Tottenham 0 – 0 Chelsea: Jose Mourinho predicts unbeaten run following shut out at Spurs November 29, 2015 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes his side can put together an unbeaten run following what he described as their best performance of the season in a 0-0 draw at Tottenham. Mourinho welcomed a return of the trademark defensive performance that has too often deserted Chelsea this season and argues it could kick-start a climb up the table. [...]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger defends training regime as injury-hit Gunners fail to hit Premier League summit after drawn north London derby November 8, 2015 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger defended the club’s regime after his injury-ravaged side missed the chance to hit the Premier League summit by drawing with rivals Tottenham in yesterday’s north London derby. Substitute Kieran Gibbs rescued a point for the Gunners in the final quarter of an hour after Harry Kane’s first-half strike had put Tottenham [...]
The UK is finally good at something, and it’s tweeting in the office October 21, 2015 Never mind that our Rugby World Cup hopes have been dashed, that shares in the UK’s FTSE 100 companies have been outperformed by those on the continent, that Britain doesn’t have as many female bosses as its European rivals. We have finally mastered something: tweeting at work. According to new research by social [...]
SVG Capital’s Hugo Boss and New Look sell-off reaps rewards September 25, 2015 The sale of fashion brands Hugo Boss and New Look have helped boost SVG Capital’s returns, even as a background of currency volatility weighed on its investment portfolio. The listed private equity firm has, like its rivals, benefitted from a fertile market for asset sell-offs, and returned £101m of capital to investors in the last [...]
Premier League: Son shines for Spurs as Pardew criticises Zaha September 20, 2015 WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 CRYSTAL PALACE 0 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino insists new signing Son Heung-min has the potential to write his name into White Hart Lane folklore after a match-winning performance against Crystal Palace yesterday. The South Korean international continued to make a favourable impression following a £22m summer move from Bayer [...]
Mauricio Pochettino backs goal-shy Harry Kane to end Spurs drought September 13, 2015 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has backed goal-shy striker Harry Kane to rediscover his goalscoring touch after drawing another blank as his side lifted the burden of a winless start against Sunderland yesterday. The visitors snatched victory through Ryan Mason inside the final 10 minutes, as the midfielder notched the second Premier League goal of his [...]
Hugo Boss fined £1.2m over four-year-old’s death September 4, 2015 German designer Hugo Boss has been fined over the death of a four-year-old boy killed in a store when a mirror fell on top of him. An inquest has concluded that the store should have done more to prevent the mirror falling, and fined the company £1.2m. The accident occurred in the summer of 2013 [...]
Hugo Boss expanding presence in China August 16, 2015 GERMAN fashion house Hugo Boss will expand its presence in China despite a slowdown in the country, key shareholder Gaetano Marzotto said in an interview in newspaper Welt am Sonntag. “Until now China accounts for less than 10 per cent of group sales, this could be ramped up,” Marzotto said in the interview.
Costa may miss season opener, says Mourinho August 5, 2015 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho is sweating on the fitness of striker Diego Costa for Saturday’s Premier League opener after his side rounded off a miserable pre-season by losing to Fiorentina last night. A makeshift Blues side managed just two shots on target as defender Gonzalo Rodridguez’s first-half strike condemned them to a second consecutive defeat [...]
Chinese tourists help Hugo boss the market August 5, 2015 German fashion house Hugo Boss said Chinese tourists flocking to Europe helped sales rise more than expected in the second quarter. Sales rose 16 per cent to €647m (£454m), ahead of average analyst forecasts, while net profit rose 13 per cent to €71m.