Stand Up paddleboard sales surge

Stand up Paddleboaring through the heart of Richmond after getting a brief lesson on how to get on, stand up and paddle before setting off along the historic Thames river, paddling under one of the London’s oldest bridges, around small islands and alongside local wildlife. The paddling was easy as the boards were stable, experience…

Jack Charlton, 1966 England World Cjp winner dies aged 85.

Jack Charlton, a World Cup winner with England and former Republic Ireland boss,  and former Leeds defender , who was suffering from lymphoma and dementia has died aged 85. One of English Football’s most popular characters, was in the team that won the World Cujp at Wembley in 1966, alongside his brother Bobby. A family…

Coronavirus latest: 467, 000 infected, 21, 000 dead Worldwide

Country, Total New Total Total Other Cases Cases Deaths Recovered China 81,218 47 3,281 73,650 Italy 74,386 5,210 7,503 9,362 USA 64,115 9,259 894 393 Spain 47,611 5,553 3,445 5,367 Germany 37,323 4,332 206 3,547 Iran 27,017 2,206 2,077 9,625 France 25,233 2,929 1,331 3,900 Switzerland 10,897 1,020 153 131 S. Korea 9,137 100 126…

Lewis Hamilton wins Abu Dhabi GP for 11th victory this season

  Lewis Hamilton led away from pole position and cruised off to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to end the season in which he won a sixth world drivers’ title. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took the second after Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari slipped backwards who had to content with third position. Leclerc held off an…

Silver Lake takes 10 per cent stake for $500m

Silver Lake, a US private equity firm is buying more than 10 per cent of the Manchester City Football group whose valuation of $4.8bn after the Gulf owners of Manchester City agreed to sell $ 500m stake. Abu Dhabi-controlled business that owns the English champions and affiliated teams in the US and China puts the…

Airbnb sign $500m deal to support Olympics until 2028

Airbnb has signed $500m deal to join an elite corporate list including Coca Cola, Alibaba, Toyota, supporting the Olympic Games until 2028. The deal covers five Olympic games including next year’s games in Tokyo and subsequent Winter an summer games in Beijing, Paris, Milan and Los Angeles. The five cities are among the Us Accommodation-booking…

Social-media influencers income soars

The Average price of a sponsored photo on Instagram has leaped from £104 ($134) t0 £1, 276 ($1, 6742 in 2019. Brands are willing to pay more to sponsor posts, videos, stories and blogs too. “Digital marketing is the equivalent of word of mouth but there will always be a mix between that and traditional…

Wales miss out to South Africa 16-19

Rugby World Cup 2019  Handre Pollard kicks Springboks past defiant Wales to set up final against England.  Alun Wyn Jones says that Wales’ indiscipline “piggy-backed” South Africa down the field for that last penalty.  Great kick from Faf de Klerk, as he skips the ball into touch inside Wales’ 22 from an awkward angle then…

England’s World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand 19-7

  Owen Farrell, captain of England said “ we planned our response to the haka to show New Zealand they would not have things all their own way in their Rugby World Cup semi-final at the International Stadium Yokohama. We didn’t just want to stand in a flat line and let them come at us…