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Feb172021 by adminNo Comments

‘Fantastic’ Manchester City set Premier League record as incredible winning run continues at Everton to leave Man United chasing shadows

Sports

Manchester City are running away with the Premier League title as a 3-1 victory at Everton created a ten-point lead at the top of the table. Pep Guardiola’s men won for the 17th match in a row, despite being pegged back by Richarlison, as goals from Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva left Manchester United two-figures behind them in second. Getty Images - Getty Mahrez’s goal was the pick of the bunch It’s the first time in top-flight history that an English team has won all ten of their opening matches in a calendar year as their incredible 2021 continues. While there was a bit of fortune about Foden and Richarlison’s first-half goals, Mahrez’s curling effort was unstoppable before Silva rounded off a fabulous team move. Describing the last ...

Jan142021 by adminNo Comments

Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace: Stubborn visitors end Gunners’ winning run

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Arsenal's recent resurgence was checked by a stubborn Crystal Palace, who claimed a hard-fought point from a forgettable encounter at Emirates Stadium.Tagged as relegation candidates as little as three weeks ago, the Gunners came into the game off the back of four straight wins in all competitions, but were unable to find their way past the well-drilled and disciplined visitors.For a side in such good form, Arsenal were a disappointment going forward, their best effort at goal a shot on the turn from Alexandre Lacazette into the side-netting.Their only other clear-cut chance was an angled shot from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang that Vicente Guaita palmed away.There was more goalmouth action at the other end, with James Tomkins heading an Eberechi Eze free-kick against the bar and Christian Ben...

Dec182020 by adminNo Comments

Paris 2024: UK Sport funding decisions signals shift towards greater diversity and winning ‘the right way’

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UK Sport decisions on funding for Paris 2024 signal a move towards greater diversity and winning "the right way", says chair Dame Katherine Grainger. British sports will receive £352m for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, split across 43 sports.New additions like surfing and skateboarding have been funded while some traditional sports have seen their budgets reduced."It is a really important and exciting moment," Grainger told BBC Sport."There are two key things - broader diversity and broader engagement and that winning is still important but how we win is equally crucial to everyone in the system."Everyone is on board to make sure that we win in the right way and that it isn't just a nice tagline to have."This isn't just a phase it is an evolution of the system and the how [we w...

Aug102020 by adminNo Comments

Coronavirus: Is the world winning the pandemic fight?

Health

It is little more than six months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the arrival of a new virus a global emergency.On that day, at the end of January, there had been almost 10,000 reported cases of coronavirus and more than 200 people had died. None of those deaths were outside of China. Since then the world, and our lives, have changed profoundly. So how are we faring in this battle between the human race and the coronavirus? If we take the planet as a whole, the picture is looking rough. There have been more than 19 million confirmed cases and 700,000 deaths. At the start of the pandemic it was taking weeks to clock up each 100,000 infections, now those milestones are measured in hours. "We're still in t...

Jul242020 by adminNo Comments

Winning Main Street trade is moving too far, too fast, PNC’s Amanda Agati says

Finance

PNC Financial's Amanda Agati warns a winning Main Street trade may burn investors.According to the firm's chief investment strategist, fundamentals don't support small cap value's recent strong run."If you just look at things from a forward P/E [price to earnings] perspective, small cap value is at an all-time high, if you can believe it," she said on CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Thursday. Over the past three months, the Russell Small Cap Value Index has rallied more than 19% versus the broader S&P 500 which is up about 16% in the same period. Agati finds it troublesome."There's a big disconnect between the haves and have nots as it relates to Wall Street and certainly Main Street," she said.In a special note to CNBC, Agati explained it's important pay attention to the growth backdr...