Hunt replaces Yates at Team Sky January 2, 2013 CYCLING: Team Sky have appointed Dan Hunt as their new sports director, replacing Sean Yates. Hunt, who led Great Britain to gold in the team pursuit at last year’s Olympics, was part of Team Sky in 2010, before leaving for British Cycling. He replaces Yates, who quit the sport in October after helping Bradley Wiggins [...]
There’s more to Nassau than relaxation and sun January 1, 2013 IN NASSAU, a red 1970 Gold Leaf Lotus Élan, zooms up the hill. A chequered flag waves and a yellow 1957 Ferrari 500 can be spotted up ahead, with a blue Aston Martin DB5 shimmering in the tropical sun in the distance. Someone who looks like Sean Connery is shaking hands with spectators. It could [...]
Orange tops complaints list after broadband hike December 18, 2012 A CONTROVERSIAL decision from mobile firm Orange to start charging some customers extra for its broadband service has seen complaints about the operator rocket, figures from industry watchdog Ofcom have revealed. The regulator’s data for the third quarter of the year, published yesterday, showed that Orange saw the highest level of complaints out of any [...]
Cycling reaps rewards of Wiggo as rugby and cricket funds fall December 17, 2012 SPORT England has announced large budget increases for cycling, triathlon and netball but cricket, tennis and rugby have suffered heavy cuts. The body will provide £493m to grassroots projects in 46 sports between 2013-17, with only 11 sports receiving less than in 2009-13. Cycling had a hugely successful year at London 2012 and most notably [...]
Free and unlimited Wi-Fi comes to the Square Mile for first time December 17, 2012 UNLIMITED and free Wi-Fi will be spread across the Square Mile from today, following a new deal signed between the City of London and Sky’s The Cloud service. The move – which will bring wireless internet to 400,000 people in the City – comes after a successful trial of the service during the Olympics. The [...]
Sky to bolster Now TV with Premier League December 17, 2012 SKY is set to bring Premier League football to its nascent Now TV streaming service in the coming weeks, raising the possibility of offering pay-per-view games. The broadcaster quietly began testing Sky Sports on the service last week, inviting customers to trial it ahead of a new year launch. Now TV has been active since [...]
Head to Lapland for a trip that is truly wondrous December 16, 2012 WE ARE due to land in Kittila in 20 minutes. There are light winds and it’s a little bit chilly on the ground with temperatures of minus 38,” the captain says as we descend on Finnish Lapland. Many people know Lapland as the home of Father Christmas, and some might recognize its snowy scenes from [...]
Cyclist Wiggins wins BBC’s top sports award December 16, 2012 TOUR de France winner and Olympic gold medalist Bradley Wiggins last night became the second cyclist in two years to secure the coveted BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Wiggins revealed that he thought his chances of picking up the prize were over when fellow Olympic gold winner Mo Farah was not named in [...]
Wiggo warns of yellow aim December 13, 2012 REIGNING Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins insists he will try to defend his title despite Team Sky’s initial plans to have Chris Froome spearhead their 2013 challenge. Wiggins became Britain’s first ever winner of the Tour in July but the 2013 route favours team mate Froome’s climbing abilities. “I’m probably going to try and [...]
British Bankers’ Association mulls merger in hunt for cash December 12, 2012 SUPERMARKET own-label ranges, package holidays and … City lobbying groups? Punters’ desire for value-for-money appears to be stretching further than ever in gloomy economic times. That’s the conundrum confronting my fellow City A.M. columnist Anthony Browne, recently installed as chief executive of the British Bankers’ Association (BBA). Relinquishing its role in supervising the Libor-setting process [...]