The week in brief June 16, 2014 Instagram rolls out ads in UK, Canada and Australia Facebook’s photo and video-sharing service Instagram last week announced that it will introduce advertising in the UK, Canada and Australia, after a successful trial in the US last year. The service claims 200m users worldwide, with just 34.9m based in the US according to advertising consultancy [...]
How to give a TED-style presentation June 16, 2014 Embrace the power of storytelling and always remember that practice makes perfect The TED conference is considered the gold standard in public speaking. Limited to 18 minutes, the presentations have been viewed more than 1bn times online. After analysing 500 talks (150 hours), and interviewing the most popular TED speakers for my book, I’ve discovered [...]
England will still get out of tough group, says Hodgson June 15, 2014 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson is upbeat about his team’s chances of reaching the World Cup knockout stages, following their performance in Saturday’s defeat to Italy. A second-half header from former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli earned Italy three points, after Daniel Sturridge had cancelled out Claudio Marchisio’s earlier strike. But England played much of the [...]
Sport Comment: Three Lions are a team to take pride in again June 15, 2014 FOR so long, England being a crushing disappointment had been synonymous with World Cups; part of the competition’s very fabric, like an African nation threatening not to turn up over a pay dispute, or the Dutch squad descending into civil war. In fact every major international tournament for the last decade had been a source [...]
Gerrard doubts Uruguay, even with Suarez fit June 15, 2014 HAVING been put to the sword by Costa Rica, England captain Steven Gerrard believes Uruguay are beatable, even if Liverpool clubmate Luis Suarez recovers from a knee injury in time to feature. The losers of Thursday’s clash are almost certain to face an early World Cup exit following the first round of results in Group [...]
Football Comment: Eagerness to be hero hurting Rooney’s game June 15, 2014 ENGLAND and Roy Hodgson deserve nothing but praise for their display against Italy on Saturday night. Despite losing, there was so much to cheer. It was pacy, some of the passing was excellent, players looked as comfortable in possession as they have for a long time. England recognised they were at a World Cup and [...]
World Cup in brief June 15, 2014 Ronaldo fit to play Germany ■ PORTUGAL captain Cristiano Ronaldo has declared himself fit to take on Germany today following a recent knee injury. Ronaldo limped out of training on Friday with an ice pack on his left knee, but said last night: “I’m ready, I’m feeling well, I don’t have anything to prove.” Sanctions [...]
World Cup: Messi makes World Cup mark as Argentina made to toil by Bosnia June 15, 2014 ARGENTINA 2 BOSNIA 1 ARGENTINA superstar Lionel Messi lit up the Maracana Stadium last night with a sensational second-half strike to help see off stubborn Bosnia. The two-time World Cup winners struggled to break down Bosnia after taking the lead through an early Sead Kolasinac own goal, until Messi stormed through the defence to fire [...]
Peerless Kaymer cruises to US Open victory June 15, 2014 GERMANY’S Martin Kaymer completed one of the great Major tournament performances last night to claim the US Open at Pinehurst by eight shots. The 29-year-old, who led by five shots overnight, carded a final round of 69 to finish nine under par and land his second career Major, following his breakthrough success at the 2010 [...]
World Cup: Benzema’s double and Palacios red help French sink Honduras June 15, 2014 FRANCE 3 HONDURAS 0 STRIKER Karim Benzema came within inches of a hat-trick on his World Cup debut as France brushed off roughhouse tactics from 10-man Honduras to secure a winning start in Group E. Benzema put Les Bleus ahead from the penalty spot just before half-time and prompted the second moments after the restart, [...]
