Brawn on the fourth of July: England to take on US at Twickenham this summer May 10, 2021 England will once again play in front of fans at Twickenham as the RFU confirmed two summer test matches against the United States and Canada. Eddie Jones’ men will take on the US on July 4, with Canada a week later on July 10. Read more: Sam Simmonds and Jonny Hill named in British and [...]
Women’s Super League Team of the Season 2020-21: The best performing players in the WSL, as identified by Carteret Analytics May 10, 2021 The FA Women’s Super League champions have been crowned, but which players deserve to be in the WSL Team of the Season? We asked Carteret Analytics to answer that question using the sort of quantitative analysis used in investment banking. They have crunched the numbers on all WSL players to determine their Carteret Rating, which [...]
Mel Young, Homeless World Cup, gets creative about social mobility May 7, 2021 | Sponsored Mel Young, founder of the Homeless World Cup and social entrepreneur discusses the negative impact on creativity a lack of social mobility has.
Jackson Wray interview: Saracens stalwart on targeting another Champions Cup and honing his financial trading skills May 7, 2021 Sport marches to a relentless beat of training sessions and matches that can allow little time for reflection, but the forced interruption of the pandemic gave Jackson Wray pause for thought. The Saracens back-row forward has had a front-row seat for one of rugby union’s most remarkable stories: the club’s rise, fuelled by home-grown talents [...]
Week in Sportbiz: Ed Sheeran sponsors Ipswich Town; Javier Tebas blasts Gianni Infantino; Tokyo 2020 set for first transgender Olympian May 6, 2021 It has been a whirlwind few weeks at Ipswich Town. Fresh from welcoming new owners, the League One club now has an unlikely new shirt sponsor: Ed Sheeran. The Suffolk songsmith, a long-standing fan of the Tractor Boys, has agreed to sponsor the men’s and women’s team on a one-year deal that starts next season. [...]
Sam Simmonds and Jonny Hill named in British and Irish Lions squad for South Africa tour May 6, 2021 Warren Gatland has named Sam Simmonds, Jonny Hill and Bundee Aki in his British and Irish Lions squad for the tour of South Africa this summer. But despite expanding the party to 37 players, there is no place for Billy Vunipola, Kyle Sinckler, Johnny Sexton or Manu Tuilagi. Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones will skipper [...]
Mortal Kombat is the latest video games adaptation to pop May 6, 2021 A few years ago, the accepted wisdom was that video games don’t make good movies. You could point to Street Fighter, Super Movie Bros, Hitman, Need For Speed, Assassin’s Creed, or any number of flops that failed to capture the magic of their pixelated inspiration. In the last few years, however, the code seems to [...]
The United Way is a timely doc on the Manchester football giant May 5, 2021 Depending on your view, this is the best or worst time to release a documentary about Manchester United. It arrives days after fans invaded the Old Trafford pitch, demanding the removal of current owners The Glazer Family as the fallout from the European Super League fiasco continues. With the club in turmoil, it may not [...]
How video games could be the next frontier in the WFH revolution May 5, 2021 By this time last year, most of us were already experiencing Zoom fatigue. A month of working remotely had taken its toll and the endless queue of video meetings seemed to exemplify the creeping malaise of this new way of working. Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s games division Xbox, soon came up with a novel [...]
Susie Wolff interview: Venturi Racing team principal on life aboard the Formula E rollercoaster and why the electric series is set for more growth May 5, 2021 Formula E is designed to have more thrills and spills than other motorsport competitions, but Susie Wolff could be forgiven for wishing her introduction to it had been less bumpy. The former driver’s three years in the electric series has involved learning the ropes as a team principal at Venturi Racing, a change in ownership [...]