🔒 Alec Hogg: Moneyball heads for English Premier League
Billy Beane, together with a group of countrymen, used data science to catapult Barnsley FC to within two games of the sporting world’s richest league.
Billy Beane, together with a group of countrymen, used data science to catapult Barnsley FC to within two games of the sporting world’s richest league.
Live sport is the final bastion of traditional television, the last big reason for households to resist “cutting the cable.” Amazon has now very definitely opened that door.
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote’s first order of business if he succeeds in buying English Premier League football club Arsenal will be to fire the manager, Arsene Wenger.
So if as a manager you ever doubt the power of the team, think again. And if you think this is a once off, just ask Jose Mourinho what happened to him.
Instead of factions fighting against “Zuptas” or “White Monopoly Capital”, imagine what could happen if the nation united against the real common enemy, poverty?
After this week’s Indiana primary, the last credible Republican challenger withdrew, cementing Trump’s candidacy.
It is becoming increasingly likely August will host a major shift in the SA political landscape away from the ANC.
England’s equivalent of “Moneyball’s'” celebrated Oakland Athletics is the subject of this brilliant column by lifetime Leicester City fan John Micklethwait.
For the last 15 years, Barclays has used the global popularity of Premier League soccer to gain footing in new markets. Next month, its reign as title sponsor ends.
Deon Gouws, CIO at Credo Wealth, takes another swipe at forecasts and no matter how bearish or bullish the analyst, no one has a crystal ball.