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Strategy rules: Five key lessons from tech titans April 20, 2015 Focus on platforms rather than products and be smart about risk. There's no shortage of advice on how to run a business like Steve Jobs. Anecdotes abound about how the titans of tech have designed products, managed people, and charted their companies’ growth, but it can be hard to distil practical lessons from them. A [...]
Captain Cook desperate to banish woes April 20, 2015 ENGLAND skipper Alastair Cook insists he is “desperate” to stoke his side’s bid for batting dominance despite his barren spell overshadowing preparations for the second Test against the West Indies, which starts in Grenada today. Cook mustered scores of just 11 and 13 in the attritional and drawn series opener at the Sir Vivian Richards [...]
Chelsea facing striker crisis for Arsenal fixture April 20, 2015 CHELSEA could be without any of their senior centre-forwards for Sunday’s Premier League summit clash at Arsenal after Didier Drogba became their latest injury victim. Veteran Drogba, who has led the line in the last two Blues games while Diego Costa and Loic Remy have been sidelined, withdrew from a planned appearance in a charity [...]
Guardiola cool on City move as Bayern teeter on Euro precipice April 20, 2015 BAYERN Munich manager Pep Guardiola has rejected talk of taking charge at Manchester City next season but admits his position will be under threat if he fails to engineer a Champions League recovery tonight. Guardiola is believed to be the long-term target of City’s hierarchy, which includes two directors who worked alongside him at Barcelona, [...]
Depay to cost United £15m+ April 20, 2015 Holland World Cup star Memphis Depay could be set to join former mentor Louis van Gaal at Manchester United after PSV Eindhoven revealed the Premier League club have enquired about the young forward. PSV technical director Marcel Brands said United had phoned the Dutch champions about former Tottenham target Depay, who has scored 20 goals [...]
Golf Comment: Plenty years left in Gentleman Jim April 20, 2015 NOBODY was happier than me to see the evergreen Jim Furyk triumph at the RBC Heritage on Sunday, ending the American’s five-year wait for a 17th tournament win on the PGA Tour. I’ve come across him many times in my career and played against him in the Ryder Cup and can attest that there isn’t [...]
Rugby and cricket in mourning as tragedy strikes at club level April 20, 2015 AUSTRALIAN rugby union is in shock after a 25-year-old club player died from head injuries suffered when making a tackle. Nick Tooth, who was playing at fly-half for New South Wales outfit Quirindi Lions against Narrabri Blue Boars on Saturday, struck his head on an opponent’s shoulder. He was treated on the pitch and then [...]
Join our readers’ Wine Club April 20, 2015 Whether you’re an investor or an oenophile, joining City A.M.’s club can help you build your dream cellar City A.M. has launched a readers’ Wine Club aimed at both investors and those who simply enjoy the finer things in life. We are working with some of the world’s leading wine estates to provide exclusive offers [...]
Labour tells SNP, vote us down if you dare: Ed Balls slams claims of post-General Election deal with Scottish Nationalists April 20, 2015 Shadow chancellor Ed Balls insisted yesterday that the Scottish National Party (SNP) will have no involvement in his first Budget, should Labour be the largest party after May’s election yet fail to have a majority of MPs. Balls said that there would be an “absolute 100 per cent total firewall” between the SNP and a [...]
