Tour de France winner Chris Froome pulls out of Vuelta a Espana with foot injury after crash September 2, 2015 Briton Chris Froome’s hopes of becoming only the third man to win the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana in the same year look to be over after he crashed in Andorra yesterday. Froome went to hospital for X-rays after struggling to walk following stage 11 of the Vuelta, which left him seven and [...]
Rory McIlroy secures European Tour Final Series September 2, 2015 Golf world No1 Rory McIlroy has been handed special dispensation to play in the European Tour’s end-of-season Final Series despite failing to meet the qualifying criteria. Players are required to have played in 13 Tour events to compete in the lucrative four-tournament finale but McIlroy has been let off following his summer lay-off with an [...]
Chris Tremlett’s cricket comment: England beat Australia, but they need to nail death bowling to dominate at T20 International September 2, 2015 Their Twenty20 International victory over Australia on Monday was further evidence that England are making strides and heading in the right direction when it comes to limited-overs cricket. The improvement in their one-day game was evident in the series victory over New Zealand earlier this summer and the difference in their approach compared to [...]
England skipper Eoin Morgan: Attacking cricket is the only way to conquer one-day world September 2, 2015 England skipper Eoin Morgan insists a relentless commitment to attacking cricket is the only way for his side to become a potent limited-overs force ahead of the first one-day international against Australia at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton today. The five-match series against World Cup winners Australia provides a platform for England to showcase their [...]
Could Manchester United chiefs sue? Lawyers explain how deals like the David De Gea transfer take place – and can fall apart September 2, 2015 MANCHESTER UNITED AND REAL MADRID ARE ARGUING OVER THE FORMALITIES OF THE FAILED DEAL. SURELY FORMALITIES ARE JUST THAT? Since 2002, in general, Fifa rules have restricted international transfers to two annual windows determined by each relevant football association. Crucially, one needs to look at the window of the buying club to determine whether a [...]
Why your chief executive should wear a hoodie: Those with the technical know-how are increasingly in demand for the top jobs September 2, 2015 In the early days of a startup, once your company achieved scale, the technical founder would step back to be replaced with a “professional chief executive”. This used to be commonplace; everyone from Cisco to eBay went through the management team merry-go-round. But the tide is turning and there is a growing acceptance [...]
Should you invest in emerging markets? From Turkey to India, opportunities abound across the developing world September 2, 2015 From China to Brazil and a few places in between, investment in emerging markets has seemed a grim endeavour lately. But the outlook for some countries looks good, and for patient investors the rewards could be great. Read on for the two main reasons for investing in emerging markets right now, and the best [...]
Best of the Brokers for 2 September 2015 September 2, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com GLENCORE Canaccord Genuity has upgraded its recommendation for Glencore from “hold” to “buy” following the miner’s recent interim results. It has lowered its target price to 220p from 260p previously. The broker said it is also confident that Glencore can sustain its full-year [...]
Chinese woes take toll on miners as FTSE slumps 3pc – London Report September 2, 2015 THE FTSE 100 yesterday slumped three per cent, its worst one-day fall in over a week, with miners hit hardest after a slump in the manufacturing sector in China – the world’s biggest commodity consumer. The blue chip index closed down 189.40 points, or three per cent, to 6,058.54. China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell [...]
Allied Minds bolsters its boardroom roster again September 2, 2015 Tech innovation group Allied Minds yesterday appointed venture capital veteran Joe Pignato as chief financial officer, the latest in a series of boardroom hires at the firm. Pignato joins from US payments data processor Swipely, where he has been CFO since 2010. Allied Minds chief executive Chris Silva said Pignato offered a “robust track record [...]
