Formula E, going green, and that £4bn Tata Group battery factory August 4, 2023 The Formula E season may be over but the technology never sleeps. And when technology can be transferred from a race track and into our homes – whether that be electric generation software or broadcasting structures – it can be revolutionary. When tech folk talk of what’s called “Race to Road” they refer to motorsporting [...]
LIV Golf back in United States for first event since mega merger August 4, 2023 LIV Golf has hopped on a plane across the pond after a two event hiatus in Europe. Greenbrier plays host as West Virginia becomes the latest state to entertain the Saudi-backed golf tour. But since the LIV Golf travelling party left the United States last, for events in Spain and the United Kingdom, the circuit [...]
Championship clubs need to make money, but Sheffield Wednesday are taking the mick August 3, 2023 The Championship kicks of on Friday evening as nearly 3,000 Southampton fans make the eight-hour round trip to Sheffield Wednesday. Football’s second tier is crazy; 46 matches with 24 clubs stretching from Plymouth to Sunderland, Swansea to Norwich. In 2019 the average away ticket would set you back £27.04, but data from TheAwayFans states that [...]
Run Cha Cha Chase: Cricketer Broad to do Strictly Come Dancing – reports August 3, 2023 Stuart Broad, who retired from Test cricket after England’s 2-2 draw in the Ashes – is reportedly set to swap the new ball for a pair of dance shoes and join the cast Strictly Come Dancing. The pacer could compete in the celebrity show towards the end of the year given the extra time on [...]
England’s World Cup path becoming clearer by the day August 3, 2023 The Lionesses’ route to a potential World Cup final will become a lot clearer today with the final two group games taking place in Australia. South Korea take on Germany and Morocco play Colombia with places in the last 16 at stake. England knew, after they demolished China 6-1 on Tuesday, that they’d take on [...]
Scrapping Premier League relegation on table after flood of new private equity August 3, 2023 Private equity buyers flooding into Premier League and European football are likely to want more of a say over the rules of the game, top lawyers have told City A.M., including the potential introduction of ‘closed leagues’ without promotion or relegation. The value of deals in Europe’s top five leagues – England, France, Germany, Italy [...]
Records broken as 650,000 turn up for men’s and women’s Ashes August 2, 2023 The men’s and women’s Ashes series saw a combined attendance of 655,000 this summer as records were shattered over the last six weeks. Nearly 545,000 fans attended the five men’s Tests – at Edgbaston, Lord’s Headingley, Old Trafford and the Oval – with every one of the 25 days sold out in advance of the [...]
England face interesting Test as Gatland picks mixed Wales squad August 2, 2023 England will go up against a blend of inexperienced and veteran players on Saturday as they get their Rugby World Cup warm-up schedule underway against Wales in Cardiff. Head coach Warren Gatland named his squad a day earlier than planned and has combined uncapped players with centurions in a 23 containing 672 international Wales caps. [...]
England docked WTC points after slow over-rate in Ashes August 2, 2023 Ben Stokes’ Test cricket team will take just nine World Test Championship (WTC) points from their Ashes draw after being penalised by the International Cricket Council for a slow over-rate. Both England and Pat Cummins’ Australia have been docked a combined number of 29 WTC points due to slow bowling rates throughout the Ashes series, [...]
The Cut Company: City duo doing golf greener August 2, 2023 If you stroll down Lower Thames Street in the City, you’ll come across the most out of place American Golf outlet. It means little to passers-by but it does reinforce the mantra, or stereotype, of the City of London being a hotspot for avid golfers. But let’s be honest, a lot of the apparel on [...]