Spain and the USA continue to bestride the World Triathlon Series leaderboards for 2015, hogging the top-three spots for the men’s and women’s title races respectively. Advertisement In the men’s rankings, 2014 champ Javier Gomez (ESP) managed to record a winning margin of 45 seconds for WTS Stockholm last weekend – the biggest gap for…
It’s official – Ironman has been acquired by Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group for $650m, joining football club Atlético Madrid on the latter’s roster of investments in Western sports enterprises. Advertisement The news broke early this morning, and Wanda Group assumes Ironman’s existing – unspecified – debts from current owner Providence Equity Partners. The finish…
It’s the end of an era for ‘The Caveman’ – South Africa’s Conrad Stoltz says he’ll retire after Xterra UK this weekend (29-30 August). Advertisement >>> Is there any stopping ‘Caveman’ Conrad Stoltz? “I’m pretty sure this it,” says the four-time Xterra world champ. “I don’t have regrets. I’m 41, I had a fantastic career,…
No sooner had Ironman revealed its new owner this morning than the comments started flying in on social media. Advertisement >>> Ironman bought by China’s Dalian Wanda group for $650 No surprise really – it’s triathlon’s biggest corporate deal yet, and involves arguably the sport’s biggest player, a brand that has gone from a handful…
À 38 ans, l’actrice et danseuse américaine Jenna Dewan est enceinte de son deuxième enfant. La jolie brune, ex-femme de Channing Tatum, est en couple avec l’acteur Steve Kazee, âgé de 43 ans et lauréat d’un Tony Award pour Once. Ils se fréquentent depuis seulement un an. “Nous sommes submergés par la joie et nous…
Yorkshire-born trio the ‘Wild Swimming Brothers’ have become the first people ever to swim the length of the River Eden from its source in the Cumbrian mountains to the sea – a journey of 145km. Advertisement >>> How to conquer any open-water challenge Click Here: 2021 soccer tracksuit The three siblings Jack, Calum and Robbie…
Après le roman Le Secret d’Adèle, Valérie Trierweiler revient avec un ouvrage plus personnel intitulé On se donne des nouvelles. L’occasion pour l’ancienne première dame de faire le point sur ses rencontres et ses expériences de vie depuis qu’elle a repris sa fonction de journaliste et retrouvé l’amour auprès de Romain Magellan. Pour Gala, elle…
Following yesterday’s news that Ironman has been bought by a Chinese conglomerate, many commentators have predicted further price rises or worse for the iconic triathlon brand. 220 columnist Tim Heming mulls it over. Advertisement I suppose you can still include chasing a Double Gloucester down Cooper’s Hill, snorkelling a few bogs in Llanwrtyd Wells, and…
La Fashion Week de Paris fait vibrer Paris depuis lundi 23 septembre 2019 ! Cristina Cordula a attendu une semaine pour en retrouver la ferveur. La mentor des Reines du shopping est partie en repérage au défilé d’un ami créateur, l’Italien Giambattista Valli… Giambattista Valli a dévoilé sa collection prêt-à-porter printemps-été 2020 ce lundi 30…
Middle-distance racing’s finest pro and age-group athletes descended on Zell-Am-See in Austria today for the tenth edition of the Ironman 70.3 World Championships and its debut sojourn in Europe. And, after wins for Germany’s Sebastian Kienle in 2012 and ’13 and Spanish superstar Javier Gomez in 2014, Europe’s hold on the men’s title was maintained,…