Person: Samuel Ryder

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business

Russian tycoon to buy Holland & Barrett for €2bn

Russian billionaire, Mikhail Fridman’s L1 Retail investment vehicle has agreed to buy British retailer, Holland & Barrett, for £1.77bn (€2.01bn), in its first acquisition, betting on continued growth and expansion abroad for the health foods chain.

golf

It was slow, but Yanks now have the big mo

news

Bluegrass state prefers riders to Ryder

golf

Ryder Cup clean-up after storm

news

Ryder Cup: mutual admiration club at world’s greatest love-in

golf

Euro stars out to tame ‘The Monster’

Histrionics part of Ryder Cup folklore

THE younger generation may have gained the impression that the misbehaviour which marred the 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline was the first sign of trouble in a competition launched by wealthy British seed merchant Samuel Ryder back in 1927 to foster good relations between the people of the United States and Britain.

Thu, 26 Sep, 2002