Saracens and Ulster to clash in the City at iconic Square Mile venue the Honourable Artillery Company on eve of new Premiership season July 27, 2021 Saracens will return to the City in September for a pre-season match against Ulster. The teams will clash on the lawns of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) on Thursday 9 September, six days after they meet in Belfast. The fixture comes a week before Saracens resume life in the Premiership, having been promoted back to [...]
Pink offers to pay Norwegian beach handball team’s ‘sexist’ uniform fine July 26, 2021 Last week’s European Beach Handball Championships were followed by controversy. In a stand against ‘sexist’ uniform rules, the Norwegian team traded bikini bottoms for shorts and were consequently fined 1500 euros. This elicited widespread criticism from members in and outside of the handball community. US pop star Pink joined critics in expressing her outrage at [...]
Macron and Jill Biden fist bump as their basketball teams compete at Tokyo Olympics July 26, 2021 U.S. first lady Jill Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron watched their nations’ respective teams compete on the 3×3 basketball court during the sport’s Olympic debut in Tokyo this weekend, with the Americans pulling out an upset victory. Watch the full report.
Emperor Of The Sun could rain on Stradivarius’ parade July 26, 2021 FEW HORSES win a race five times, so the fact that Stradivarius could win the Goodwood Cup (3.35pm) – one of the premier staying races on the Flat calendar – for a fifth time is quite a staggering achievement. However, having been an odds-on shot a few days ago, the punters are out to get [...]
Migration can get Buick off to a flyer July 26, 2021 WILLIAM Buick’s historic King George success with Adayar on Saturday will live long in the memory and the Norwegian-born jockey is fancied to start Glorious Goodwood with a bang on Tuesday. He partners David Menuisier’s MIGRATION in the opening Unibet “You’re On” Chesterfield Cup Handicap (1.50pm). This five-year-old son of Alhebayeb had some decent form a couple [...]
Space to seal seventh win over seven furlongs July 26, 2021 JACK of all trades and master of none is certainly not a term that applies to seven-furlong specialist SPACE BLUES. Charlie Appleby’s five-year-old son of Dubawi has one trip and one trip only, and it has to be said he’s very good at it. His form over seven furlongs reads 1122111, while he’s only two wins [...]
South Korean broadcaster MBC apologises after using Chernobyl to depict Ukraine during Tokyo 2020 Olympic opening ceremony July 26, 2021 A South Korean broadcaster has been forced to apologise after using offensive stereotypes to depict countries during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony. MBC used the offensive pictures and captions alongside the athletes as they walked out during Friday’s ceremony. Italy was identified via pizza, while the broadcaster used the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 [...]
Crystal Palace report £58m loss for pandemic-hit 2019-20 season July 26, 2021 Crystal Palace have announced a £58m loss for the 2019-20 season as a result of Covid-19’s impact on football. The Premier League club saw revenue fall £13m to £142m, while operating expenses increased by £15m to £154m. The drop in income was largely due to the effect of matches in the second half of the [...]
Adam Peaty, Tom Daley, Matty Lee and Tom Pidcock lead Team GB gold rush on day three of Tokyo 2020 Olympics July 26, 2021 Adam Peaty, Tom Daley and Matty Lee, and Tom Pidcock all won gold as Team GB kick-started their Tokyo 2020 Olympics on day three. Swimming star Peaty confirmed his utter domination in the men’s 100m breaststroke, winning the final by six tenths of a second to defend the title he won in Rio de Janeiro [...]
Scottish climber Rick Allen dies in avalanche on K2 July 26, 2021 Scottish climber Rick Allen has died in an avalanche on K2 as he attempted to take a new route to the summit. The Aberdeen-born mountaineer was attempting to climb the world’s second-highest mountain to raise money for the Partners Relief And Development charity. But the 68-year-old was killed when he was caught in an avalanche [...]