Emma Raducanu to enter world top 75 following dream run at US Open – and British No1 ranking is next in teenager’s sights September 7, 2021 British tennis sensation Emma Raducanu is guaranteed to reach the top 75 of the women’s rankings for the first time as a result of her dream run at the US Open. The 18-year-old from Bromley beat American Shelby Rogers on Monday night to reach the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows, where she is yet to even [...]
The City is back: London Cocktail Club plans Mansion House bar September 6, 2021 Nightcap has announced plans to open a new London Cocktail Club site in the Square Mile. The bar operator has entered into a lease for a new 1,500 square ft venue at 78 Queen Victoria Street, near Cannon Street station and Mansion House station. The venue is expected to open by the end of the [...]
European Club Association boss Al-Khelaifi promises loan fund for clubs hit by pandemic, Financial Fair Play shake-up and Uefa joint venture September 6, 2021 Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the chairman of the European Club Association, has outlined a series of measures that he says will bring “urgent financial stability” to the game across the continent. Al-Khelaifi, also the president of Paris Saint-Germain and chairman of the beIN Media Group, promised a multi-billion Euro loan facility and new Financial Fair Play rules [...]
Opportunity International opens outdoor photo exhibition September 6, 2021 Opportunity International last week opened its new outdoor photo exhibition by award-winning photographer Kate Holt in the Southwood Garden of St James’s Church, Piccadilly. Featuring a series of lifesize photographs of the refugees Holt encountered in Uganda, the exhibition invites visitors to “spend an evening walking amongst the remarkable individuals,” which Opportunity International says it [...]
Squeezed out by club and country, sparkling cameos may not be enough to win Jesse Lingard a place in England World Cup squad September 6, 2021 Bukayo Saka may have made the most heartwarming contribution to England’s 4-0 win over Andorra on Sunday but Jesse Lingard’s was the most potent. The Manchester United attacking midfielder scored twice yesterday, breaking the visitors’ resistance early on and adding England’s third with a characteristically confident finish from 18 yards. Lingard might have had a [...]
Cinch signs deal with NFL to sponsor London matches September 6, 2021 Used car marketplace Cinch has today announced a new sponsorship deal with American Football’s National Football League. Under the deal, the firm will become the presenting partner of the NFL London Games and lead partner of NFL UK from the start of the 2021 season. Cinch’s branding will appear both at Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium for [...]
British Paralympic chiefs hail Tokyo 2020 as a success despite fall in medal tally September 6, 2021 ParalympicsGB chef de mission Penny Briscoe has hailed Tokyo 2020 as a success for Britain despite a drop in the number of medals won. British athletes finished with 124 medals, including 41 golds, enough for second place in the table behind China and more than British athletes won at London 2012. But the Tokyo tally [...]
World Cup farce as Brazil v Argentina qualifier abandoned as health officials enter pitch to demand deportation of Argentina players September 6, 2021 A Brazil v Argentina World Cup qualifier was abandoned after Brazilian health officials demanded the deportation of three England-based Argentinian players for failing to quarantine. Officials walked onto the pitch just six minutes into the game in Sao Paulo last night to insist that the trio of Premier League players – Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano [...]
Alex Yee interview: Triathlon sensation on being inspired by London 2012 and preparing to race in his home city as Olympic champion for the first time September 4, 2021 Alex Yee burned brightly at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer but the flame was lit nine years earlier back home in London. The Lewisham triathlete, who won silver in the men’s race and then anchored Team GB to gold in the mixed relay in July, attended the London 2012 Games as a wide-eyed 14-year-old. [...]
Tearful Naomi Osaka to take another break from tennis after shock US Open defeat September 4, 2021 A tearful Naomi Osaka plans to take another break from tennis after her shock US Open exit. The defending champion lost 5-7 7-6 (2) 6-4 to 18-year-old Leylah Fernandez on Arthur Ashe Stadium having served for the match in the second set. It was a surprise ending to her first grand slam back after withdrawing [...]