Saddlesore in the City after bike challenge January 20, 2013 AFTER organisers confirmed last week that three stages of the 2014 Tour De France will be held in the UK, there was no better time for the London Bike Show to hit town, as it took over the Excel Centre this weekend. Keen to make the most Team GB’s success at last summer’s Olympics, organisers [...]
Wiggins wins Velo d’Or October 30, 2012 CYCLING: Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins has won the Velo d’Or award for 2012’s best cyclist after a superbly successful year in which he also won the Paris-Nice, Tour de Romandie, Criterium du Dauphine and London Olympic time trial titles.
Murray withdraws from Swiss event for end of season push October 21, 2012 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray has pulled out from today’s Swiss Indoor event due to concerns over his back injury. With the Paris Masters coming up at the end of the month, and the World Tour Finals commencing 5 November in London, the Scot is refusing to take any risks with what has been a complaint on [...]
Murray withdraws from Swiss event for end of season push October 21, 2012 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray has pulled out from today’s Swiss Indoor event due to concerns over his back injury. With the Paris Masters coming up at the end of the month, and the World Tour Finals commencing 5 November in London, the Scot is refusing to take any risks with what has been a complaint on [...]
Nadal’s season over with knee injury October 25, 2012 WORLD No4 Rafael Nadal has been forced to withdraw from the impending Paris Masters and London’s ATP World Tour Finals because of a long-term injury to his left knee. The Spaniard has yet to compete since his second-round defeat to Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon in June and has since missed both the Olympics and US [...]
Olympic chief: London could host Games in next 20 years October 14, 2012 LONDON could host the Olympic Games again within the next 20 years, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday. The capital won widespread praise for its staging of the sporting extravaganza earlier this year, with many observers calling it the best Games of all time. London has already hosted the modern summer [...]
UK ministers are failing to support business tourism October 28, 2012 DAVID Cameron recently said that, in the global battle to win jobs and contracts, he believes in leading from the front. It’s fighting talk but, when it comes to winning work for our major export businesses, Cameron and his ministerial troops are regularly absent without leave. Tourism, and that includes business tourism, is a vital [...]
Wiggins effect: Bradley’s Tour win lifts spirits July 23, 2012 AS if ending Britain’s 99-year wait for a Tour de France winner and re-popularising the elongated sideburn were not enough, Bradley Wiggins has also been credited with boosting the nation’s Olympic feelgood factor to an all-time high. Wiggo’s triumph in Paris prompted an increase in positive feelings towards the Games from Britons on Twitter to [...]
Coalition attacked by business lobby August 13, 2012 BRITISH businesses are increasingly frustrated at the government’s failure to address the recession and are planning to cut back on investment if policies keep being delayed or torn apart by infighting, the Confederation of British Industry has warned. The influential group has been supportive of the deficit reduction plan and schemes like Funding for Lending [...]
Olympics medal hopeful Idowu suffers fresh injury setback July 23, 2012 OLYMPIC silver medallist Phillips Idowu was last night revealed to have suffered a fresh injury setback after withdrawing from Team GB’s training camp in Portugal. The triple jumper remained in London to receive treatment on the same hip injury that prevented him from competing at this month’s London Grand Prix though he may yet arrive [...]