AI in tennis may be game, set, and match for humans July 23, 2018 DURING the recent Wimbledon tennis championship, in a room beneath the courts, dozens of data scientists and sport experts sat watching all of the tournament’s matches. This was the IBM tech bunker, where computers were capturing live data about every player for every game of tennis happening above. IBM has been working with Wimbledon for [...]
Rafael Nadal confirms intention to join Andy Murray at Queen’s Club Championships February 6, 2018 World No1 Rafael Nadal has joined recuperating Andy Murray in targeting The Queen’s Club Championships to kickstart his grass court season after confirming his intention to contest this year’s tournament. Murray, who has won a record five titles at the West Kensington club, has intimated that he hopes to make a return to the court [...]
Short term lets in London are an untapped goldmine March 24, 2018 There is a view that estate agents’ short lets departments are simply a vehicle to rent out properties that the sales department can’t sell. In fact, the short let market is an untapped goldmine that is frequently overlooked. I believe a lot of this stems from confusion around the term ‘short let’. It can be [...]
Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Wimbledon: Dons on a high as opportunity knocks for FA Cup giant-killing at Wembley January 3, 2018 There is an air of contentment at AFC Wimbledon. An upturn in form, the green light to begin constructing their new stadium and the stardust of Sunday’s FA Cup clash with Tottenham at Wembley has left even the club’s perennially grounded chief executive Erik Samuelson smiling. Although the threat of relegation lingers – The Dons [...]
World Cup 2018: Are Sweden, England’s quarter-final opponents, another Iceland? July 5, 2018 On Saturday England’s burgeoning hopes of long-awaited international success hinge on seeing off unfancied Scandinavian opponents who are widely seen as game but ultimately inferior. Sound familiar? Two years ago it was Iceland who knocked England off their pedestal with a 2-1 victory in Nice. It proved the pinnacle of a run to the quarter-finals [...]
Liverpool draw Everton in FA Cup third round as holders Arsenal head to Forest December 4, 2017 Merseyside will do battle on FA Cup third round weekend after seven-time winners Liverpool were pitched at home to Everton in Monday’s draw. It will be the first all-Merseyside clash in the competition since the 2012 semi-final, which Liverpool won 2-1 courtesy of a late strike from £35m club-record signing Andy Carroll after Luis Suarez [...]
City A.M.’s Devilishly Difficult 2017 Sports Quiz Part 1: The good and the bad of the sporting year December 21, 2017 It has been another vintage year of sporting drama, from the triumphs of Anthony Joshua and Lewis Hamilton to the disappointments of England’s failed Ashes defence and Usain Bolt’s anticlimactic farewell. But as the dust settles on 2017, how much have you remembered about those defining moments, or the storylines playing out off the field, [...]
Plenty more titles to come, reigning champion Novak Djokovic tells Wimbledon rivals June 26, 2016 World No1 Novak Djokovic has warned his rivals that he has an insatiable appetite for silverware as his quest for a third straight Wimbledon crown begins tomorrow. Djokovic, who currently holds all four grand slam titles following his maiden French Open victory earlier this month, will start his tournament defence against Britain’s James Ward on [...]
Holland Park’s property premium out-prices the Aegon Championships’ Queen’s Club June 20, 2016 House prices in London are already unaffordable for many, but throw the UK's lawn tennis season into the mix and Kensington becomes a virtual minefield. Choosing a property overlooking a sports pitch is a good way to inflate the asking price for a house, but the right court, stadium or grounds are crucial, according to new research. [...]
Counting the pennies: No Las Vegas party for AFC Wimbledon chief Erik Samuelson as focus turns to plotting path to Championship May 31, 2016 While AFC Wimbledon’s promotion-winning players were on a plane to Las Vegas for a celebratory jaunt paid for by a mystery supporter, chief executive Erik Samuelson was today back at his desk putting the finishing touches to next season’s budget. The champagne had barely stopped bubbling but thoughts within the club’s hierarchy had already turned to [...]