Lamborghini celebrates 60 years with record gathering at Silverstone May 10, 2023 An incredible 382 cars assembled to mark Lamborghini's 60th anniversary. The event also hosted the British debut of the new Revuelto.
Premiership enjoys attendance bounce, but figures little for rugby to cheer about May 9, 2023 Premiership rugby’s average match attendance is close to returning to pre-pandemic levels as the sport shows signs of recovery following a turbulent period. Average attendance in the Premiership this season was 12,569, up by more than 1,000 on last year and almost back to pre-Covid-19 levels, according to data crunched by City A.M. The figures [...]
Worcester fan group: We don’t want ‘cuckoo club’ Wasps May 9, 2023 A new fan group representing recently purchased rugby team Worcester Warriors have called on the sport’s governing body to block a proposition that would see fellow strugglers Wasps move to their stadium. Following the completion of a deal between the Atlas consortium and administrators Begbies Traynor for Worcester Warriors, it emerged that Wasps owner Chris [...]
Why Falmouth’s Hotel Meudon is our Cornwall pick this spring May 9, 2023 THE WEEKEND: With its hundreds of beaches and picturesque fishing towns, Cornwall more than earns its reputation as the “English Riviera.” Taking the train from Paddington to Falmouth takes just over five hours, the journey, with its rush of green and sudden glimpses of the unspoilt coastline, adds to the delicious sense of embarking on [...]
Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II 2023 review: Best of British May 9, 2023 Tim Pitt drives the Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II, a valedictory salute to the V12 engine before the British brand goes electric.
Meet the man who quit the City to reinvent the film industry, one documentary at a time May 9, 2023 City banker Julian Bird set up Lorton Entertainment to show that investing in films could be profitable, and documentaries on Diego Maradona, Oasis and Wayne Rooney have proven him spectacularly right. “I’m not really a massive film fan,” says City banker-turned-unlikely movie mogul Julian Bird. It’s perhaps a surprising statement from someone who has been [...]
England’s Jofra Archer Ashes hopes hang in the balance after bowler’s latest setback May 9, 2023 England paceman Jofra Archer faces a race to be fit for the Ashes after cutting short his stint playing in the Indian Premier League. Archer has struggled to recover from his latest round of elbow surgery and is returning to England to focus on recuperation, with the first Test against Australia starting on 16 June. [...]
Carlo Ancelotti concocting plan to beat ‘unstoppable’ Manchester City May 9, 2023 Carlo Ancelotti has challenged his Real Madrid team to beat an “unstoppable” Manchester City side when the Champions League heavyweights collide in the semi-finals on Tuesday. Treble-chasing City have hit top form in the run-in and head to the Spanish capital with 15 wins and a draw from their last 16 games. Top scorer Erling [...]
Everton thrash Brighton to boost Premier League survival hopes, Fulham topple Leicester May 8, 2023 Everton today climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone with an impressive 5-1 win away to Brighton and Hove Albion. The victory offers Sean Dyche’s Toffees a survival lifeline as they climb from 19th to two points clear of the drop. Abdoulaye Doucoure opened the scoring for the travelling side inside 40 seconds before [...]
Stokes and Buttler among England cricket players set to sit in on ECB board meetings May 8, 2023 Three England cricket captains are set to be invited to sit in on board meetings, according to reports. Men’s Test captain Ben Stokes, one-day captain Jos Buttler and women’s captain Heather Knight are set to be invited by the England and Wales Cricket Board and chairman Richard Thompson as part of wider plans to develop [...]