Heather Watson: I can stop Serena Williams at Wimbledon July 1, 2015 British No1 Heather Watson has vowed to learn from previous failed auditions against seeded players at Wimbledon when she bids to thwart world No1 Serena Williams’s charge towards a calendar grand slam in the third round. Read more: Fightback fires Heather Watson towards Serena meeting Watson dispatched former world No5 and Australian Open semi-finalist [...]
Wimbledon Spy: Eugenie Bouchard out but avoids bra rap June 30, 2015 Bouchard out but avoids bra rap There will no repeat of last year’s fireworks for Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard after the 2014 women’s finalist suffered a straight-sets defeat to China’s Duan Ying-Ying yesterday. The 21-year-old, who has slumped to 12th in the world rankings from a high of five last year, has now lost nine of [...]
Wimbledon warm-up at Lou Casteou: Learn to play tennis like a pro at a French luxury retreat June 28, 2015 Retreats are normally for things like meditation and yoga, where tranquil settings are required for creating internal harmony. So a new five-day residential tennis course, set in a historic chateau in the hills of the Cote d’Azur, was an intriguing concept. Tennis is such a psychological sport: the chance to focus on my game – [...]
Shares rally on US Supreme Court decision June 25, 2015 SHARES in US hospitals surged yesterday after the US Supreme Court upheld subsidies for individual Americans under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law. Shares of several hospital groups hit all-time highs on the decision, with investors welcoming the news that millions of insurance customers created by the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), more often called “Obamacare”, [...]
Equities down over Greece – New York Report June 25, 2015 AUS Supreme Court ruling upholding tax subsidies boosted US hospital stocks to record highs yesterday, while global equity markets edged lower on lingering worries over Greece. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 75.71 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 17,890.36, the S&P 500 lost 6.27 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 2,102.31 and the Nasdaq [...]
Return of London’s mansions: The former homes of aristocrats are being converted June 25, 2015 It isn’t often that a prestigious street in London falls out of favour. You won’t see a regeneration of Eaton Square or the King’s Road any time soon. But Connaught Place, a handsome street lined with Georgian mansion blocks overlooking Hyde Park, was the Belgravia of pre-war London and it’s experiencing a resurgence in popularity. [...]
At your service: Meet the concierges who run the lives of London’s elite homeowners June 25, 2015 The humble bowler-hatted doorman was once a tell-tale sign of a prestigious London address. But he’s quickly being replaced by a tenacious new breed of concierge. The industry travels with the global super-rich, arriving at whichever city blossoms into the darling of the international property market. Multilingual, persistent and well-connected, London’s hard-working concierges are on [...]
German businessman who sued Ecclestone jumps into F1 bid talks June 24, 2015 ONE OF the leaders of the German sports media firm that brought a $100m (£64m) case against Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone in 2013 has reportedly been brought on board as part of the consortium trying to buy the motor-racing giant. Bidders RSE Ventures and Qatari Sport are looking to buy a controlling 35 per [...]
How to plug the information gap June 24, 2015 Investors need more high quality data on the companies they are crowdfunding BUSINESSES across the UK are increasingly aware that they can raise investment through crowdfunding, where large groups of people give small amounts of money to support an organisation they like the look of. This has opened up the world of investment to all, [...]
Poll: Two thirds of British voters would vote to stay in EU June 19, 2015 Two-thirds of British voters said that they wish to remain in the EU, while just 22 per cent would vote to leave, according to a new poll. Excluding those who did not know, the result would come out at 75-25 in favour of staying in Europe, according to the poll, by Ipsos Mori. The news [...]