IAAF teams up with eSports governing body for community programme April 21, 2015 Professional video gaming's growing legitimacy in the traditional sporting landscape has been highlighted by a new partnership between the governing bodies of athletics and eSports. The world of super sprinters will merge with the arena of lightning-quick button-bashers as the International eSports Federation (IeSF) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) team up to [...]
Under Armour share price slides as net income falls despite soaring revenues April 21, 2015 The figures Under Armour cemented its membership in the sportswear major players club after reporting revenue growth above 20 per cent for the 20th successive quarter. Turnover at the sportswear brand increased by 25 per cent to $805m (£541.1m), encouraging the company to boost its outlook for the full year to $3.78bn. In contrast to [...]
UK property prices: Half of parents worried their children will never own a house without inheritance April 21, 2015 Even with house price growth more muted than it was, first-time buyers are still finding it hard to climb the first rung on the property ladder. Now research has shown that parents are so worried about their offspring's inability to buy a house that they think the only way they will be able to buy [...]
Depay to cost United £15m+ April 20, 2015 Holland World Cup star Memphis Depay could be set to join former mentor Louis van Gaal at Manchester United after PSV Eindhoven revealed the Premier League club have enquired about the young forward. PSV technical director Marcel Brands said United had phoned the Dutch champions about former Tottenham target Depay, who has scored 20 goals [...]
Over taxed and at risk of falling behind: damning report on UK April 19, 2015 THE UK economy is over-taxed, according to new research by UHY Hacker Young, with the tax burden 18 per cent higher than the global average. In a damning report, released today, the chartered accountant firm said Britain was at risk of inhibiting growth due to its relatively high tax burden which currently stands at a [...]
Giles Morgan on how sport’s dynamic blaze of colour can bring a bank’s values to life April 19, 2015 HSBC’s Global Head of Sponsorship and Events tackles his firm’s support for rugby, right down to the grassroots level. Giles Morgan is not your average spokesman for a major sporting sponsor. He’s knowledgeable, forthright, and is more than happy to put a few noses out of joint if he doesn’t like what he sees going [...]
Totally Mexico! Cancun’s burgeoning luxury hotel scene proves it’s not just for lairy students on Spring Break April 19, 2015 I recently read a book about what the Americas were like before Columbus, Cortes and a load of other Europeans made their way across the Atlantic in the 15th and 16th centuries. In short, the author – Charles Mann, an American journalist – argues that it was considerably more populated and advanced than most of [...]
Finland’s new government will face these economic headwinds April 19, 2015 Nervous investors today have one eye on Greece and the other one on … Finland. Today Finn's are going to the polls to elect a new governments. It's widely expected to be led by the liberal Center Party. It's also likely to include participants from Prime Minister Alex Stubb's National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) as well [...]
Four charts showing what it’s like to be young today April 17, 2015 Whatever you like to call them – "millenials", or perhaps "the Peter Pan generation, as well as "Gen Y", "Generation Me" and even the "Boomerang Generation" – here's what it's like to be a young person living in the European Union today. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Being_young_in_Europe_today_-_demographic_trends http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3217494/6776245/KS-05-14-031-EN-N.pdf/18bee6f0-c181-457d-ba82-d77b314456b9 "Kidulthood" to "adulthood" lasts longer: (Source: Eurostat) Better educated, but with less [...]
Film review: The Salvation is a Viking cowboy fable April 17, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★★☆☆ The Salvation is the tale of a Viking cowboy, which is reason enough to see it right there. Mads Mikkelsen (pictured above) is a war veteran, who fled Denmark for a peaceful life in the American West. After seven years he is joined by his wife and child, but when [...]