Women’s British Open prize money 2021: How much can players win at Carnoustie and how does it compare to other women’s and men’s majors? August 20, 2021 Women’s British Open prize money is at record levels this year, with both the total prize fund and the winners’ share setting new benchmarks for the tournament. Players competing at Carnoustie this week stand to share a pot worth $5.8m, with the winner in line to take home $870,000. But how have those figures changed [...]
Lamborghini delivers record-breaking Urus SUV to London August 20, 2021 Having left the Sant’Agata production line last month, Lamborghini London dealership H.R. Owen has just delivered the 15,000th Urus SUV.
Azeem Rafiq: Former England Under-19 cricket captain slams Yorkshire for only admitting to ‘inappropriate behaviour’ after racism probe August 20, 2021 Former England Under-19 captain Azeem Rafiq has strongly criticised Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s response to the findings of an investigation into allegations of institutional racism. The independent probe upheld several of Rafiq’s claims, Yorkshire admitted yesterday after being called on by the player and England cricket chiefs to reveal the report’s findings. Yorkshire apologised to [...]
Inside the crazy, expensive world of whisky miniature collecting August 19, 2021 The founder of The Whisky Exchange is selling his collection of rare and old whisky miniature bottles. The collection will be sold as part of the quarterly miniatures and memorabilia auction at, live until Tuesday 24 August. Sukhinder Singh, who founded the global whisky retailer with his brother Rajbir in 1999, is putting four hundred [...]
It’s wedding season on steroids: Here’s how to dress properly August 19, 2021 I’m at an age where most of my friends who are so inclined have already married. However, throw in a partner a decade younger and some pals who have made mid-stream horse changes, and I do still get invited to weddings. This year is special, of course. The pandemic and its attendant lockdown acted as [...]
What is the Europa Conference League, why is it happening and how will it work? Uefa’s new third club competition explained August 19, 2021 This season heralds the start of a new, third European competition for club football: the Europa Conference League. England’s role representatives are Tottenham Hotspur, who enter the competition at the play-off stage and play their first match this evening. But why has governing body Uefa created the new competition and how will it work? Read [...]
Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT 2021 review: the SUV supercar August 19, 2021 The ultimate Porsche Cayenne and the fastest SUV around the Nurburgring, the new Turbo GT puts even the Lamborghini Urus in its place.
Super-spikes are damaging credibility of athletics and need to be regulated, says Olympic men’s 400m hurdles champion Karsten Warholm August 19, 2021 Olympic 400m hurdles champion Karsten Warholm says so-called “super-spikes” are damaging the credibility of athletics. Warholm called on World Athletics to regulate the new generation of carbon-technology running shoes credited with producing faster times. The Norwegian smashed his own world record in winning an astonishingly fast men’s 400m hurdles final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics [...]
Brits abroad: M&S to sell Percy Pigs and other classic products to over 150 countries August 18, 2021 M&S has teamed up with export platform British Corner Shop to sell 800 of its classic food products, including Percy Pig sweets and Luxury Gold Teabags, in an effort to recover its struggling business through online sales. It comes after the British retailer reported a significant annual loss in May, as pandemic store closures weighed [...]
The British Kebab Awards: Westminster’s unlikely mainstay event August 18, 2021 For the uninitiated, the British Kebab Awards probably sound like something attended exclusively by shop owners and those people from YouTube who eat the same food for every meal. While these two categories of people should not be taken for granted, the event is in fact better known in SW1 as a mainstay on the [...]