botham as [...]
