Main stream: AFTV founder Robbie Lyle on taking football fan channels overground August 4, 2022 Robbie Lyle, the avuncular face and founder of Arsenal fan media platform AFTV, was walking through New York City when he truly realised what a phenomenon he had created. On his stroll Lyle came across activists marching on Times Square in protest at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, each with their mouth taped up in a symbol [...]
Smokestak’s David Carter reveals his favourite London dining spots August 4, 2022 Born and raised in Barbados, open fire cooking specialist Carter moved to London in 2008 to work with Gordon Ramsay, first at Claridge’s then the Savoy Grill. After a stint at Roka he opened Smokestak in 2013, inspired by a barbecue pilgrimage around the southern states of America. After a series of successful pop-ups, he [...]
Advantage or hindrance? Why home comforts can be a burden August 4, 2022 England’s Lionesses surfed a tidal wave of expectation to win the Women’s Euros – a wave that would have engulfed athletes with lesser mental resilience, however great their physical and technical qualities. Who knows whether they would have triumphed had the tournament been overseas? And who cares? It was on English soil with all the [...]
Gambling sponsors back on the up in sport despite continued threat of a ban, study finds August 4, 2022 Gambling sponsorship in English sport is back on the rise despite the threat of a potential ban, according to a new study. The number of betting companies with front-of-shirt sponsorship deals at leading clubs appeared to be in terminal decline just a year ago, having plummeted 48 per cent from 2019 to 2021. Premier League [...]
Genesis GV60 review: let there be bright August 3, 2022 Tim Pitt drives the Genesis GV60, an upmarket electric SUV that rivals the Nissan Ariya, Tesla Model Y and Ford Mustang Mach-E.
El Bandarra: The Spanish twins making aperitivo sexy August 3, 2022 A short drive inland from Barcelona, the town of Vilafranca is famous for its castells, or human towers. In a tradition dating back to at least the eighteenth century, the townsfolk have gathered to construct these fleshy monuments, grouping together and standing on one another’s shoulders to create highly choreographed and architecturally impressive pyramids of [...]
The Hundred returns as London team look to get back into Spirit August 3, 2022 It’s the competition so many said they didn’t want but also the tournament that shattered records and became a success in its inaugural season: The Hundred is back. With a century of balls for each side, live music, a party atmosphere and two very sparkling trophies, English cricket’s newest property returns to its most iconic [...]
London cocktail bars for summer, from rooftops to new terraces August 2, 2022 London cocktail bars are proudly dingy places. They’re described as “subterranean,” or “dimly-lit” or “dens.” That makes sense in the winter when we want to escape the bitterness with a biting smack of tequila on the tongue. But what about in summer, when we’re still after fine cocktails but with some more air to breathe, [...]
The Women’s Euros smashed records. Now we need more women on football club boards August 2, 2022 Women’s Euro 2022 broke new records for football and it’s clear that brands are now recognising the commercial value of the women’s game. Spurred on by rising professionalism, for the first time ever, every one of the top-20 revenue generating clubs in world football now has a women’s team. Off the pitch though, it’s a [...]
The Ferrari flop and the runners and riders of the Formula 1 summer break August 2, 2022 Much like a group of kids in school, the Formula 1 class of 2022 is on its summer break. We’ve seen brilliant solo drives, atrocious strategy costing leaders and superb overtaking, but here are our four takeaways as the series heads into a recess which will last until the end of the month. Classy to [...]