Golden boy Farah set for glorious Olympic double August 9, 2012 AFTER Mo Farah’s career defining effort sealed 10,000m gold last weekend, the Briton stands on the verge of becoming a double Olympic champion when he competes in the 5,000m final tomorrow night. Farah, the reigning world and European title holder at that distance, is 13/8 favourite with Coral and as short as 3/10 to secure [...]
Wiggins: Sir? Forget that, Brad will do August 1, 2012 NATIONAL hero Bradley Wiggins insists he has no interest in a knighthood, virtually the only honour to still elude him after he triggered wild celebrations by sweeping to a fourth Olympic gold medal in the men’s cycling time trial yesterday. Wiggins beat world champion Tony Martin of Germany by a comprehensive 42 seconds over the [...]
Westfield co-chief plans £3bn future investment into Britain July 30, 2012 AUSTRALIAN shopping mall developer Westfield plans to invest some £3bn expanding its presence in Britain, its co-chief executive said yesterday, providing a vote of confidence in the country’s struggling retail sector. The figure include the expansion of £2bn Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush, proposals to redevelop Croydon’s Whitgift Centre and the development of the Broadway [...]
Trading hurdles at this summer’s Games July 16, 2012 LOOKING ahead to the start of the Olympic Games, there is no end of attempts to make tie-ins – official or not – with the festival of sport. But who are going to be the real winners and losers in business this summer? Much was made of the effects of the Jubilee celebrations on high [...]
Wiggins completes magical Tour triumph July 22, 2012 LONDONER Bradley Wiggins declared “some dreams do come true” yesterday after completing his quest to become the first British man to win cycling’s greatest race, the Tour de France. On a joyous afternoon for Team Sky in Paris, Wiggins helped colleague and compatriot Mark Cavendish claim a fourth successive victory on the Champs-Elysees in the [...]
Eurostar brings culture and sport together to support London 2012 May 22, 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 65 DAYS TO GO Eurostar’s chief exec says why it is 2012’s international rail services provider Q What was your brand’s primary reason for being involved with the Games? A For us the partnership felt natural, partly because of the geography: we come into St Pancras, which will [...]
Brewin’s top of the league at Chelsea May 22, 2012 CITY investment management firm Brewin Dolphin’s garden at the Chelsea Flower Show has won a gold medal for being the best in the show, which is great news for those participating in the firm’s online charity auction. The auction, which will raise funds to help the fight against leukaemia, includes a prize that gives the [...]
Fail to manage airport queues and see Britain’s future growth depart May 2, 2012 HEATHROW’S immigration queue crisis is already a national embarrassment, but the true scale of the damage it is doing has yet to be recognised. Inevitably, the coverage so far has focused on the Olympics. With hundreds of thousands of extra tourists flooding into the capital, and the attention of the world’s media and sporting establishments [...]
CRASH PADS May 24, 2012 For the City’s movers and shakers, it’s the million pound question: do you live in the town centre and save yourself hours of tedious, stressful commuting, safe in the knowledge that you own property in one of the world’s cultural hubs? Or, do you move to the commuter belt, get yourself a bigger house with [...]
Total fights to stem gas leak in North Sea March 27, 2012 OIL major Total is fighting to control a gas leak that has caused a massive evacuation of North Sea workers, and admitted yesterday the problem may take up to six months to resolve. A cloud of explosive natural gas boiling out of the North Sea from a leak at Total’s abandoned Elgin platform has forced [...]