Delighted: Sporting chiefs thrilled with 2028 Olympics inclusion October 17, 2023 United Kingdom chiefs of the newest Olympic Games sports have expressed their delight at the breakthrough call which will see them feature in Los Angeles in 2028. Squash, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and baseball-softball will join the Olympics roster in five years time as the Games return to the United States for the first summer [...]
Southgate won’t pick England side on “popularity contest” after Henderson jeers October 16, 2023 England manager Gareth Southgate has insisted that a “popularity contest” will not influence his selections after Jordan Henderson was booed and jeered at Wembley on Friday. The former Liverpool captain moved to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq in the summer and was widely criticised for it by human rights and LGBTQ+ equality groups. Henderson was a [...]
England’s survival shows beautiful unpredictability of World Cup rugby October 16, 2023 After this spring’s Six Nations championship, many collectively decided that England would not challenge in this Rugby World Cup and that they could even find themselves dumped out in the group stages. Instead Europe’s fancied teams were Ireland and France. But after Sunday’s 30-24 victory over Fiji in Marseille, and then France’s 29-28 loss to [...]
777 Partners “right people” for Everton, says Moshiri October 16, 2023 Prospective Everton owners 777 Partners “the right people” to take over the Merseyside club, according to the team’s majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri. The British-Iranian businessman has agreed a deal with 777 Partners for the US investment firm to buy his 94 per cent stake in the Toffees but there have been concerns over the deal. [...]
Manchester United share price slumps after potential Ratcliffe minority stake bid October 16, 2023 Manchester United’s share price has slumped today with news of a potential minority investment from chemical company Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Shares on the New York Stock exchange opened at $18.22 but are hovering around 12 per cent lower, below $18 per share, as the likelihood of a majority takeover of the Manchester club [...]
Farrell deserves more credit from fans, says England coach October 16, 2023 Fans should give England captain Owen Farrell more credit, according to the team’s attack coach Richard Wigglesworth. Fly-half George Ford was dropped to make place for the captain ahead of Sunday’s 30-24 victory over Fiji at the Rugby World Cup to much fan criticism. “We are lucky to have Owen. As ever, the tallest trees [...]
FIVE sports including squash and cricket to feature in LA Olympics October 16, 2023 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted inclusion to five sports ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Cricket will return to the roster for the first time since 1900 while there is also appearances for squash, baseball-softball, flag football and lacrosse. It comes as breakdancing makes its debut in Paris 2024 next summer [...]
Rugby World Cup: Ireland go from ‘Zombie’ to the ghost of tournaments past October 15, 2023 Ireland and Johnny Sexton received a brutal lesson from New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup.
NFL UK chief on Jags’ London franchise and Olympic flag football in 2028 October 14, 2023 Flag football at the Olympics could be the inspiration to get more UK children into the NFL, according to the league’s UK general manager Henry Hodgson. Speaking to City A.M. from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which will this year host the Tennessee Titans versus the Baltimore Ravens in the third and final NFL London game of [...]
France are hosts with most, rugby needs them to succeed October 13, 2023 As it stands, prior to this year’s tournament, there’s a 33.33 per cent recurring chance of lifting the World Cup as competition hosts. New Zealand did it at Eden Park in 1987 as co-hosts, South Africa achieved the feat at Ellis Park in 1995 and the All Blacks ensured they’d never lost a home final [...]