Meerkats at the cricket? Compare the Market becomes new sponsor of The Hundred July 11, 2023 Compare the Market is to become the new main sponsor of The Hundred, English cricket chiefs have announced. City A.M. revealed two weeks ago that the England and Wales Cricket Board was finalising terms on a multi-year deal with a principal partner making its first entry into the sport. That partner has now been confirmed [...]
World Athletics stands firm on DSD rules despite Caster Semenya legal victory July 11, 2023 World Athletics insists it has no plans to change its rules despite double Olympic champion Caster Semenya winning a landmark legal case at the European Court of Human Rights. Semenya, 32, won a challenge relating to rules introduced by World Athletics in 2018 that force athletes like her with differences of sexual development to take [...]
Aston Martin DB12 review: Turned up to 12 July 11, 2023 Tim Pitt drives the glamorous Aston Martin DB12, a 680hp super-GT billed as the start of a new era for the British brand.
Power of Inclusion Breakfast Discusses Social Mobility and Building Effective Networks July 11, 2023 | Sponsored On Wednesday 5th July, The Lord Mayor’s Appeal held the second in its series of Power of Inclusion Social Mobility Workshops. Kindly hosted by Janus Henderson Investors, over 60 participants gathered to discuss social mobility, exploring the value of formal and informal networks and how to build effective networks within their organisations. The workshop series [...]
F1-tribute Pininfarina hypercar to make Goodwood debut July 11, 2023 The Pininfarina Battista Edizione Nino Farina pays tribute to the first F1 world champion – and will be in action at Goodwood this week.
T20 Vitality Blast Finals Day: Will Hampshire, Essex, Somerset or Surrey win? July 11, 2023 We may be neck deep in two Ashes series but any excuse to fill Edgbaston for some cricket can’t be sniffed at, because it’s Twenty20 Blast Finals Day this weekend and England is set to crown a new champion. Finals Day is a spectacle; three matches involving four teams in front of a barmy crowd [...]
Eubanks knocks out Tsitsipas in fourth round of Wimbledon to set up bout with Medvedev July 10, 2023 The mesmerising story of unseeded Christopher Eubanks continued at Wimbledon today as the American knocked out fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets on No2 Court. Watched by compatriot Coco Gauff, Eubanks fell 6-4 to his Greek opponent in the opening set before levelling the tie 1-1 with a 7-6 second set. Having fallen 6-3 [...]
Postecoglou: Kane looking forward to training with Spurs July 10, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has said star striker Harry Kane is looking forward to returning to training despite questions over his future at the north London club. It is understood that Spurs have rejected an offer worth in the region of £70m for Kane from German giants Bayern Munich, believing he is worth beyond [...]
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 [...]