Ryanair net profit for the year to the end of March rose 66% to €867m (£614m; $948m), better than analysts’ expectations and budget forecasts of €850m. The airline’s slogan, “Always Getting Better” customer experience programme, and our motto of listening and responding to our customers, had attracted “millions of new customers to Ryanair” from all…
Chelsea win the 2014-15 Premier League Title after a final day win over Sunderland. Chelsea ended the season having topped the Premier League tables with 87 points, in a record 274 days. Their last Premier League victory was in 2006. As Chelsea lifted the title Didier Drogba bows out.
New Zealand tour of England, 1st Investec Test: England v New Zealand at Lord’s, May 21-25, 2015 Day Five England 389 (100.5 ov)Joe Root 92 off 161,11 fours, Ben Stokes 92 off 94, 11 fours and 1 six, TA Boult 73-4, MJ Henry 93-4 and 478 (129 ov) (Cook 162 off 345, 17 fours, Ben Stokes 101 off 92, 15…
Nico Roseberg of Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari benefited from a poor strategy call from Mercedes who called in Lewis Hamilton in to the pits after Max Verstappen crash. This error cost, the Formula One reigning champion Lewis Hamilton race who was dominating most of the race and could only finish third. …
New Zealand tour of England, 1st Investec Test: England v New Zealand at Lord’s, May 21-25, 2015 Day Four England 389 (100.5 ov)Joe Root 92 off 161,11 fours, Ben Stokes 92 off 94, 11 fours and 1 six, TA Boult 73-4, MJ Henry 93-4 and 429/6 (118 ov) (Cook 153 not out off 327, 15 fours, Ben Stokes 101…
Pepsi Indian Premier League, Final: Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, May 24, 2015 Mumbai Indians 202/5 (20/20 ov) LMP Simmons 68 off 45, 8 fours and 3 sixes, Rohit Sharma 50 off 26, 6 fours and 2 sixes, KA Pollard 36 off 18, 2 fours and 3 sixes, DJ Bravo…
Swedish singer Mans Zelmerlow, with his bubbly track heroes, accompanied by innovative animated visuals, has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, beating Russia’s Polina Gagarina. Italy were third, followed by Belgium. Australia finished fifth in the country’s first Eurovision appearance. The UK’s 1920s-influenced swing act Electro Velvet finished 24th out of…
New Zealand tour of England, 1st Investec Test: England v New Zealand at Lord’s, May 21-25, 2015 Day Three England 389 (100.5 ov)Joe Root 92 off 161,11 fours, Ben Stokes 92 off 94, 11 fours and 1 six, TA Boult 73-4, MJ Henry 93-4 and 74 for 2 (Cook 32 not out off 81, 2 fours, Bell…
International Tourist arrivals in 2014 In 2104, International tourist arrivals increased by 4.4% reaching reaching a total of 1, 135m. In 2013, there were 1.087 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide, with a growth of 5.0% as compared to 1.03 billion in 2012.The top 10 international tourism destinations in 2013 were France 84.7m; United State 69.8m,…
New Zealand tour of England, 1st Investec Test: England v New Zealand at Lord’s, May 21-25, 2015 Day Two England 389 (100.5 ov)Joe Root 92 off 161,11 fours, Ben Stokes 92 off 94, 11 fours and 1 six, TA Boult 73-4, MJ Henry 93-4 New Zealand 303/2 (77.0 ov) MJ Guptil 70 off 115,…