Theresa May sets sights on Africa trade as Brexit disputes rage August 27, 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May will this week try to start the new parliamentary session on the front foot as she leads a delegation of business figures to Africa seeking to boost trade relations, despite intense criticism of her Brexit plans at home. May will use a speech tomorrow in South Africa’s Cape Town to focus on [...]
Davis Cup reboots, Wembley sale talk and Premiership Rugby takeover bids: how private investment is shaking up a sports industry at a crossroads November 22, 2018 From plans for a breakaway Super League in European football to takeover bids for Premiership Rugby, the collapsed sale of Wembley Stadium and the $3bn revamp of the Davis Cup, there is a common thread running through some of the biggest sports stories of recent months. Change is sweeping through the industry at breakneck pace [...]
Arsenal v Liverpool preview: Goal machine Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang might have the combination to crack Reds’ air-tight defence November 1, 2018 There is no doubt that Unai Emery has guided Arsenal to an exceptional start to the post-Wenger era, but Saturday's clash with Liverpool will be an acid test of how far his side have actually come since opening the season with defeats. Arsenal have gone 13 games unbeaten since being undone by Manchester City and [...]
Debate: Juventus is paying £99m for Ronaldo, is that good value in light of the strikes at Fiat Chrysler? July 16, 2018 Juventus is paying £99m for Ronaldo, is that good value in light of the strikes at Fiat Chrysler? Yes – Carlo Alberto De Casa is chief analyst at ActivTrades. Cristiano Ronaldo’s move has been named “the purchase of the century”, and could cost Juventus €400m by the end of the player’s stay. Yet, the summer [...]
HS2 hit by 12-month delay in further blow to controversial £56bn project September 3, 2018 The £56bn HS2 project linking London to the north has been dealt a further blow after the government admitted it would be subject to a 12-month delay in parliament. Phase 2b of the project, which links Birmingham to Leeds and Crewe to Wigan and Manchester, will be delayed because the bill enabling the line to be [...]
Can banning ketchup really improve a footballer’s level of performance? September 26, 2018 Manager Maurizio Sarri has already made an impression on his new Chelsea team. They have won five of their opening six Premier League matches, and his philosophy of moving the ball quickly and intensive pressing – dubbed “Sarriball” – has led to the west London club making more passes than any other team in [...]
Playr review: Can tech make you a better player? We trial the wearable gadget that promises to improve your football skills | City A.M. July 26, 2018 So you watched England bossing it at the World Cup and thought: I could do that. After all, Jamie Vardy was still playing non-league football in his mid-twenties, you tell yourself. You just need a bit of help from the pros to up your game. Well, that help is now at hand. Playr is a [...]
Business can reap the rewards of longer life, but only if we avert the looming care crisis September 12, 2018 That everyone is living longer is a fantastic achievement. Not just for individuals, but for society. We have seen incredible advances in life expectancy – and in 15 years, the UK will have 1.2m more people aged 85 than today. But there is no point living those extra years if we spend them in poor [...]
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Why don’t Spurs have a naming rights deal? | City A.M. July 26, 2018 Back in October 2008, when Tottenham’s new stadium project was still in its infancy, chairman Daniel Levy addressed the opportunity to sell the naming rights to their proposed new ground. “It’s a necessary and critical component of financing a modern football stadium,” he said. Yet six weeks out from the £850m venue’s official opening, Spurs [...]
Trevor Steven: Where has it gone wrong for stale, predictable Tottenham? September 19, 2018 Results are king, so although they weren’t playing well at the start of the season Tottenham’s winning start gave them momentum, culminating in a confidence-boosting 3-0 victory at Manchester United. Since then Spurs have been found out. They lost to Watford and that put extra pressure on their match with Liverpool on Saturday. Their disjointed [...]