Pretenders Liverpool miss chance to put pressure on champions Manchester City October 7, 2018 On an afternoon of few chances at Anfield, Riyad Mahrez was guilty of the most conspicuous miss, blazing a late penalty high into the stands when a winning goal and all three points beckoned for Manchester City. But in a few months’ time, when the battle for Premier League supremacy between two of the three [...]
Entrepreneurs who make lots of money aren’t all brilliant intellectuals like scholars and scientists July 10, 2018 "I could see from first glance that he was a half-wit, but then half-wits sometimes have the genius to amass a fortune.” The quote is from Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer. Don’t you just love it? Astute as it is, Miller’s observation is nevertheless remarkably at odds with the current consensus, which seems to be: [...]
WWE chief Vince McMahon sells £75m worth of shares in wrestling company to fund new American football league December 22, 2017 WWE chief Vince McMahon has sold £75m worth of shares in the wrestling entertainment company to fund the creation of a new American football league. Filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealed McMahon sold 3.34m shares in WWE which will be used to fund a separate company – Alpha Entertainment – that is [...]
AirPods, iPhones and Apple Music: Here’s what to expect from Apple’s results out tonight | City A.M. July 31, 2018 Apple’s so-called boring quarter could prove to be not so dull, with the whole world watching to see signs of new tech products and a potential share price boost that could make it the first US trillion-dollar company. The springtime months are often Apple’s lowest in terms of iPhone sales as everyone holds off in [...]
World Cup 2018: What we learned from the first weekend – big guns Germany, Brazil and Argentina fire blanks and VAR increasing the penalty count June 18, 2018 Brazil’s 1-1 with Switzerland last night continued an underwhelming start from the teams fancied to win this World Cup. Tite’s men were merely following a pattern laid out by Argentina (held by Iceland), Spain (held by Portugal), Germany (beaten by Mexico) and France (unconvincing winners over Australia). Russia’s five-goal thumping of Saudi Arabia aside, it [...]
The GranTurismo MC is the last hurrah for Maserati’s ageing V8-engined coupe. Tim Pitt drives it June 12, 2018 When the Maserati GranTurismo was launched, Tony Blair was in 10 Downing Street, Jade Goody was in the Big Brother house and the iPhone remained a twinkle in Steve Jobs’ eye. Now, as this Italian stallion nears retirement age, Maserati has given it one last update to take on the ever-growing ranks of six-figure sports [...]
World Cup 2018: England hit Panama for six and bulldoze Gareth Southgate’s pleas for modest expectations June 24, 2018 Gareth Southgate spent many months leading up to this World Cup calling for more realistic expectations of his England team in light of recent tournament failings. It was a sensible and measured stance in keeping with the coach’s level-headed tenure and won him much admiration. After today’s record-breaking 6-1 win over Panama, however, Southgate will [...]
World Cup 2018: Russia defy 125/1 odds with blistering start – so why have the hosts been so good? June 20, 2018 So hopeless did Russia’s prospects look in the days leading up to this World Cup that supporters were being urged to grow moustaches in a desperate attempt to lift the national team and its under-fire manager, the bewhiskered Stanislav Cherchesov. It is not known precisely how many Muscovites took up the gauntlet laid down by [...]
Gaucho Group appoints Oliver Meakin of Maplin Electronics as CEO to replace founder Zeev Godik January 3, 2018 Restaurant group Gaucho appointed a new chief executive to replace founder Zeev Godik, who left last year amid rumours he was forced out. Oliver Meakin, currently boss of Maplin Electronics will take the reins of the Argentine steak restaurant chain at the end of the month. He is a former colleague of Gaucho’s new chairman [...]
Diageo settled a lawsuit in North America over trademark infringement November 29, 2016 Diageo North America has settled a lawsuit with a US-based bourbon whiskey distiller and distributor over trademark law violations. Allied Lomar argued that Diageo infringed registered trademarks on the term "Stitzel" with the name of its Stitzel-Weller Bourbon distillery and brand labels including their Blade and Bow Bourbon. Allied, which said it first registered the [...]