A managed Ben Stokes can light the fire under England’s Test team April 28, 2022 The search is over and there was no need for a photo finish or an umpire’s review. Ben Stokes is England cricket’s 81st captain of the men’s Test team in a race that only ever had one starter. Just a month after Joe Root resigned from the position, it was always likely that Stokes would [...]
Football super-agent Mino Raiola fighting for his life, reports say April 28, 2022 Football super-agent Mino Raiola – who manages the likes of Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Erling Haaland – is said to be fighting for his life after early reports suggested the Italian had died. Italian reports broke news of Raiola’s alleged death before agency Ansa reported that Dr. Alberto Zangrillo of San Raffaele hospital had [...]
Koko founder on £70m relaunch: ‘Camden’s always gonna have edge’ April 28, 2022 Camden’s iconic Koko venue – closed for three years and the victim of a devastating fire in 2020 – finally reopens tomorrow following a £70m renovation. To put that into context, that’s one fifth of the cost the original contractor quoted for building The Shard. It’s a staggering renovation for the historical venue, which has [...]
Ben Stokes ‘honoured’ after England cricket chiefs confirm appointment as Test captain April 28, 2022 England cricket chiefs have confirmed the appointment of Ben Stokes as captain of the men’s Test team. All-rounder Stokes succeeds Joe Root, who stood down earlier this year after winning just one of his last 17 Test matches. “I am honoured to be given the chance to lead the England Test team,” said Stokes. “This [...]
Chelsea price is a steal – English clubs will be worth $10bn soon, says banker selling club April 28, 2022 The banker running the sale of Chelsea FC says the club would be a bargain even if it fetches £2.5bn, a record price for a sports team. Joe Ravitch, co-founder of US bank the Raine Group, said he expected Premier League clubs to be worth several times more very soon. “My guess is that Chelsea [...]
Ed Warner: Russia ban shows Wimbledon chiefs have backbone – and other sports will take note April 28, 2022 Fans at the Wimbledon Championships aren’t prone to booing, even in the face of a Nick Kyrgios meltdown. And for now they have been spared the challenge to their usual decorum of a Russian or Belarusian player striding onto Centre Court this summer – to the chagrin of the men’s and women’s tours, not to [...]
Trivet restaurant review: A masterclass in the fine art of simplicity April 27, 2022 When you visit the Fat Duck website you’re greeted by the message: “Welcome questioneer… Are you ready?” Beside this plays a video of a steam train whizzing past a rapidly-growing crystal formation that, like an acid trip, becomes a lime, then a flower. Am I ready? I’m not sure. Scroll down and the restaurant’s famous [...]
Dominant English football clubs eye rare clean sweep of all three European trophies April 27, 2022 English clubs can complete a clean sweep of three European club trophies – Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League – this season, a feat not seen for more than 30 years, writes Frank Dalleres. Vienna, May 1990: Frank Rijkaard darts on to a pass round the corner from Marco van Basten, sprints clear [...]
Hull City owning Turkish media mogul to fly in reality TV contestants for final game of season April 27, 2022 Championship football club Hull City are set to have some unusual guests at their final game of the season: contestants from the Turkish version of reality TV show Survivor. The contestants are due to be flown in especially from the Dominican Republic, where they are currently filming, for the match against Nottingham Forest next week, [...]
How Formula 1 has transcended fans to become sport’s latest buzzword April 27, 2022 The sporting industry goes through cycles of obsessing over a buzzword or phrase that drives commercial and marketing strategy, but what happens when the buzzword of our time is in fact an entire sport? Formula 1 has attained that status. From its hit Netflix series Drive to Survive to its growing roster of global partners, [...]