London Sports Festival moves from 3×3 basketball success to pickleball at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Yard
Deloitte Football Money League: Real Madrid stay top of rich list as English clubs’ influence increases January 21, 2015 Deloitte’s Dan Jones talks Frank Dalleres through the Football Money League. PREMIER LEAGUE SUPREMACY England’s top-flight teams have never been richer. More than £5bn worth of contracts with broadcasters kicked in last season, leading to record revenue for all 20 clubs and an unprecedented global financial dominance. Every single Premier League team makes it [...]
Johnson dismisses rumours of cocaine but admits drink issue January 21, 2015 AMERICAN golfer Dustin Johnson has denied reports he has a cocaine problem but has admitted bouts of heavy drinking were an issue he needed to tackle. The 30-year-old is currently on a voluntary leave of absence from the PGA Tour after declaring in July he was taking time out of the game to confront personal [...]
Fisher leads at Qatar Masters January 21, 2015 ENGLAND’S Oliver Fisher heads a swamped leaderboard after posting an opening round seven-under-par 65 at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club yesterday. Fisher’s only European Tour victory came at the 2011 Czech Open but held a one-shot lead overnight from Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello. The group on five under par includes two-time champion [...]
From City currency trader to football manager: the rise of Mark Warburton January 21, 2015 The City's trading floor is not the archetypal breeding ground for Premier League managers but Brentford’s Mark Warburton stands on the cusp of trailblazing his way to English football’s top-flight and completing a sporting odyssey. Just under half the season remains in one of the most unrelenting and competitive divisions in Europe and Warburton and [...]
UK bosses expect higher growth than elsewhere in Europe January 20, 2015 The UK’s chief executives are more confident about growth this year than their counterparts in the rest of Europe, while the US stands out among developed nations. That is according to an annual survey of bosses that found that 39 per cent of UK bosses said they were “very confident” about growth prospects in 2015, [...]
Swiss franc crisis: Banks try to calm scared shareholders January 20, 2015 Swiss financial institutions and firms that trade with them yesterday tried to reassure investors who had been walloped by the soaring franc last week, after the central bank removed the currency’s peg with the euro. The Swiss National Bank shocked markets last Thursday when it stopped holding the franc at €1.20. Giant bank Credit Suisse [...]
Davos: Who will be at the World Economic Forum? January 20, 2015 THE WORLD’S elite will gather in Davos today for the World Economic Forum, as business, politics and celebrity converge in the name of global development. The biggest name of the year making a splash at Davos is William Adams (aka Will.I.Am), but fellow singer Pharrell will also be bringing a little happiness to Switzerland. It’s [...]
The BBC acted too hastily on Three – Editor’s Letter January 20, 2015 Public companies are rightly criticised whenever they turn down a takeover bid point blank, leaving no room for negotiation. Their board members, however cushy or fascinating their jobs are, have a fiduciary duty to the shareholders of the group to do the best for them, and for the group’s employees. Yesterday the public service broadcaster [...]
Balls hits back at Labour critics of mansion tax January 20, 2015 A ROW erupted in the Labour party yesterday over its key mansion tax proposal. The shadow chancellor Ed Balls insisted that “there’s a tried and tested way to do this. People will be able to get an independent evaluation, which HMRC will use….Of course it will work.” He was forced on to the defensive in [...]
Chinese tycoon eyes up Atletico Madrid January 20, 2015 CHINESE billionaire Wang Jianlin, who owns the Dalian Wanda Group, is expected to announce today the purchase of a 20 per cent stake in Spain’s Atletico Madrid, home of former Liverpool and Chelsea player Fernando Torres. The deal for the club – currently third in La Liga – is reportedly to be worth around €45m [...]
