City Matters: We should rediscover the spirit of Victorian entrepreneurship in Latin America July 21, 2013 SOME 160 years ago, a wave of UK companies and engineers – among them my own great, great grandfather – crossed the Atlantic to help develop Latin America’s railways in a remarkable feat of Victorian entrepreneurship. The success of this partnership helped drive economic prosperity in both Latin America and the UK for decades. Major [...]
Lessons for regulators from Chris Froome’s Tour de France victory July 21, 2013 MANY of us have been enthralled by Chris Froome’s Tour de France win, helping restore our faith in this global event. Cycling’s regulator’s overwhelming problem is to maintain the credibility of the competition by deterring, detecting and punishing cheating. We can use the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as an analogy for the British financial regulatory [...]
Letters to the Editor – 22/07 – Keep Heathrow, Broken housing, Best of Twitter July 21, 2013 Keep Heathrow [Re: Heathrow expansion is our best option and it doesn’t have to be loud, Thursday] One justification for an Isle of Grain airport is that London is moving east. That may be true for several thousands of people, but many hundreds of thousands in the west and south west of London depend on [...]
South America’s capital of glamour July 21, 2013 With its sprawling sandy beaches, iconic landmarks and buzzing atmosphere, Rio de Janeiro is in a league of its own, says Gabriel O’Rorke WITH the World Cup and the Olympics on the horizon, Brazil is preparing to become the focus of the world’s attention. One city that is used to the limelight is Rio de [...]
Mickelson hails Open triumph as greatest win of his career July 21, 2013 DECORATED world No5 Phil Mickelson toasted his three-shot win at the Open as the “greatest of his career” at Muirfield yesterday. The 43-year-old trailed overnight leader Lee Westwood by five shots going into the final round, but carded a magnificent 66, including four birdies in the last six holes, to win his fifth Major. And [...]
England close in on retaining the Ashes as Root leads the charge July 21, 2013 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook poured praise on youngster Joe Root last night after the 22-year-old inspired the host side to their second largest Test victory over Australia of all time, to go 2-0 up in this summer’s Ashes series. Root could not manage to record a double century yesterday morning, falling 20 runs short, but [...]
Spurs set to make £7m Chadli second signing of the summer July 21, 2013 BELGIUM winger Nacer Chadli is set to become Tottenham’s second major signing of the summer, after the north London club confirmed yesterday they had agreed a deal with FC Twente. Chadli, who is predominantly right-footed but comfortable playing on either flank, will cost Spurs £7m, subject to agreeing personal terms, and follows their recent capture [...]
Froome overwhelmed by historic Tour win July 21, 2013 TOUR de France champion Chris Froome revealed he was reduced to tears after crossing the line on the Champs-Elysees, in the final stage of this year’s race yesterday, linking arms with the fellow Team Sky riders that made his stunning win possible. The British rider knew only a disastrous final day on the 100th edition [...]
Golf Comment: Astounding 66 made Lefty a worthy champ July 21, 2013 HE IS no stranger to winning Majors but I suspect that yesterday’s dazzling and triumphant final round at the Open will stay with Phil Mickelson for as long as he lives. Shooting a 66 on a Muirfield course that proved such a test to the best players in the world is astounding. Lefty, as he [...]
Sport Comment: Sir Chris? Save the honours for when our sporting heroes retire July 21, 2013 A RISE Sir Andy Murray. Sir Chris Froome. Sir Alastair Cook. It was almost arise Sir Lee Westwood but for a masterful final round from Phil Mickelson at the Open yesterday. It’s going to be a busy time for the sporting honours committee when they sit down and ponder handing out the gongs in the [...]
