Manchester City celebrate treble with bus parade in front of thousands June 12, 2023 The victorious Manchester City side who last Saturday secured a historic treble celebrated this evening with an open-top bus parade through the streets of Manchester. Players, as well as manager Pep Guardiola and other club staff, were seen atop a number of double decker buses. The parade was initially delayed due to bad weather but [...]
Exclusive: Sexton could be forced into early retirement with 24-week ban June 12, 2023 Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton could be forced into an early retirement by a 24-week ban, City A.M. has learned. That is the mid-range sanction Sexton is facing if found guilty of threatening match officials at the end of Leinster’s European Champions Cup final defeat by La Rochelle last month. Sexton has been accused of three [...]
Everton CEO departure hints at takeover deal edging towards conclusion June 12, 2023 Premier League club Everton have announced the departure of their chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale along with a number of other off-field members of staff. The Toffees’ chief finance and strategy officer Grant Ingles and non-executive director and ex-player Graeme Sharp have also left their roles. It comes after a difficult season at Everton with the [...]
Forget the Parthenon – Why alternative Athens is a must June 12, 2023 Away from the historical monuments, Ash Hiden gets to grips with Athens’ vibrant food and drink scene You will want to see the Parthenon. I get it. The imposing temple on the hill of the Acropolis serves as an ancient advertisement for Athens, stamping your mental passport like a marble version of the Hollywood Sign. [...]
Women’s Ashes: England name squad for historic series June 12, 2023 England have named their squad for this summer’s Women’s Ashes series. Lauren Filer and Danielle Gibson could make their debuts for England in a series which has seen well over 70,000 tickets sold. The Women’s Ashes sees England and Australia compete in one Test, three International Twenty20 matches and three One-Day Internationals. The likes of [...]
West Ham United to retain manager David Moyes following European triumph June 12, 2023 David Moyes is to pass up a possible move to Celtic and stay in charge of West Ham United after guiding them to success in the Europa Conference League. Moyes, who has been in charge of the Hammers since 2019, delivered the club’s first major trophy since 1980 with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in [...]
Care and Marler handed World Cup life lines by England June 12, 2023 Harlequins duo Danny Care and Joe Marler have been handed World Cup lifelines by England head coach Steve Borthwick. The duo were included in the England manager’s 28-man training squad for the first phase of the team’s World Cup preparation. The squad was named without players from the four sides that made the Premiership semi-finals [...]
Sam Torrance: Why Brooks Koepka is my favourite for the US Open June 12, 2023 Sam Torrance previews this week’s US Open at Los Angeles Country Club, where he says Brooks Koepka is the man to beat ahead of Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler. After a week in which the headlines have been dominated by a possible deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, it’s time for the golf [...]
Bob Dylan documentary Shadow Kingdom is a portrait of rare genius June 12, 2023 Geniuses never do what we want them to: if they did, they’d be just like us. There’s recompense for the dismay we sometimes feel at the trajectory of our heroes. After the initial confusion comes comprehension, forgiveness, and awe – followed by amnesia about the traversal of that progression. Soon you forget why you ever [...]
Five amazing moments from Kite Festival 2023 June 12, 2023 The charming and idyllic Kite Festival of music and ideas, which ran for the second time this weekend, is well worth a visit. But for an ‘ideas’ festival, the line-up was overwhelmingly white “I never thought I’d be sharing a line-up with Michael Gove,” admitted the musician Lynks on Saturday night, playing a high-tempo set [...]