First, England. Next, the world? Why those behind The Hundred have big ambitions March 21, 2022 “Every successful brand in the world has to start somewhere, in one geography,” says Nick Sykes, global chief executive of FutureBrand, the company that developed the branding for The Hundred, English cricket’s newest tournament. “But if you look at sporting formats around the world, many of them have travelled geographies and there are large parts [...]
Dame Julie Andrews: Sound of Music star’s former mansion being sold for £16.5m March 21, 2022 Sound of Music star Dame Julie Andrews former mansion in Wimbledon is being sold for £16.5m . The musical legend’s ex home, West Lodge, is a Grade II-listed building on Wimbledon Common, with 12 bedrooms; and when she inhabited it in the 1960s, she only lived in a portion of it. Would-be buyers can pick [...]
Fil Dor can Triumph in rematch with Vauban March 17, 2022 ONLY the 12 runners stand their ground for the JCB Triumph Hurdle (1.30pm), the curtain-raiser on Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Day. The betting suggests that the Irish hold all the aces in the juvenile division with five of the top six in the betting. All of Tuesday’s rain will have been music to the ears of [...]
Dorries’ laws for Big Tech have become overrun trying to keep everyone happy March 17, 2022 Today marks the introduction of the Online Safety Bill: a “world-first” for online safety, but a behemoth bill of confusion. Variations of today’s bill have been bounced around since David Cameron, drawing media attention and public uncertainty, and ultimately landing in the hands of reality TV personality turned politician Nadine Dorries. As it stands today, [...]
Scene looks set for Mullenbeg to prove she’s the real deal March 10, 2022 LOOKING at the remainder of the Sandown card and the eye is drawn to MULLENBEG in the EBF Mares’ Bumper (3.00pm). Her trainer Milton Harris is having a great season and has a live chance in next week’s Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival with the Adonis winner Knight Salute, and he looks to have another good one on his hands here. The five-year-old didn’t [...]
Home sales continue to soar as buyers keen to move despite rates hike March 10, 2022 Home sales surged last month with strong demand from buyers not letting up, even in spite of an uplift to increase rates. The latest RICS Residential Market Survey reported a net balance of nine per cent more respondents saying sales were increasing. This represented the strongest reading since May 2021. The survey also reported a [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? March 9, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. BTIG BTIG has bolstered its equities division with a new managing director in its London office. Pavi Sidhu, who has previously held roles across equities and global portfolio trading at HSBC, brings over two decades’ experience to the [...]
New version of The Batman really puts the ‘dark’ in the Dark Knight March 9, 2022 The new version of The Batman really puts the “dark” into the Dark Knight. It’s the meanest, most sinister take on the character yet, set in a squalid, rain-soaked Gotham full of thugs and perverts, the Batman most definitely among them. Starring the always-excellent Robert Pattinson, it’s a decidedly emo take on a character who [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Time has come for Moreira’s Star to Spark back into life March 8, 2022 BANK on reigning Champion Jockey Joao Moreira to once again be in the spotlight when racing gets underway with a nine-race card at Happy Valley. It didn’t take long for the ‘Magic Man’ to get back into the swing of things following his six-meeting suspension last month. A couple of winning doubles at the Valley [...]
The Batman – Robert Pattinson stars in a new twist on a familiar hero March 7, 2022 Strap in, everyone, blockbuster season has officially begun. It’s the first opportunity for Hollywood to return to some kind of normal release schedule since 2019, and who better to bring back the crowds than The Dark Knight himself? Robert Pattinson’s debut as The Batman is the 8th Batman-related film in the last decade. It won’t [...]