North London derby is a chance for Tottenham to forget their terrible form August 29, 2019 Last week ended in defeat for both Tottenham and Arsenal, placing perhaps more significance on this weekend’s north London derby than there would have otherwise been – if that was possible. Both sides endured their first loss of the season, although Arsenal’s came away to European champions Liverpool while Tottenham suffered a shock reverse at [...]
Britain’s Luke Campbell on his world title shot, facing pound-for-pound No1 Vasiliy Lomachenko and rediscovering his happiness August 28, 2019 It was just under two years ago that British boxer Luke Campbell lost his father and then his first world title fight in the space of two weeks. The 31-year-old former Olympic champion pushed through the pain to fight Jorge Linares but would ultimately lose to the Venezuelan by a split decision in California – [...]
Kyle Edmund out to rediscover form at US Open after stuttering 2019 August 27, 2019 As Andy Murray’s hip injury has taken him to the brink of retirement during the last two years, the weight of being Britain’s best male singles player has come to rest on Kyle Edmund. Edmund, who begins his US Open campaign against Spain’s Pablo Andujar today, has been the national No1 since March 2018 but [...]
Toro Rosso role in question as Red Bull roll dice again with Alex Albon call up ahead of Belgian Grand Prix August 27, 2019 When energy drinks magnate Dietrich Mateschitz acquired the Toro Rosso team in 2005 it was with the purpose of nurturing young drivers, bedding them into Formula One and preparing them for a promotion to Mateschitz’s Red Bull Racing outfit. For the remainder of this season, the intended junior team looks more of a reserve team [...]
Workspace firm IWG in talks to list standalone US business in New York August 24, 2019 Founder of International Workplace Group (IWG), Mark Dixon, is in talks with investment banks to create a spin off its US business to be listed as a separate company in New York, according to Sky News. Dixon’s standalone business would become a publicly traded rival to WeWork, which is targeting a valuation of $50bn from [...]
Hong Kong protests: Police use tear gas to disperse crowds after petrol bombs thrown August 24, 2019 Hong Kong police have fired tear gas to break-up protests against the government on Saturday after activists there petrol bombs and bricks. Four MTR subway stations have been closed around a densely populated area of east Hong Kong called Kwun Tong, as thousands packed the streets to protest. Read more: HSBC urges peace amid Hong [...]
Boris Johnson hits back at Tusk’s ‘Mr No Deal’ claims August 24, 2019 Boris Johnson has hit back at a claim from the European Council President Donald Tusk that he hoped the Prime Minister would not go down in history as “Mr No Deal”. Speaking at a press conference at the G7 summit in France, Tusk said: “The EU was always open to co-operation when David Cameron wanted [...]
EU ‘willing to listen’ to UK’s Brexit ideas, says Donald Tusk August 24, 2019 European Council President Donald Tusk has said the EU is “willing to listen” the UK’s ideas on a new withdrawal agreement, but added that Boris Johnson will not want to be known as “Mr No Deal”. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, Tusk said he was willing to [...]
UK economy on course to stagnate in third quarter, says Bank of England governor August 24, 2019 Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said that the UK’s economy is on course to stagnate in the third quarter. He also said that underlying growth looked muted even with Brexit volatility stripped out. Read more: UK will remain ‘energetic partner’ on world stage after Brexit, says Boris Carney said Britain’s economy was “currently [...]
Boris Johnson: UK will remain ‘energetic partner’ on world stage after Brexit August 24, 2019 Boris Johnson says the UK will not “retreat” from the international community as it leaves the EU. The Prime Minister is set to meet with world leaders at this weekend’s G7 in France in his first international summit as leader. Read more: Trump announces tariff hikes as China trade war escalates He will discuss Brexit [...]
