Yorkshire cricket chairman resigns over handling of Rafiq racism report November 5, 2021 Yorkshire chairman Roger Hutton has resigned over the club’s handling of the Azeem Rafiq case, calling on the executive board to follow suit and taking a swipe at the England and Wales Cricket Board on the way out. In a week that has seen Headingley stripped of its right to host international cricket, a mass [...]
Aleki Lutui: Tonga need to express themselves against England November 5, 2021 It hasn’t been the easiest of periods for the paradise island nation of Tonga, somewhat isolated from the rest of the world during the pandemic with many unable to return home for nearly two years. In difficult times people look to sport for hope and in the ‘Ikale Tahi, the national rugby side, the people [...]
Yorkshire suspended from hosting England matches over race fallout November 4, 2021 Yorkshire County Cricket club (YCCC) have been suspended from being able to host international matches, the England and Wales Cricket board (ECB) announced yesterday. In response to Yorkshire’s handling of the Azeem Rafiq race report, the ECB have said financial sanctions may be considered as well as any future consideration for the Headingley Stadium to [...]
What we learned from this year’s Booker Prize November 4, 2021 Bookies favourite Damon Galgut was awarded the Booker Prize last night for his novel The Promise. Set in his home city of Pretoria, it tells its story through four funerals. Here’s what we learned from the result. A nomination won’t make you rich overnight Prior to the announcement, the best selling book on the nomination [...]
Mikael Silvestre interview: Cut-throat Solskjaer’s neck shouldn’t be on the line November 4, 2021 Under-fire Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s job should not be on the line in Saturday’s derby against Manchester City, says former Old Trafford team-mate Mikael Silvestre. Criticism of Solskjaer reached fever pitch after last month’s 5-0 humiliation at rivals Liverpool, and subsequent results – a win over struggling Tottenham Hotspur and the last-gasp draw [...]
McLaren launch Extreme E livery as they announce new driver November 3, 2021 McLaren Racing have launched their Extreme E livery on a day which also saw the the motorsport group announce Emma Gilmour as their new driver. Unveiled at a Cop26 event by the Prince of Wales, the livery will feature as motorsport giant enters the sustainable racing series. On becoming McLaren’s first female driver, Gilmour said: [...]
The wine diaries: Dining out on oysters and fizz November 3, 2021 We are in Native Oyster season and there is no better place to enjoy them than iconic seafood restaurant, Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill. Situated on the cobbles of Swallow Street they have been serving the finest seafood to hungry Londoners for over 100 years. “You come here for the best seafood, the best oysters” [...]
The impossible job? Upgrading manager proving no easy task for Newcastle owners November 3, 2021 Twenty-eight days on from the club’s takeover, Newcastle United are still to make the managerial upgrade that was widely anticipated. Steve Bruce was put out of his misery two weeks ago, yet the club’s new majority owners, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, have not yet settled on a successor. The wait illustrates the scale of [...]
Creating a world everyone deserves: Construction with a conscience November 3, 2021 | Sponsored Mark Robinson, group chief executive at SCAPE, explains how the procurement authority is helping the UK’s public sector to move to net zero carbon in construction and improve local communities in the process. Our mission at SCAPE is to create a world that everyone deserves – helping to improve spaces and places, accelerate projects that [...]
Bruce Springsteen ‘close’ to selling his music to Sony in £256m deal November 3, 2021 Bruce Springsteen is reportedly in talks to sell his recorded catalogue to Sony Music.