NFL star and US footballer invest in Premier League-bound Burnley May 1, 2023 NFL star JJ Watt and international US football Kealia Watt have invested in Championship club Burnley Football Club. The Clarets, who are set to return to the Premier League this summer under former Manchester City player Vincent Kompany, have added the couple to their investment roster. JJ Watt is a three-time defensive player of the [...]
Sheikh Jassim aims to win Manchester United takeover battle with extra $1bn May 1, 2023 The Qatari bid for Manchester United, led by Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, hopes to swing the takeover battle in its favour with the promise of an extra $1bn set aside for investment in the club. The $1bn (£800m) is additional to Sheikh Jassim’s offer for the club, which values United at around £5bn, [...]
Talor Gooch takes prize money earnings to $20m in a year on LIV Golf circuit May 1, 2023 If there is one player who has benefited most from joining LIV Golf then Talor Gooch must be a strong contender, having trebled his career earnings in less than a year. Gooch became the first player to win back-to-back tournaments on the big-money breakaway circuit on Sunday when he beat Sergio Garcia in a play-off [...]
New McLaren 750S is lighter, faster and ‘even more exciting’ to drive May 1, 2023 The 750S is the lightest and most powerful series-production McLaren ever. We get the full lowdown on this new British supercar.
Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV Q4 review: Plug-in and play May 1, 2023 The new Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV is a plug-in hybrid SUV that also appeals to car enthusiasts. John Redfern drives it.
Formula 1 engineer: Budget cap should rise with inflation April 29, 2023 Last season, Formula 1 teams Aston Martin and Red Bull were punished for issues relating to the newly introduced budget cap. While Lawrence Stroll’s Aston Martin received a slap on the wrist and a fine for a technical error relating to admin, Red Bull went above the $145m cap by £1.8m, were fined $7m and [...]
Challenge Cup Rugby: West Wales infected with ‘Scarlets fever’ April 29, 2023 Deep in the west of Wales sits a market town in Carmarthenshire called Llanelli which will this weekend, at a ground named Parc y Scarlets, play host to a European semi-final. For the Welsh rugby region Scarlets are on the march and aiming to be one of the few beacons of light amid a torrid [...]
Printworks: London nightlife venue to become offices as new plans revealed April 28, 2023 The Printworks London nightlife and culture venue in Canada Water is to become a net-zero office space, new architectural plans have revealed. British Land, the commercial property owners behind Printworks, have unveiled an ambitious repurposing project for the land, which was formerly a printing press, and is the last major unconverted industrial building in central [...]
May bank holidays: Brits believe this May will be the best ever – new data April 28, 2023 Almost a third of Brits have booked themselves up with plans for every weekend in May, which has three bank holidays this year, as they gear up for what they believe will be the best May weekend ever. A new survey has revealed 28 per cent of Brits haven’t got a free May weekend, as [...]
Polite Society review: A bold and interesting film debut April 28, 2023 Bridgerton actor Priya Kansara plays Ria, a young woman from a traditional British-Asian family with the less-than-traditional dream of being a stunt woman. Older sister Lena (Ritu Arya) helps her with her passion, but that bond seems to be in jeopardy when she embarks on a whirlwind romance with the family-approved Salim (Akshay Khanna). Enlisting [...]