Coleen Rooney wins ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel trial against Rebekah Vardy: ‘An embarrassing own goal’ July 29, 2022 Rebekah Vardy has lost the “Wagatha Christie” libel battle against Coleen Rooney over a viral social media post, after a High Court judge found it was “substantially true”. In the October 2019 post, Mrs Rooney, 36, said she had carried out a months-long “sting operation” and accused Mrs Vardy, 40, of leaking “false stories” about [...]
Ollie Phillips: Why I am taking on the China Sevens coaching job July 29, 2022 I’ve spent a lot of my life involved in rugby sevens but I haven’t taken on many challenges as big as the one I have just embarked on with China. I am heading up the coaching team for China’s sevens programme, and will be heading out there shortly for the next few months. I am [...]
Grassroots key to diversifying Lionesses, says England’s first black captain July 29, 2022 Girls need better access to grassroots football to grow the game and make the England team more racially diverse, says Mary Phillip, the first black captain of the Lionesses. England’s women could win their first major international title on Sunday when they face Germany in the final of Euro 2022, but Phillip believes the country [...]
Exclusive: Lionesses have the spirit of 1966 World Cup winners, says Sir Geoff Hurst July 28, 2022 England football hero Sir Geoff Hurst says he sees similarities between the Lionesses and his 1966 World Cup winners. Sarina Wiegman’s team could become the first senior England side to win major honours for more than half a century when they play Germany in the final of Women’s Euro 2022 on Sunday. The Wembley matchup [...]
Kit hits the fan: Retailers running out of England Women’s shirts ahead of Euros final July 28, 2022 Retailers are running out of England Women’s football shirts ahead of the Lionesses’ Euro final against Germany on Sunday. The official England online store, kit maker Nike’s website and a host of high street retailers had sold out of all but extra-small women’s home shirts, which are priced at £75, on Thursday. “We have seen [...]
Bad Jews review: An unnervingly realistic portrait of bad family communication July 28, 2022 I’d estimate that at least half the audience at Bad Jews are having an uncomfortable flashback while they watch. Joshua Harman’s play, which first premiered Off-Broadway ten years ago, is unnervingly successful at capturing the impossibility of family communication, especially in light of grief. We’re stuck in Jonah’s confined New York City apartment, where, as [...]
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will both lose in the style stakes July 28, 2022 It was Nadine Dorries who started it. Of course it was. Earlier in the week, the culture secretary, a passionate Liz Truss supporter, tweeted to praise the foreign secretary for wearing earrings from Claire’s Accessories which had cost £4.50. By contrast, Rishi Sunak was sporting £450 Prada loafers and a bespoke suit worth £3,500. No [...]
Andalucía – Playa y Sol July 28, 2022 | Sponsored Famed for its spectacular weather, golden sands and turquoise waters; Andalucía’s 800km coastline stretches from Almeria to the Costa del Sol,and on to the Costa de la Luz. This popular coastal region attracts waves of tourists from all over the world because it offers a succession of unspoilt beaches with sweeping ocean views, secluded coves [...]
Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel to retire from Formula 1 July 28, 2022 Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel this morning announced that he’d retire from the sport come the end of the season. The German, who drives for Aston Martin, announced the news on his newly-created Instagram account. Having made his Formula 1 debut in the United States in 2007 with BMW Sauber, 35-year-old Vettel currently [...]
‘Gen Z events may be future of Commonwealth Games’ July 28, 2022 On a flight home from a business meeting in Guernsey, I sat across the aisle from members of the island’s Commonwealth Games team. I think I spotted sprinter Abi Galpin in her Guernsey Athletics sweatshirt, while an older member of the entourage – team manager? coach? – had his nose firmly in the World Championships [...]