Bequia in the Grenadines: Tall tales and windswept shores July 10, 2023 Lawson Sargeant is bent over a scrubbed bench, fixing a tiny sail on a carved, wooden boat. It’s a fiddly and intricate business. In his workshop in Port Elizabeth, on the Caribbean island of Bequia, wooden replicas of yachts and sailing boats are lined up on turquoise-painted shelves all around the room. You might first [...]
England Cricket refuses to cash in on Bazball brand (and Australians could benefit) July 10, 2023 Rarely can a sports team have become as synonymous with a slogan or philosophy as the England men’s Test cricket side and Bazball. It has proliferated every discussion of their successes and failures during the current Ashes series and since head coach Brendon McCullum, from whom the term derives, brought his buccaneering style to the [...]
New British Grand Prix F1 contract ‘just a matter of time’ July 10, 2023 The future of the British Grand Prix could be close to being finalised with a contract with F1 “just a matter of time”, according to a motorsport chief. Motorsport UK chief David Richards said: “I don’t think there is any question that the deal will get done. Both the BRDC [British Racing Drivers’ Club] and [...]
Chelsea forced to launch new home kit without a sponsor after talks falter July 10, 2023 Chelsea have launched their new home kit without a sponsor after failing to find a new principal partner in time. The Blues saw a deal with streaming service Paramount Plus fall foul of Premier League rules and broke off talks with online casino Stake.com in the face of supporter opposition. The new Nike shirt, which [...]
City Pages: The 10 books that should be on your list this summer July 10, 2023 From classic to contemporary, thriller or Booker prize winner, the City A.M. team picks the 10 top books that should be on your list this summer. 1. Victory City by Salman Rushdie It’s Rushdie, so you know it’s gonna be good, but this is really good. Framed as a translation of a 15th Century Sanskrit [...]
Writer and businesswoman Hannah Rothschild on family, crypto, and not being a silly novelist July 10, 2023 “The name walks into the room long before you. So it brings baggage, for want of a better word,” Hannah Rothschild tells me. A businesswoman, philanthropist and writer, I am meeting with Hannah to talk about her latest novel High Time, but I can’t help but also ask about her extraordinary upbringing. A primogeniture-led family, [...]
Swiatek survives scare at Wimbledon to reach last eight July 9, 2023 Iga Swiatek overcame a scare to progress through to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the first time last night on Centre Court. The world No1 and favourite to win at the All England Club went a set down to Switzerland’s No14 seed Belinda Bencic before saving two match points in the second and fighting her [...]
LIV Golf London: Win hands Cameron Smith boost ahead of Open Championship defence July 9, 2023 Open champion Cameron Smith secured a timely boost ahead of his defence of the Claret Jug next week by claiming his first win of the year at LIV Golf London on Sunday. Smith completed a wire-to-wire victory with a round of 68 to finish on 15 under par at Centurion Club in St Albans, one [...]
Norris on podium as Verstappen wins sixth straight race at British Grand Prix July 9, 2023 Lando Norris picked up his first podium at Silverstone as the McLaren finished behind a record-equalling Max Verstappen at the British Grand Prix yesterday. It was the 23-year-old’s first top-three finish and best result since Monza 2021 and saw a successful race for his team with teammate Oscar Piastri finishing in fourth, one spot below [...]
Bayern Munich make increased offer to Tottenham for Harry Kane July 9, 2023 Bayern Munich have tested Tottenham Hotspur’s determination to keep Harry Kane by making an improved offer of around £70m for the England captain. The German champions had an opening bid of £60m rejected last month but have now increased that to £68m plus performance-related bonuses. Kane has just one year left on his current contract [...]