Tag: ‘Hoping

14 DEC

Canada's DiPietro hoping big-game experience leads to world juniors

Michael DiPietro didn’t feel snubbed by Hockey Canada or let any disappointment linger when left off Canada’s 32-player world junior selection camp roster last December. The Windsor Spitfires goalie also doesn’t believe the decision fuelled an uptick in his play as he posted three shutouts in as many games during a road trip the week […]

27 OCT

Meet the Afghan skiers hoping to make Olympic history

Share this article From war-torn Afghanistan to the glitzy Swiss Alps, two Afghan skiers are not only inspiring an emerging tourism industry in their poverty-stricken country, but pushing to make history in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. In December, two young men from a tiny hamlet outside of Bamyan, northern Afghanistan, will make their annual […]

01 SEP

Final Fantasy 7 Remake BLOW – Bad news for FF7 fans hoping for release date update

The Final Fantasy 7 Remake is one of the most eagerly anticipated games on the horizon, with PS4 fans hoping for a release date soon. It had been hoped that the first episode in the revival of the PS1 classic could come out this year – as it’s Final Fantasy’s 30th anniversary. This year is […]

02 AUG

2017 Ford Fiesta ST Tested: Here’s Hoping This Isn’t Goodbye

– Next year, the Ford Fiesta ST, one of our favorite hot hatchbacks, undergoes a redesign and surgery to remove one of the four cylinders from its engine. Early indications are that this change isn’t reductive: The three-cylinder, 2018 Fiesta ST still will pack the same 197 horsepower as today’s four-cylinder model. Gauging the side […]

14 JUL

Traders hoping Wall Street will have a blockbuster quarter have doubled down on their bets (JPM, C, WFC)

Thomson Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Over the last seven trading days, investors have more than doubled the amount of cash invested in a key financial sector fund, in a bet that second-quarter bank earnings will be robust. Big U.S. banks start reporting quarterly results on Friday and according to data from State Street, the […]

04 APR

Masters 2017: Tommy Fleetwood hoping to make his mark on Augusta debut

There will be a few nerves of course as he contemplates his opening tee shot in the shadow of the sprawling oak tree outside the Augusta clubhouse but nothing the 26-year-old from Southport cannot handle. Some people shrink from the spotlight, others bask in it and Fleetwood is definitely in the second category. When the […]

27 MAR

Dele Alli hoping to learn from horror tackle as he sends best wishes to Seamus Coleman

The Spurs midfielder went in with his studs on the shins of the Gent defender as tempers flared during the game at Wembley last month. After a challenge not dissimilar to the one launched on Ireland’s Coleman by Neil Taylor of Wales on Friday, TV pundit Harry Redknapp said: “He could have snapped the boy’s […]

22 MAR

Airbnb is hoping to win in China where many companies like Uber have failed

Thomson Reuters $ 31 billion hospitality company Airbnb is redoubling its push into China, a market where fellow Silicon Valley titan Uber and many a tech company have very visibly stumbled. Airbnb plans to announce Wednesday that it’s rebranding its Chinese subsidiary as “Aibiying,” which means “welcome each other with love.” Airbnb says that, alongside the rebranding, […]

01 FEB

Nintendo Finally Showed The Switch The Way I Was Hoping To See It 

The debut trailer for the Nintendo Switch was packed with good-looking 20-somethings playing in fashionable apartments and rooftop parties. As a 40-something father, it didn’t feel like a product aimed my way. Nintendo’s Super Bowl ad fixes that feeling. While many people remarked on the millennial festival that is the Nintendo Switch preview trailer, it’s […]