France keep up winning start September 23, 2015 FRANCE shrugged off a lacklustre opening to record their second victory at the Rugby World Cup with a bonus-point 38-11 win over Romania at the Olympic Stadium last night. Tries from full-back Sofiane Guitoune and flanker Yannick Nyanga – his first for France since November 2012 – gave Les Bleus a 17-6 half-time lead. A [...]
Farrell can stick boot into Wales from kicking tee September 25, 2015 Graham Reid looks at the the best of the weekend’s Rugby World Cup action ENGLAND and Wales breathed a collective sigh of relief following their opening Rugby World Cup fixtures. Taking on Fiji and Uruguay respectively, neither were wholly convincing, but each came away with what was required – a bonus point win. Injuries are [...]
UK £1bn Rugby World Cup lift November 18, 2014 BRITAIN’S economy is set to receive a boost totalling close to £1bn from hosting the 2015 Rugby World Cup, a report commissioned by the tournament’s organising committee revealed yesterday. An economic impact study undertaken by accountancy firm EY predicts the showpiece event, which will be staged at 13 stadia in 11 cities across England in [...]
Record number of tourists flock to London between April and June, spending £3.2bn October 15, 2015 The capital welcomed a record 5.1m tourists between April and June this year, continuing London’s five-year tourism boom. The number of international visitors to London was up six per cent on the same period last year, according to the figures published by the Office for National Statistics today. The total spent in the capital by tourists [...]
Johanna Konta keeps alive her Olympic dream and progresses to quarter-finals, while Andy Murray surges into last 16 August 10, 2016 British No1 Johanna Konta followed the lead of team-mate Andy Murray and kept her Olympic dream alive with victory over Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Rio tennis singles. Konta progressed to the quarter-finals after navigating a dramatic three-hour contest against eighth seed Kuznetsova 3-6, 7-5, 7-5. The 25-year-old will now face her Australian Open semi-final [...]
Hartley loses role as Saints skipper September 14, 2015 ENGLAND outcast Dylan Hartley was yesterday replaced as Northampton Saints captain by scrum-half Lee Dickson after six seasons in the role. Hooker Hartley lost his place in Stuart Lancaster’s Rugby World Cup plans after being handed a four-week ban for headbutting Saracens’s Jamie George in May’s Premiership semi-final at Franklin’s Gardens. It was the sixth [...]
Harlequins mourn tragic death of starlet Seb Adeniran-Olule following traffic collision May 11, 2016 Harlequins have been rocked by the tragic death of academy player Seb Adeniran-Olule who was killed in a road traffic collision, the club has confirmed. The news came days before Harlequins’ European Challenge Cup final against Montpellier in Lyon, where victory in director of rugby Conor O’Shea’s final match in charge would secure a place [...]
NFL international series estimated to have given London £45m boost October 28, 2015 The NFL international series' three games at Wembley this year will have generated £45m for the London according to economic estimates. In the final of three fixtures staged in London this year, over 80,000 fans are expected to fill Wembley to watch the Detroit Lions make London play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon. And [...]
Wetherspoon’s share price tumbles as boss Tim Martin warns Living Wage costs could lower pub chain profits November 4, 2015 Wetherspoon's share price tumbled this morning after boss Tim Martin warned that rising labour costs could result in lower annual profits, with margins falling in its first quarter. The figures The pub chain grew like-for-like sales 2.4 per cent in the 13 weeks to 25 October, while total sales rose by 6.1 per cent, buoyed by the Rugby [...]
Why it’s time to bring back a free market for sports tickets September 9, 2015 This year, anybody in the UK with an interest in sport has been spoilt for choice. The Ashes and Wimbledon both captured the public’s imagination once again and we still have the Rugby World Cup to look forward to. Alongside this, we continue to host some of the best music gigs in the world, [...]