London Sports Festival moves from 3×3 basketball success to pickleball at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Yard
Rio needs Olympic finalists’ work ethic to deliver Games on time November 25, 2013 WORKERS must treat each day like they are competing in an Olympic final if Rio is to deliver the 2016 Games on time, the president of its organising committee has warned. Delays to building and infrastructure work have created doubt as to whether the city – also set to host next summer’s football World Cup [...]
Eagles can soar after survival, says boss Pulis November 25, 2013 NEW Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis insists his ambitions lie beyond securing Premier League safety this season. The former Stoke manager has signed a two-and-a-half year contract and takes charge of his first match away to Norwich on Saturday. Palace currently sit second from bottom, three points adrift of safety and hope Pulis can maintain [...]
Golf Comment: Race to Dubai schedule is a thorny issue for Tour November 25, 2013 THE DUST has settled on the Race to Dubai but debate rages on over the format of the climax to the European Tour season. Some players object to rules stipulating they can only play in the lucrative DP World Tour Championship if they have taken part in two of the three final series events that [...]
Villa stage stunning second-half fightback November 25, 2013 SECOND-HALF goals from Karim El Ahmadi and Ashley Westwood (left) saw Aston Villa recover from two goals down to earn a thrilling 2-2 draw with rivals West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns last night. Striker Shane Long scored twice in the opening 11 minutes for the Baggies. But El Ahmadi volleyed in on 67 minutes, before [...]
Palace appeal Bolasie red card November 25, 2013 FOOTBALL: Crystal Palace have lodged an appeal against the red card shown to Yannick Bolasie in Saturday’s win over Hull. Bolasie was sent off by referee Anthony Taylor for a lunge on on-loan Tottenham midfielder Jake Livermore. Sunderland have also appealed the red card shown by Kevin Friend to defender Wes Brown in the 2-0 [...]
Selby ready to retain UK title November 25, 2013 SNOOKER: World No2 Mark Selby is confident of retaining the revamped UK Championship, which begins today in York. All 128 players on the tour will enter the first-round stage, including Selby’s 15-year-old amateur opponent Shane Castle. Selby, with only one win so far this season, said: “I feel in great shape. That’s in stark contrast [...]
United legend Foulkes, 81, dies November 25, 2013 FOOTBALL: Former Manchester United captain Bill Foulkes has died aged 81. Foulkes made 688 appearances for United and survived the Munich air crash, which killed 23 people. He won four league titles and was part of the team which won the 1968 European Cup.
Nuclear deal brings Iran in from the cold November 25, 2013 OIL PRICES fell sharply overnight after Iran agreed to give up some of its nuclear ambitions and key world powers pledged to suspend certain sanctions. Brent crude oil shed $2.29 to $108.69 (£66.94) a barrel, its biggest daily drop in a month, while US oil dived $1.09 to $93.75 a barrel after the deal, which [...]
Swiss voters throw out plan to limit chief executives’ pay November 25, 2013 A PROPOSAL to limit the pay of Swiss bosses was overwhelmingly turned down yesterday, with nearly two third of voters rejecting a campaign by the country’s Young Socialists. The rejected 1:12 referendum would have restrained high salaries to 12 times the lowest salary in each company, but 65.3 per cent of Switzerland’s voters decided against [...]
Humbug for high streets as Christmas goes online November 25, 2013 THE CHRISTMAS retail market will be driven by booming digital sales again this year, with the value of goods sold in physical stores falling in real terms, according to a new forecast. Internet sales are expected to rise to £5bn, up 19 per cent on last year, according to a forecast from Deloitte. But excluding [...]
