Rafael Nadal: ‘Mentally destroyed’ tennis ace gives his verdict on retirement after shock Australian Open defeat January 18, 2023 Tennis ace Rafael Nadal admitted he was “mentally destroyed” and fearing another long injury absence after suffering a shock defeat in the second round of the Australian Open today. The defending champion and 22-time Grand Slam winner reported he had been hampered by severe hip pain during the 6-4 6-3 7-5 loss to American Mackenzie [...]
Ineos founder Ratcliffe ‘formally’ enters race to buy Manchester United January 17, 2023 Founder of Ineos and one of Britain’s richest men Sir Jim Ratcliffe has officially entered the race to buy Premier League club Manchester United. The current owners, the Glazer family, have appointed a merchant bank – believed to be the Raine Group – to take bids for the Manchester Club, which could fetch up to [...]
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are ‘above the law’, say founders of Hoof, the British football app taking on the social media giants January 17, 2023 British tech start-up Hoof is aiming to “elevate the level of football discussion” with a new app that, unlike Twitter, Facebook and the other social media behemoths, stops abusive posts at source, its founders tell City A.M. If football and social media had a relationship status it would be “it’s complicated”. On the one hand [...]
Former Surrey county cricket coach joins Middlesex January 17, 2023 Former England cricketer and Surrey cricket coach Ian Salisbury has joined Middlesex in a consultant role. Salisbury was coaching Sussex until the end of last season and joins the Lord’s-based outfit immediately. Salisbury, 52, will work alongside fellow consultant coach Mark Ramprakash under the first team coach Richrd Johnson, club coach Rory Coutts and director [...]
Formula 1 confirms China BOOTED from 2023 calendar January 17, 2023 Formula 1 today confirmed that its calendar will remain at 23 races, meaning China’s hopes of returning to the F1 landscape has been put off for at least a year. Despite the Shanghai Grand Prix being named in the initial calendar for the 2023 Formula 1 season, it was removed over the country’s severe Covid-19 [...]
Scotland and Wales name their Six Nations squads January 17, 2023 Scotland and Wales have today confirmed their squads ahead of the Six Nations Championships, which begin next month. Scotland’s 40-man training squad includes four uncapped players, one of whom – Ruaridh McConnochie – has previously played for England. Jamie Ritchie will captain the Scots in the Six Nations, whose first match will see them travel [...]
Madonna announces major world tour with ‘outrageous sex appeal’ to celebrate her career January 17, 2023 Madonna has announced a major world tour that is touted to her her “biggest tour ever”. The 64-year-old wiped her Instagram in preparation for the announcement. “It’s going to be the biggest tour she’s ever done,” an executive told Billboard. They added that the tour will include “over-the-top production that delivers both “Material Girl” kitsch [...]
Andy Murray: British tennis ace ‘unbelievably happy’ at scoring biggest win for six years at Australian Open January 17, 2023 Andy Murray declared himself “unbelievably happy” after upsetting 13th seed Matteo Berrettini in the first round of the Australian Open today. Murray, 35, pushed himself to his physical limit in a gruelling match that he eventually won 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (10-6). “I will be feeling it this evening and tomorrow but right [...]
Borthwick on his England Six Nations squad of new faces and veterans January 17, 2023 Steve Borthwick’s first squad announcement as England coach has seen him take a chance on potential debutants in some areas while reverting to once again trusted veterans of the game in others. The announcement – made yesterday at Twickenham Stadium, the location for Borthwick’s first match as head coach on 4 February – saw the [...]
Premiership and English rugby chiefs accused by MP of ‘inert leadership’ January 17, 2023 The acting chair of a government committee this morning accused the Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby of “inert leadership”. Damian Green MP made the comment in response to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s ‘Current issues in rugby union’ report, which said that the fall of Premiership clubs Wasps and Worcester [...]