Sports must protect its precious human capital like Djokovic and Hamilton January 20, 2022 Picture Novak Djokovic. Do you see a villain sticking two fingers up at vaccine orthodoxy, or a heroic advocate for personal freedoms you’d risk a pepper-spraying for? What of Lewis Hamilton and his rainbow helmet and sloganed T-shirts? Gesture politician or vital diversity campaigner? And what say you as one football team takes the knee [...]
Ashes: England Women look to get off to flying T20 start January 19, 2022 England Women will be looking to succeed where the men’s team failed and end their Ashes losing streak when the showpiece competition gets underway tomorrow in Adelaide. England last won the Ashes in 2013-14, when they beat the Southern Stars 10-8 in Australia. In the three subsequent series they have failed to regain the coveted [...]
Wining and dining: SeaSons in Mayfair is a seafood delight January 19, 2022 Mayfair is still reeling from ongoing Covid restrictions – a stroll down the once-thriving Bond Street will confirm that – but there are reasons to venture back. One of them is new seafood restaurant SeaSons – see what they did there? – a classically stylish Mayfair dining experience with no meat on the menu whatsoever. What is [...]
Yorkshire hire World Cup winning former West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson January 19, 2022 Yorkshire have appointed former West Indies and South Africa head coach Ottis Gibson on a three-year contract starting next month. Gibson, who also had a stint as England bowling coach, is set to become only the second black head coach in the history of county cricket. He replaces Andrew Gale, who was among 16 people [...]
England coach Eddie Jones: ‘Make me look an idiot’ January 19, 2022 Eddie Jones yesterday told his dropped England stars to “play at a level that makes me an idiot if I don’t pick them” as he announced his wider squad for the upcoming Six Nations. Notable absentees from the training group, who will meet in Brighton next week, include Saracens back-three player Elliot Daly and Bath [...]
Qatar 2022 World Cup tickets priced at £50 for overseas fans and on sale today January 19, 2022 The cheapest Qatar 2022 World Cup tickets for travelling supporters will have a starting price of £50. From today, football fans can register to buy tickets for the tournament, which is taking place in November and December this year. Category Three tickets, the cheapest on offer to anyone outside of Qatar, are due to start [...]
Murray and Raducanu rise to occasion and silence doubters at Australian Open January 18, 2022 Three years on from what was meant to be the curtain call for his career, Andy Murray is still winning matches at the Australian Open. Today in Melbourne, Murray beat 21st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 in the kind of belligerent five-set grind that has long been his calling card. With [...]
Ireland make history with shock win over Windies in Caribbean January 18, 2022 A “very, very sad day for Windies cricket” is how captain Kieron Pollard summarised his side’s shock one-day international series defeat to Ireland earlier this week. Pollard must reload his batting ammo before England arrive for five T20s, starting this Saturday, where the visitors will be looking to erase their own post-Ashes gloom from memory. [...]
Emma Raducanu leads British charge at Australian Open January 18, 2022 Emma Raducanu swept past fellow former US Open winner Sloane Stephens to cap a fruitful day for British tennis players at the Australian Open. Raducanu ended a three-match losing run by beating American Stephens 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 to set up a second round clash with Danka Kovinic on Montenegro. Earlier, Andy Murray, Dan Evans and [...]
England cricketers sorry after Australian police break up boozy Ashes party January 18, 2022 England cricket chiefs have apologised after police were called to break up a boozy party at the team hotel early yesterday morning following the end of the Ashes series in Australia. Tasmania Police spoke to players from both the England and Australia teams, who were sharing a post-series drink in Hobart, at around 6am on [...]