BMW 128ti review: The hot hatch we spent our own money on March 21, 2024 Motoring journalist John Redfern liked the sporty BMW 128ti so much he decided to buy one. Here’s what convinced him to go all in
Super-spikes are damaging credibility of athletics and need to be regulated, says Olympic men’s 400m hurdles champion Karsten Warholm August 19, 2021 Olympic 400m hurdles champion Karsten Warholm says so-called “super-spikes” are damaging the credibility of athletics. Warholm called on World Athletics to regulate the new generation of carbon-technology running shoes credited with producing faster times. The Norwegian smashed his own world record in winning an astonishingly fast men’s 400m hurdles final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics [...]
Ready to go to battle at Cheltenham March 10, 2024 THERE is an unread copy of the Racing Post sitting on Ben Keith’s solid oak desk. We are in Marylebone in his beautiful London flat just days before the biggest horse racing festival of the year gets under way in the Cotswolds. As the owner of Star Sports, he will stand tall on his company’s [...]
Le Coucou is the stylishly cosy Méribel hotel to visit this ski season November 21, 2022 THE WEEKEND: After a hard day speeding down the slopes, nothing rewards like a lie down in a sauna, a lengthy soak in a hot tub and, most importantly, a hearty feed. Stylishly cosy Méribel hotel Le Coucou delivers like nothing else in the French Alps. Not only does our four-bedroom ‘chalet’ boast a private [...]
Purton to ruin Moreira’s hopes of Blissful return to the Valley March 1, 2022 IT WAS good to see Joao Moreira back in the saddle after a six-meeting suspension at Sha Tin last Sunday, although his fan club would have hoped for better results. No wins from 10 rides would have had his many thousands of supporters, who once famously likened him to a Hong Kong ATM cash-point machine, [...]
Greggs opens 49 new shops after sales of chicken goujons soar May 16, 2022 Sausage roll seller Greggs has seen shares dip after admitting city sales still lag behind the rest of its sites. Although the bakery chain said it had had a “good” start to 2022 on Monday, shares were down some 2.8 per cent in the afternoon. The firm has been reshaping its portfolio of stores to [...]
Russia central bank pleads with citizens to exercise restraint as lenders brace for SWIFT exit February 27, 2022 Russia’s economy is set to descend into turmoil after an alliance of Western nations over the weekend launched a sweeping set of sanctions to hobble the country’s financial system. The measures prompted Russia’s central bank yesterday to plead with the country’s citizens to exercise calm amid growing concerns among Russian citizens that their money could [...]
Walgreens Boots Alliance profit hit by cost-cutting charges October 28, 2019 Walgreens Boots Alliance reported plunging profit in the fourth quarter as the owner of UK high street giant Boots took a hit from cost-cutting charges. Profit in the fourth-quarter plunged 55 per cent to $677m, compared to the same quarter in the previous year as the group closed stores. Read more: Big boots to fill: [...]
Mullins can bring a Lot Of Joy to the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle March 15, 2023 THERE would be no better story than Henry de Bromhead training the winner of today’s Jack de Bromhead Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (4.50pm). The Grade Two event has been named in memory of the trainer’s son, who, in November last year, tragically lost his life in a pony racing accident aged just 13. De Bromhead fields [...]
Walgreens Boots Alliance shares rise on reports of KKR buyout interest November 11, 2019 Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance jumped in early trading today amid reports that KKR has approached the drugstore giant about taking it private. Read more: KKR to target record $15bn in Asia-focused buyout fund Private equity firm KKR is preparing a proposal to buy out shareholders of Walgreens Boots in what could be the biggest [...]