Winners announced of Indigo Economics Prize to radically shake-up GDP | City A.M. October 25, 2017 The winners of a new economics prize calling on entrants for how best to measure economic activity have been announced today. The Indigo Prize was awarded in a joint split, with £125,000 to be shared between Diane Coyle, the professor of economics at Manchester University, and Jonathan Haskel, of Imperial Business School. Coyle’s entry, co-written [...]
Manchester United duo recalled to England squad as Glen Johnson and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also return October 2, 2016 Interim England manager Gareth Southgate raided his Under-21 squad to recall Manchester United duo Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard for the World Cup qualifiers with Malta and Slovenia. Rashford returns to the senior squad after netting a hat-trick for the Under-21s against Norway last month, while uncapped Lingard, who received his maiden call-up for last [...]
Andy Burnham confirmed as Labour candidate for Manchester mayor August 9, 2016 Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham has been tapped by Labour as their candidate for Manchester mayor. Manchester will choose an elected mayor next May, when the roles of existing interim mayor and elected police and crime commissioner are merged. Burnham said it was a "great honour" to be selected as he overcame competition from Burt South MP Ivan [...]
Should Everton signing Theo Walcott be considered Arsenal’s first Emirates Stadium-era great? January 19, 2018 In a poll to rank Arsenal’s 50 greatest ever players conducted by the club a decade ago, 12 of the top 20 slots were filled by forwards, wingers or attacking midfielders. From Thierry Henry at No1 to Ray Parlour at No19, supporters’ embrace of the adventurous was demonstrated in many of the names cherished most [...]
Manchester City form is no surprise but Leicester can still catch them, says Claudio Ranieri September 22, 2016 Bullish Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri insists it is too soon to declare Manchester City as the Premier League’s champions-elect and is adamant the Foxes will defend their title to the bitter end. Leicester, who made a mockery of their status as 5,000-1 outsiders last term, have made a modest start to the campaign having won [...]
Liverpool jumps to the top of ESPN’s greatest sporting city 2017 August 8, 2017 Liverpool has leapfrogged Manchester and London to take the title of Britain’s greatest sporting city of 2017. The accolade, awarded by ESPN and produced in conjunction with the University of Bath, considers the best place to be in Blighty if you are a sports fan. Leicester tumbled down the rankings, losing last year’s top spot [...]
What Alan Shearer has to teach us about inflation August 4, 2017 So who are the world’s three biggest spenders on defence these days? That’s right – the US, China and … Manchester City. Boom, boom. Yes, we may still be a week away from the start of the 2017/18 English Premier League season but of course it has been generating back-page headlines for weeks now thanks [...]
A change in Spain’s tax laws could make buying La Liga players easier for Premier League clubs such as Manchester United October 22, 2016 Premier League clubs shopping for new players in Spain will enjoy increased purchasing power in future transfer windows thanks to a ruling passed by Spanish tax authorities this week. La Liga stars who have been linked with a move to England such as Athletic Bilbao’s Oscar De Marcos or Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann may now be [...]
The region around Vietnam’s UNESCO heritage city of Hoi An is home to tourist sites worthy of Lara Croft herself March 9, 2018 The narrow stone passageway opened into a small stone altar featuring the carved statue of a goddess. Was this a place of worship, I wondered, or sacrifice? At this stage it was hard to tell, but I was enjoying scaring myself. The shadowy passageway curved around again, this time leading to a set of steps [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 0: Third-choice goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga excels on debut as Heung-Min Son scores the winning goal November 5, 2017 Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed Paulo Gazzaniga after his third-choice goalkeeper made a string of key saves on his debut to earn a hard-fought win over struggling Crystal Palace. Heung-Min Son’s second-half goal decided the contest but the performance of Gazzaniga, a summer signing from Southampton, was equally important [...]