Kadeena Cox completes first leg of dual-sport Paralympic title defences with world record performance in Tokyo 2020 velodrome August 27, 2021 Multi-sport Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox set a new world record as the Briton defended her track cycling C4-5 500m time trial crown today at Tokyo 2020. Cox, who is also the reigning T38 400m champion in athletics, beat Canada’s Kate O’Brien in the final to claim ParalympicsGB’s ninth medal in the Izu Velodrome. “I knew [...]
Czech runner dies in Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc race August 26, 2021 A Czech runner died from his injuries after falling at the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc’s TDS mountain race, organizers have said. Watch the full report.
What If…? Episode 3 review: A Phase One Murder Mystery August 26, 2021 *** WARNING: This review contains spoilers for all current episodes of Disney’s What If…? *** Disney+ show What If…? has thus far presented some interesting questions, with satisfying answers. We see that Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) would have made a brilliant Avenger, and T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) would have been a hero wherever he called home. [...]
How to mix: The Tomatini, AKA the spirit of the South of France August 26, 2021 The story of the Tomatini starts at the Plage de Passable in St Jean Cap Ferrat, the swanky neighborhood next to Nice on the French Riviera. The Plage or beach is just below the home of Arjun Waney, our chairman and founder and it’s where he spent most of his days during July and August [...]
Lotus Esprit from Salvage Hunters TV show up for auction August 26, 2021 A unmistakable 1976 Lotus Esprit S1, restored on the TV show Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, is heading to auction next week.
Rugby League World Cup chiefs confirm new dates for tournament pushed back to 2022 August 26, 2021 Rugby League World Cup organisers have confirmed new dates for the postponed tournament, which is to be staged in England next year. It will now start in Newcastle on 15 October 2022 and conclude with a men’s and women’s final double-header in Manchester on 19 November. The men’s, women’s and wheelchair World Cups had been [...]
Afghanistan veteran Jaco van Gass wins gold as Britain enjoys more track cycling success at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics August 26, 2021 Soldier turned sportsman and adventurer Jaco van Gass has won Britain’s second gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Van Gass, who lost an arm while serving in Afghanistan, beat team-mate Fin Graham in the final of the men’s track cycling C3 3,000m individual pursuit. The South Africa-born 35-year-old trailed Graham early on but fought [...]
Fifa president Gianni Infantino writes to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in attempt to resolve club v country red list quarantine row August 25, 2021 Fifa president Gianni Infantino has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to waive quarantine rules for footballers to resolve a stand-off between clubs and national teams. Premier League clubs say they will refuse to let their players take part in World Cup qualifiers next month if the fixtures involve travel to countries on the Covid-19 [...]
How to share a glass of pet-friendly plonk with your cat or dog August 25, 2021 Always a nation of cat and dog lovers, lockdown has made many of us absolutely barking when it comes to our pets. If on any of those long, lonely isolation nights you wished you could share a nice glass of Riesling with Rover or a Frascati with Felix, those prayers have, somehow, been answered. food In [...]
Souad review – a sobering Egyptian coming-of-age tale August 25, 2021 There are a lot of dramas that make you question the number of times you look at your phone in a day. For her debut narrative feature Souad, Egyptian director Ayten Amin takes the familiar posts and emojis of social media and put them in the contexts of her homeland. Set in a strictly religious [...]