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Record £3.2bn in private equity deals for sports teams as funds target football, rugby and F1

November 22, 2021

The last twelve months saw a record £3.2bn of sports team acquisitions by private equity funds, almost treble last year’s total, as they targeted football, rugby and Formula 1 teams, according to new data shared with City PM this afternoon. Last year saw an all-time high of 11 PE purchases of stakes in sports teams [...]
Lexus NX 450h+ plug-in hybrid review: smooth operator

November 22, 2021

The new Lexus NX 450h+ plug-in hybrid promises big tax savings and a painless ownership experience.Tim Pitt drives it.
60 Seconds With: Samantha Williams on the intersect of art and culture

November 22, 2021

In this series of interviews I’ve been chatting with people who work at the intersect of culture and commerce in Canada. Today I’m with Samantha Williams, who I met at the launch of PLAY project, a collaboration between the Guildhall Students, Culture Mile and Brookfield Properties. Williams, UK marketing manager for Brookfield [...]
Georgia on my mind: The business of rugby

November 22, 2021

Fans back packing stands, pints flowing, and roofs being raised. International rugby’s back and, as the inaugural Autumn Nations Series draws to a close, the on-pitch balance of power between the hemispheres seems delicately poised. Away from the pitch though, tensions exist as to the direction the sport should take post-pandemic. A tough 2020 for [...]
Hamilton narrows the gap with silky Sunday drive in Qatar

November 22, 2021

It may not be a location top of the list to entice the taste buds of humanitarians and fans alike, but Qatar is here to stay in F1, for the best part of the next decade, so we might as well get used to it. In its inaugural season as host, however, Qatar has given [...]
Solskjaer: Was it ever meant to be for the United legend?

November 21, 2021

The writing has seemingly been on the wall for quite a while, and yesterday morning the Manchester United board made the final move in a game of managerial chess that, until recently, was at a stalemate. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is synonymous with Old Trafford. Over 200 appearances as a player for the Red Devils spanning [...]
United part ways with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following Watford defeat

November 21, 2021

Manchester United have this morning confirmed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has left his role as manager. Norwegian Solskjaer took over at Old Trafford in 2018 as caretaker before signing a permanent deal with the Red Devil’s in March 2019. The news comes after United’s 4-1 loss at the hands of Watford yesterday. In a club [...]
Lilian Thuram: Gareth Southgate sets a good example of what white people can do

November 20, 2021

A bespectacled Lilian Thuram reaches for a map of the world and turns it upside down to illustrate his point. France’s most capped footballer is sitting at the desk of his office for this video interview, his studious appearance and the shelf full of books behind him indicating the direction he has taken since retiring [...]
Chimp-trekking and clifftop archery in Rwanda

November 19, 2021

I’m on my hands and knees, mud-caked and scratched to pieces, while a sticky-legged insect is meandering its way down the back of my neck. Somewhere in front of me I can hear the gentle snick snick of machetes slicing through corkscrew ferns and above me murky sunlight bleeds through the thick forest canopy. I [...]
King Richard review: Will Smith swings for an Oscar in Williams sisters biopic

November 19, 2021

Will Smith dominated the 90s box office, creating a public persona that still commands the loyalty of millions. Bad Boys For Life was the last pre-pandemic smash hit, coming 17 years after the last instalment. One thing he hasn’t been able to manifest, however, is an Oscar. Every few years, the one time nominee releases [...]