London sponsorship firm Sports Revolution signed up for Real Madrid and Barcelona basketball league July 8, 2016 London-based digital marketing agency Sports Revolution has expanded its international operations after agreeing a partnership with Euroleague, the pan-European basketball league. Sports Revolution will be responsible for implementing the sponsorship from Greek food brand Chipita which is sold over Euroleague's key markets including Russia, Greece,Turkey and Serbia where crowds over 20,000 people watch games live. Football clubs [...]
UK will play bigger role in NATO to compensate for Brexit, defence secretary Michael Fallon has said July 8, 2016 The United Kingdom will play a bigger role in NATO in order to counterbalance its vote to leave the EU, the defence secretary has said. Michael Fallon said that it was disappointing that the UK had voted for Brexit at a dangerous time in global affairs, adding that the UK must now be even more engaging with [...]
Mars Food bakes £23m investment for UK Uncle Ben’s rice factory July 8, 2016 Mars Food UK has cooked up a £23m investment it will plough into its Uncle Ben's rice factory in King's Lynn. The funds will be put towards a new production line and completed in early 2017. Nearly 300 are already employed at the site and the expansion will create a further 28 full-time roles. Michael Ryan, [...]
Brexit is a chance to be even bolder on corporation tax cuts and infrastructure to unleash Britain’s competitive dynamo July 6, 2016 US foreign policy was said to have undergone a pivot towards Asia and a reset towards Russia during the first Obama administration. Those two words, pivot and reset, could now be applied to UK economic policy in the wake of Brexit. The pivot is a new potential focus on reducing the tax burden to boost [...]
All-sister final moves step closer as Serena and Venus Williams hit their Wimbledon stride July 5, 2016 World No1 Serena Williams has declared her continuing admiration for elder sister Venus as a fifth Wimbledon final between the pair moved a step closer after both progressed to the tournament’s last four. Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena boosted her chances of a record-equalling 22nd grand slam title by beating Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-4, [...]
Wales v Portugal could come down to duel between Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo July 5, 2016 Wales have been enormously impressive already at Euro 2016 and have a real chance to create more history when they face Portugal in the semi-finals on Wednesday. Gareth Bale says they feel it’s their time, and that bullishness shows the depth of their belief. I don’t think we all realised just how confident Wales were [...]
Oil slips below $50 per barrel as global economic storm clouds gather July 5, 2016 The oil price has dipped below $50 per barrel as investors fret over a potential slowdown in global economic growth. It's feared that a global slowdown could result in a slackening in demand and recent supply outages in Nigeria and other exporting nations have not been enough to offset fears. At pixel time Brent crude was [...]
Trident: Home secretary Theresa May wants a Commons vote before the summer recess July 5, 2016 Home secretary Theresa May has said Trident should be renewed as soon as possible, calling for a parliamentary vote before the summer recess. May, the Tory leadership favourite, said that it is necessary to renew the submarines to confront an insecure world, pointing particularly to the risk posed by Russia, as well as North Korea. The [...]
Andy Murray confident of success after rout of Australian Nick Kyrgios sets up battle with old rival Jo-Wilfried Tsonga July 4, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray is convinced that a third grand slam crown could be in the offing as long as he continues to showcase the form which saw him pummel Australian bad boy Nick Kyrgios on Centre Court Murray lived up to his billing as title favourite by crushing Kyrgios 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 to set up a [...]
Wales must harness power of world’s most expensive player to beat Euro 2016’s most expensive team Belgium June 30, 2016 They have already confounded expectations but in order to beat Belgium and reach the semi-finals of a major competition for the first time in history Wales must achieve they are yet to manage at Euro 2016: avoid defeat against a side with a higher market value. Wales’s historic quarter-final in Lille on Friday pits Euro [...]