Watch as Marcus Rashford receives degree from University of Manchester October 9, 2021 England and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford received an honorary degree from the University of Manchester on Thursday for his sporting success and work in fighting child poverty. Watch the full report.
Watch as delirious Newcastle fans celebrate club’s Saudi takeover: ‘We’ve got our club back’ October 8, 2021 Delirious football fans outside St James’ Park welcomed the announcement of Newcastle United’s takeover by a Saudi Arabia-led consortium on with beer, hugs and chants of “we’ve got our club back”. Watch the full report.
EP: 91 Newmarket, York & Hong Kong October 8, 2021 There’s more Group 1 action this weekend as Newmarket stages both the Fillies Mile & Dewhurst Stakes for 2-year olds, plus the prestigious Cesarewitch Handicap, run since 1839, over the distance of 2 and ¼ miles. Trainer Tom Ward runs Capote’s Dream in the 6-furlong sprint at York on Saturday and joins us on today’s podcast. [...]
Delphlyx: The start-up offering football bosses data analytics for dummies October 8, 2021 From Harvard graduates building bespoke programmes for Liverpool to the video analysis tools now available even to Sunday league coaches, 21st century football is awash with data. But what might have been overlooked is that some are drowning in it; while today’s club analysts and scouts may be data-literate, their older superiors frequently are not. [...]
Ollie Phillips: Quins are tough to beat when they’re on a roll October 8, 2021 Harlequins and Bristol love playing expansive, broken-field rugby but I think the Bears will continue their rocky start when the teams meet tonight. Last year’s Premiership semi-final between the two sides was the best game of the season, and definitely the best comeback I’ve seen in my life. Quins and Bristol specialised in chucking the [...]
Confirmed: Saudi Arabia-led £300m takeover of Newcastle United completed October 7, 2021 Newcastle United have confirmed that a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has completed its takeover of the football club. The deal, which sees retail mogul Mike Ashley exit the club after 14 years as owner, is reported to be worth around £300m. The new owners said: “An investment group led by the [...]
Watch as desperate Andy Murray pleads with fans to find stolen wedding ring from sweaty shoe October 7, 2021 Airing his sweaty tennis shoes under a car has landed Andy Murray in trouble at home after the shoes were stolen – along with his wedding ring tied to one of the laces. Watch the full report.
Saudi Arabia’s takeover of Newcastle United is about far more than football October 7, 2021 After years of speculation, prevarication and consternation, Saudi Arabia has at last sealed the purchase of a Premier League football club, something it has long coveted. With a deal for Newcastle United finally set to be announced, one of the most tumultuous episodes in English football history is apparently drawing to a close. Rumours have [...]
ECB chair to step down after just a year in the job October 7, 2021 Ian Watmore has stepped down as chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board after serving just a fifth of his five-year term. The ECB said the decision was mutual. Watmore said he was stepping down “in mindfulness of my own wellbeing and that of the game which I love.’ Watmore and the ECB have [...]
No Pac-Man in Paris, but does esports really need the Olympics? October 7, 2021 Only four years ago, esports looked destined to be included as exhibition events at the Paris 2024 Olympics, en route to full medal inclusion at Los Angeles 2028. But the pandemic took the momentum out of their advocates’ lobbying and the success of the new sports showcased at Tokyo appears to have put paid to [...]