Manchester United remain most popular club online in China as Anthony Martial tops Premier League players January 31, 2018 Manchester United may trail title rivals Manchester City in the Premier League, but at least in China they continue to reign supreme. Named the richest football club in the world last week, United have retained the mantle of being the best-performing European football club online in the burgeoning market in the seventh annual Red Card [...]
Court told of Treasury’s ‘pervasive’ impact on controversial RBS unit GRG July 8, 2019 The government’s influence over a disgraced wing of RBS in the years following the financial crisis was “pervasive”, a court was told today. An internal bank memo from June 2010 raises concerns about the Treasury’s involvement in the global restructuring unit (GRG) of RBS. The GRG has been accused of driving small businesses into the ground as [...]
Boris Johnson conference speech 2019 live: PM rules out checks at border October 2, 2019 This is a rolling news story, so please refresh to get the most recent updates 2.10pm: Bookies cut odds on no-deal Brexit Meanwhile, Johnson’s insistence that the only alternative to a Brexit deal is a no-deal Brexit meant bookies shortened the odds on that outcome. Ladbrokes put odds at 5/2 in favour of a no-deal [...]
Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua has changed his mindset for Ruiz rematch and defends decision to hold fight in Saudi Arabia December 4, 2019 Boxing has a tendency to over-promote the significance of its fights but for Anthony Joshua the magnitude of Saturday’s bout in Saudi Arabia can truly be described as career-defining. The Briton will step into the ring to face Andy Ruiz Jr knowing that defeat will likely end his hopes of unifying the heavyweight division and [...]
Manchester United and City avoid punishment over Old Trafford tunnel fracas December 21, 2017 Manchester United and runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City have avoided punishment over the fracas which occurred in the Old Trafford tunnel after the derby earlier this month. Both clubs were requested by the Football Association (FA) to submit their observations of the incident, which saw water and milk thrown at United boss Jose Mourinho [...]
Chelsea must start turning good performances into points and improve record at the Bridge September 26, 2019 There was a peculiar feel at Stamford Bridge last weekend as the Chelsea fans applauded Frank Lampard and his team for a promising performance, despite losing 2-1 to Liverpool. The Blues had come out for the second-half already two goals down but played without fear, created chances, and made Premier League pace-setters Liverpool look vulnerable. [...]
Football Betting Tips: Tottenham can seal top-four berth with Cherries win May 2, 2019 TOTTENHAM have stumbled in recent weeks, coming undone against rivals West Ham in the Premier League before another 1-0 loss in midweek when hosting Ajax in the Champions League. Excuses were made following that defeat by West Ham with many claiming one eye was on their Champions League fixture. However, excuses went out the window [...]
Football Betting Tips: Tottenham can seal top-four berth with Cherries win May 2, 2019 TOTTENHAM have stumbled in recent weeks, coming undone against rivals West Ham in the Premier League before another 1-0 loss in midweek when hosting Ajax in the Champions League. Excuses were made following that defeat by West Ham with many claiming one eye was on their Champions League fixture. However, excuses went out the window [...]
Watchdog bans Paddy Power ‘anti-loyalty’ ad starring Ryan Giggs’s brother May 8, 2019 The advertising watchdog has banned a Paddy Power advert starring the brother of former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs over complaints it glamourised gambling. The TV campaign, which promoted the betting firm’s rewards scheme, featured Rhodri Giggs in a pub and later driving a sports car. Read more: Vodafone broadband advert banned by watchdog for [...]
O2 down: Customers unable to make calls as mobile network crashes March 22, 2019 O2 customers across the UK were unable to make and receive calls after an outage hit parts of the network for roughly three hours this morning. The issues were first reported at around 8am, and network monitoring site Down Detector received more than 450 reports of outages. Normal service was restored at roughly 11am. Oh @O2 [...]