Premier League to reintroduce five subs from next season March 31, 2022 The Premier League have voted to reintroduce five substitutions – originally bought in during the Covid-19 pandemic – after reverting back to three for the 2021/22 season. Teams had previously voted against keeping the number of substitutions at five following the behind-closed-doors season but have since changed their minds. In a statement, the Premier League [...]
Formula 1 announces night race on Las Vegas strip for 2023 calendar March 31, 2022 Las Vegas will return to the Formula 1 calendar next year when a night race takes place on the streets – including the famous strip – of the US city. F1 chiefs confirmed the long-anticipated agreement today and will act as co-promoters for the third American grand prix on the 2023 schedule. “Iconic Las Vegas [...]
Manchester United named top of the league for digital value generated by sports teams March 31, 2022 Manchester United generated the most digital value of any sports team in the world last year, according to a new report published today. The Digital Value of Fans 2022 report is based on social media performance and was created by audience platform Horizm, which works with leading teams in several sports. Despite a fourth consecutive [...]
Ed Warner: Commonwealth Games should consider dropping restrictive colonial ties March 31, 2022 This week, Ed Warner argues that the Commonwealth Games must adapt if it’s to survive, ponders English cricket’s leadership vacuum and hopes Russia remains in exile. Depending on your media outlet of choice, Wills and Kate’s Caribbean sojourn was either a triumph of charming diplomacy or another nail in the coffin of empire – as [...]
Straight Line Crazy sees Ralph Fiennes on fine form as NYC architect Robert Moses March 30, 2022 While Straight Line Crazy is ostensibly a historical play about Robert Moses, the New York architect whose car-friendly vision is still in evidence across much of the north eastern United States, David Hare’s latest play for the Bridge Theatre is equally interested in drawing contemporary parallels, touching on issues including environmentalism, gentrification and systemic racism. [...]
Tiger Woods tees up for competitive return at the Masters with Augusta practice round March 30, 2022 Tiger Woods has given the clearest indication yet that he hopes to enter the Masters next week by playing a practice round at Augusta National. Woods won the last of his 15 major titles at the Masters in 2019 but has not played a 72-hole tournament since a serious car crash last year. The 46-year-old [...]
How England Women came back from brink to bag Cricket World Cup semi March 30, 2022 Less than three weeks ago England, the reigning Women’s Cricket World Cup champions, looked to be down and out after losing their third consecutive group match to South Africa in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. In the early hours of Thursday morning, however, Heather Knight’s team have a shot at redemption against the Proteas as their [...]
Spanish football’s LaLiga backs financial fair play shake-up as “major step forwards” March 29, 2022 Spanish football chiefs LaLiga have welcomed the proposed overhaul of European football’s financial fair play rules. New regulations set to be phased in from next year will see clubs’ spending on wages, transfers and agents’ fees capped at 70 per cent of their income but a greater tolerance for loss-making clubs. LaLiga, which represents the [...]
European football club chiefs defend controversial changes to Champions League qualification March 29, 2022 European football club chiefs have defended proposals to give more Champions League places to historically successful teams, saying they are “fair, add value and make sense”. The changes are set to take effect from 2024, when the competition’s group stage expands from 32 to a single 36-team league. Under plans approved by leading clubs, two [...]
Mystery surrounds Roman Abramovich poisoning in Kyiv but seen as ‘firm warning’ to Chelsea owner as fresh details emerge March 29, 2022 The suspected poisoning of Russian billionaire and Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich was not intended to kill him and the two Ukrainian representatives, the lead Russia investigator with investigative news outlet Bellingcat has said. Christo Grozev told Times Radio the “most plausible” explanation for the alleged poisoning was that it was a warning to Abramovich. [...]