The seven trends in the digital sport world to look out for in 2019 December 11, 2018 This has been a transformative year for the digital sport landscape, from tech giants Amazon and Facebook making major rights acquisitions to a rise in behind-the-scenes and self-authored content. Here, Charlie Beall of consultancy Seven League assesses the trends that dominated 2018 and look set to shape the next 12 months. 1. Athletes becoming media As [...]
La Liga to play matches in the US: Why the Premier League will be watching Spanish football’s stateside experiment closely August 22, 2018 The hackneyed joke about Spanish football’s top flight used to be that there was only one fixture worth watching: the bi-annual collision of domestic superpowers Real Madrid and Barcelona. La Liga’s announcement today that it is to stage matches in the United States has rubbished that notion further still – there will be no shortage of [...]
Cost of buying land to build high-speed HS2 project tripled to £3.3bn over six years September 14, 2018 The costs of acquiring land needed to build the £56bn HS2 high speed rail project tripled from just over £1bn to £3.3bn over a six year period, according to the spending watchdog. In 2012, HS2 Limited, the company building the rail line that will link London to Birmingham, estimated land and property acquisitions would cost it £1.1bn. [...]
Cost of buying land to build high-speed HS2 project tripled to £3.3bn over six years September 14, 2018 The costs of acquiring land needed to build the £56bn HS2 high speed rail project tripled from just over £1bn to £3.3bn over a six year period, according to the spending watchdog. In 2012, HS2 Limited, the company building the rail line that will link London to Birmingham, estimated land and property acquisitions would cost it £1.1bn. [...]
Paris Saint-Germain v Liverpool: Cash-rich French giants on the precipice of costly Champions League group exit November 27, 2018 The fact Paris Saint-Germain commissioned Nike and their Jordan Brand subsidiary to create a new kit for the Champions League this season tells you a lot about the club. But the fact the French giants are one game away from exiting the tournament which acts as a catwalk for their marketing efforts tells you everything [...]
Under-fire HS2 says it will create 15,000 jobs by 2020 September 13, 2018 HS2, the under-fire high speed rail line that will link London to the North, has said it will create 15,000 jobs by 2020 at 30,000 at "peak construction". The company said the £56bn project had already supported over 7,000 roles and that construction, starting next year, would support as many as 30,000. The first phase of the [...]
Under-fire HS2 says it will create 15,000 jobs by 2020 September 13, 2018 HS2, the under-fire high speed rail line that will link London to the North, has said it will create 15,000 jobs by 2020 at 30,000 at "peak construction". The company said the £56bn project had already supported over 7,000 roles and that construction, starting next year, would support as many as 30,000. The first phase of the [...]
Here’s what happened to the UK professional jobs market in 2018 and what to watch out for in 2019 January 24, 2019 It is not unusual after the rest and relaxation of Christmas for people to consider their current career path and decide to search for new opportunities. But it’s also important for these prospective jobseekers – and hiring managers – to look back at the previous year, in order to learn about the current state of [...]
Five things we learned from the Premier League weekend: Lucky Arsenal, in-form Jordan Pickford, Fulham test Shahid Khan’s patience, Roy Hodgson’s gripes and Tottenham earn a breather November 11, 2018 There have been many occasions during Arsenal’s rollercoaster 16-game unbeaten streak when it seemed like the run was about to end and the 1-1 draw with Wolves on Sunday was certainly one of them. The match had every one of the hallmarks of Unai Emery’s short reign: a slow, ponderous first half, an improvement after [...]
Day in the life: Sprint cyclist Callum Skinner on Tokyo 2020 training, rest and nutrition October 29, 2018 As a part of the British Cycling team my main goal is always the Olympic Games. Every competition along the way is seen as a stepping stone towards Tokyo 2020. In the shorter term I’m concentrating on next season. I decided to sit out the current campaign and am training hard for 2020. If we’ve [...]