Irish Derby: Legatissimo to put Oaks nightmare behind her June 25, 2015 There is some fantastic racing in Ireland this weekend and the highlight is undoubtedly tomorrow evening’s 150th renewal of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (6.30pm). This race has been dominated by Aidan O’Brien over the past decade. He has won the race an astonishing eight times in the last nine years and 10 [...]
Wimbledon: Majestic Federer to cast his SW19 spell once more June 25, 2015 Wimbledon begins on Monday and it’s always a challenge to tip winners, especially before the crucial draw is made today. The recent French Open was a perfect example of the importance of being on the right side of the draw. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray met in the semi-final and the five-set battle [...]
Wimbledon: Classy Petra Kvitova can repeat last year’s triumph June 25, 2015 Last year’s women’s singles was a strange tournament with only three of the top 10 seeds reaching the quarter-final stage. Compare that with the men’s where four of the top five made the last eight. Serena Williams fell to Alize Cornet of France in the third round, even though she breezed through the first [...]
Maximum excitement on Wimbledon June 25, 2015 Wimbledon gets underway on Monday and the fortnight at SW19 is always a fantastic occasion. Sporting Index will be offering a plethora of markets to make the action even more exciting. The draw takes place today so most of the markets aren’t live yet. They will be later on this afternoon and you will [...]
Greek bailout talks go down to the wire June 24, 2015 HOPES OF a breakthrough between Greece and its creditors were dashed last night after a vital meeting of Eurozone finance ministers broke down after less than an hour. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the country’s lenders had been locked in frantic negotiations ahead of the meeting to produce a draft proposal for ministers but [...]
Ikea launches on the high street with smaller format stores June 24, 2015 Norwich residents will be able to pop into Ikea at the same time they visit their local convenience shop after the Swedish furniture giant begins trialling smaller format stores. The company said it will trial different “order and collection” points, starting with Norwich in the autumn, as it seeks to make shopping more convenient. “Our [...]
Cameron faces a hard sell at the European Council June 24, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron will face an uphill battle today as he makes his case for a renegotiation of the UK’s relationship with the European Union at a series of meetings in Brussels. Cameron is expected to seek support for his reforms over dinner tonight at the European Council, a two-day summit of heads of [...]
Government to sell off Green Bank shares June 24, 2015 BUSINESS Secretary Sajid Javid will today confirm the government’s plans to sell off shares in its Green Investment Bank (GIB), a state-supported lender to green infrastructure projects. It was first reported over the weekend that Bank of America Merrill Lynch was working with Whitehall officials on plans to sell a stake in GIB. At GIB’s [...]
Barclays ditches Credit Suisse in broker shake-up June 24, 2015 HIGH STREET bank Barclays has ended its 25-year broking relationship with Credit Suisse after appointing JP Morgan Cazenove to the role. The UK lender, which also has Deutsche Bank retained as a co-broker, selected the bank after putting its corporate broking mandate up for tender. Deutsche Bank has been co-broker since 2011. Broking mandates earn [...]
Camden undergoes digital revolution June 24, 2015 Camden Market’s shopping stalls are being hauled into the modern age Camden Market and its eclectic mix of stallholders sell everything from vintage clothing to lava lamps and general bric-a-brac. The shopping haven has remained the unchanged for years – its punks and goths mixing with the millions of tourists who flock to the neighbourhood [...]
