Euro 2016 betting: Kane the main man for gung-ho England against Russia June 9, 2016 England's bid to end 50 years of hurt begins when they kick off their Euro 2016 campaign against Russia in Marseille on Saturday. There have been a few near misses – and many more not so near – as the Three Lions have hunted their first major international trophy since 1966, but with a young, [...]
Euro 2016 Russia Preview: Injuries may have scuppered Russian chances, but Tottenham’s Eric Dier will still need to be on his guard for England June 9, 2016 Having avoided any real title contenders in this year’s group stage draw — although the offering of relative minnows in the group stage hasn’t always been gobbled up The Three Lions — England’s opener against Russia is Group B’s heavyweight clash. Just don’t expect a blockbuster appearance from England’s opponents. Coach Leonid Slutsky took charge [...]
Maria Sharapova receives two year tennis ban for failing drugs test June 8, 2016 Maria Sharapova says she will fight a two year ban from tennis handed to her by the sport's authorities for violating anti-doping rules The five-time grand slam winner will not be able to play again until January 2018 by which time she will be nearly 31-years-old, following the ban imposed by an independent tribunal in London. Sharapova tested positive for [...]
Investment firm LetterOne headed up by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman launches health business in US June 6, 2016 LetterOne, the investment vehicle owned by Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman, has launched L1 Health in the US and appointed Diageo chairman Dr Franz Humer to the firm's advisory board. L1 Health will target up to $3bn (£2.1bn) of investments in the global healthcare sector over the next three years "with the goal of making sizeable equity investments in businesses [...]
EgyptAir flight MS804 black box: French investigators confirm detecting signals from a flight recorder, according to reports June 1, 2016 French investigators have confirmed they have received signals from the flight recorder from EgyptAir flight MS804, according to reports. The plane crashed in July last month, but a French ship today picked up signals in a five km area where the plane is thought to have come down. The French ship, named La Place, has [...]
Russia’s Gazprom moves to quash Saudi-style gas price war speculation May 31, 2016 Russian export monopoly Gazprom has moved to quash speculation that it could start a price war in the European gas market. Analysts, industry experts and commentators have argued Russia, which supplies about a third of Europe's gas via pipelines, could cut its prices in response to higher cost US liquefied natural gas shipments. Such a move would [...]
Time Inc confirms Myspace hacking May 31, 2016 Social networking site Myspace was hacked over the weekend, with user login data made available in an online hacker forum. Myspace's owner Time Inc confirmed the data breach today, and said the compromised information included Myspace usernames, passwords and email addresses, from the old Myspace platform prior to 11 June, 2013 – the date that the social [...]
Mafia expert Roberto Saviano says the UK is the most corrupt country in the world – and the City is the worst part May 31, 2016 Here in the City, we're used to a bit of banker-bashing – but now an Italian investigative journalist has given what may be the most damning description of the City of London yet. At this weekend's Hay festival, mafia expert Roberto Saviano said dealings in London's financial services sector make the UK the most corrupt [...]
EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker to visit Russia one week before EU referendum May 30, 2016 Europe's top official, Jean-Claude Juncker, is set to meet the Russian president Vladimir Putin in June during his first visit to Russia since the Ukraine crisis, it was confirmed today. Juncker, president of the European Commission, is set to attend the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on 16 June – just one week before the UK's referendum – where he will [...]
Turkey hits back at Cameron’s “Year 3000” accession claim May 28, 2016 Turkey has hit back against David Cameron's claim that it will not join the European Union for another thousand years. Facing pressure from Leave campaigners last weekend over the extension of the EU and Turkey's application to join the union, the prime minister said: "At the current rate of progress they will probably get round [...]