The best of travel: Why Okinawa is Japan’s Alex Garland destination January 14, 2021 Throughout January we’re remembering better times and sunnier climes by reposting some of our favourite travel stories from the last decade. In this instalment, our Life&Style editor Steve Dinneen ventures to the remote Japanese archipelago of Okinawa. ••• Everyone who is serious about travel should have their Alex Garland destination, somewhere you can casually name-drop [...]
Andy Murray tests positive for Covid-19 January 14, 2021 Just weeks before he is set to play in the Australian Open, Andy Murray has tested positive for the coronavirus. The two-time Wimbledon champion is said to be in good health but isolating at home, according to STV. Hopes are still high for Murray to attend the event, which begins on 8 February.
Chris Tremlett: Sri Lanka Test series is chance to showcase wealth of England options January 13, 2021 England are in good shape as they prepare to kick off a big year with a two-Test series in Sri Lanka, starting tomorrow. The tourists have a very balanced squad and a lot of depth to choose from; that hasn’t always been the case in previous years. With Ben Stokes, Rory Burns, Moeen Ali, Chris [...]
Manchester City owner City Football Group makes Club Bolivar the 11th club in its network January 12, 2021 Manchester City owner City Football Group has added Bolivia’s most successful side, Club Bolivar, to their portfolio of football teams. Bolivar becomes the 11th team in the group but the first to be designated as a “partner club” to City. City Football Group said the tie-up would give Bolivar access to its expertise and proprietary [...]
Save Burns Night with a virtual Boisdale party January 12, 2021 Burns Night is normally a beacon of extravagence in the post Christmas weeks, an island of indulgance amid Dry January and Veganuary and new year fitness resolutions. This year Covid threatens to take even this away – toasting the great Scottish bard alone seems like anathema to the spirit of the occasion, which entails drinking [...]
Formula One postpones Australian GP, China uncertain January 12, 2021 By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One postponed the Australian Grand Prix from March to November, with Bahrain opening the season and China’s race left hanging, as COVID-19 forced the sport to rewrite the 2021 calendar on Tuesday. Italy’s Imola circuit was added to the record 23-round schedule as the second race on April [...]
English rugby clubs handed two-week break after European competitions suspended amid French boycott January 11, 2021 Premiership rugby clubs have been handed a two-week break after European competition was suspended. Heineken Champions Cup and Chellenge Cup games due to take place on the next two weekends have been called off due to the French government telling its teams not to take part while Covid-19 cases remain on the rise. Premiership Rugby [...]
Premier League rejigs Tottenham, Fulham, Chelsea and Everton fixtures after Aston Villa Covid-19 outbreak postpones Spurs game January 11, 2021 Aston Villa’s scheduled Premier League fixture against Tottenham on Wednesday has been postponed due the Covid-19 outbreak at the club. Tottenham will instead play Fulham in a rearranged match, while other fixtures involving Chelsea and Everton have also been affected. Villa closed their training ground last week and fielded a team of youth players in [...]
Donald Trump course axed as host of 2022 US PGA Championship over fears of ‘irreparable damage’ to its brand January 11, 2021 US PGA Championship organisers have cancelled plans to stage the golf major at a course owned by Donald Trump next year. The PGA of America said it risked “irreparable damage” to its reputation if it did not terminate its agreement with Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey. The decision come days after Trump supporters stormed [...]
Saracens announce four-year stadium and shirt sponsorship deal with StoneX and City Index January 10, 2021 Saracens have announced a major new sponsorship deal with financial services company StoneX Financial and its subsidiary City Index. The four-year agreement will see the club’s north London home named the StoneX Stadium. Trading platform City Index will appear on the front of the shirts worn by both Saracens’ men’s and women’s teams. Saracens’ men’s [...]