Great Britain dumped out of Billie Jean King Cup November 19, 2024 Great Britain were eliminated from the Billie Jean King Cup on Tuesday with Emma Raducanu the only player to register a win in the semi-finals. The former US Open champion beat Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4 6-4 to put Great Britain 1-0 up in the best-of-three tie against Slovakia. But Katie Boulter was beaten 6-2 4-6 4-6 [...]
Premier League rule amendment vote to go ahead on Friday November 19, 2024 The Premier League will defy Manchester City and Aston Villa by going ahead with a vote on contentious associated party transaction (APT) rules on Friday. The rules – aimed at preventing sister companies from propping up clubs through inflated deals – are set to be changed after a challenge brought by City resulted in aspects [...]
UK to relaunch trade talks with India and form new Japan partnership November 19, 2024 The UK is set to relaunch trade talks with India and form a new economic partnership with Japan, Downing Street has announced. It was confirmed that trade discussions with India will reopen at the start of next year, following a bilateral meeting between Sir Keir Starmer and Indian leader Narendra Modi at the G20 summit [...]
Williams and Duracell extend Formula 1 partnership November 19, 2024 Long-standing Formula 1 team Williams Racing have extended their partnership with Duracell. The multi-year extension sees Duracell, who initially joined the team in 2022, take their partnership beyond this season to ensure it dons the famous blue car which will next year be driven by Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. Duracell has been credited with [...]
Cityscape Global 2024: Showcasing Saudi Arabia’s Real Estate Opportunities November 19, 2024 Cityscape Global, the world’s largest exhibition for real estate, was bigger than ever this year. Opened by His Excellency Majed bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, the Minister of Municipalities and Housing, Riyadh played host to over 400 exhibitors, 200 institutional investors and 500 speakers. New projects and strategic agreements worth over US$51.26 billion were announced in the first [...]
‘You made me enjoy the game more’: Emotional Federer’s tribute to Nadal November 19, 2024 Nadal will bring down the curtain on a career that brought 22 Grand Slam titles, 209 weeks as world No1 and Olympic gold by trying to win a fifth Davis Cup with Spain this week.
Nestle ramps up cost-cutting by another £2.2bn in overhaul November 19, 2024 KitKat maker Nestle has revealed plans to slash costs by at least another 2.5bn Swiss francs (£2.2bn) and spin off its premium water and drink business as part of a turnaround being led by its new boss. Recently-appointed chief executive Laurent Freixe said the Swiss group will make the mammoth savings by the end of [...]
Revolution Beauty struggles with excess stock as turnaround on horizon November 19, 2024 Revolution Beauty reported another drop in revenue after a tricky few years, although it is eyeing 2025 for a resurgence with its ‘core’ groups of brands. Group revenue fell 20 per cent, driven by the “planned simplification of the product portfolio and the discontinuation of unproductive SKUs [stock]”, Revolution said. It said revenue growth from [...]
Imperial Brands’ bet on e-cigarettes and ‘next generation’ products bears fruit November 19, 2024 Tobacco giant Imperial Brands has reported a dip in revenue despite double-digit growth in its electronic cigarettes division and growth in its traditional tobacco division. The company told markets this morning that net revenue from tobacco and ‘next generation’ products rose 4.6 per cent in the year ended September 30. Adjusted earnings per share rose [...]
High Low Pairings: Fried Chicken November 19, 2024 It was the revered Château d’Yquem that first introduced me to the beauty of the high-low pairing when they served their premier sweet wine with KFC-style fried chicken. It was the taste sensation I never knew I needed, and I set out to discover what other fine wines would enhance the humble (but rightfully beloved) [...]