The Crime Lord: Peter Capaldi on the manosphere, London and rocking out with his band as he approaches 70
‘British tennis is in the best shape ever’: LTA bullish despite Andy Murray’s impending exit June 17, 2024 The LTA is looking to the future with confidence as the grass season cranks up at Queen's Club this week.
USA has cricket fever as nation looks to lay sporting foundations June 17, 2024 On social media platform X last week, mid-way through the USA’s T20 Cricket World Cup group game against tournament favourites India, one account explained the complicated scoreboard of cricket to an American using the analogy of a burger eating contest. The 20 overs represented 20 minutes to eat as many burgers as possible, and wickets [...]
On the 200th birthday of the pint and after Euro 2024, let’s pour beer duty down the sink June 17, 2024 As you’re enjoying the Euro 2024 Championships in Germany don’t forget how much the taxman is hitting each and every pint you drink. So on the 200th birthday of the pint measurement it is time the political parties help us all out, on both sides of the bar, writes Emma McClarkin OBE, British Beer and [...]
LTA in talks over £5m-a-year deal for expanded Queen’s Club championships June 16, 2024 The LTA wants a global brand to take the rights for a minimum of three years.
Scotland defeat hands England spot in T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eight June 16, 2024 Defending T20 Cricket World Cup champions England breathed a huge sigh of relief over the weekend after Australia beat Scotland to hand Jos Buttler’s men a place in the Super Eight. Having drawn against Scotland, lost to Australia and beaten Oman; England needed a bumper result over Namibia to overtake Scotland in their World Cup [...]
Jack Draper wins first ATP Tour title in Stuttgart, becomes British No1 June 16, 2024 Jack Draper won his first ATP Tour title on Sunday, beating Matteo Berrettini in three sets to take the Stuttgart Open. In the opening tournament of the grass court season ahead of Wimbledon next month, Draper recovered from a set down to beat Italian Berrettini 3-6 7-6 6-4 in Germany. It is the Briton’s first [...]
Paris 2024: Team GB name tennis squad, Raducanu declines spot June 16, 2024 Emma Raducanu has declined an opportunity to represent Great Britain at the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer. The 21-year-old former Us Open champion was offered a International Tennis Federation wildcard to enter the Paris 2024 Olympics, at Roland Garros, but declined the invitation. But Andy Murray, two time gold medalist in the men’s singles, will [...]
US Open golf leaderboard in full ahead of Sunday round at Pinehurst June 16, 2024 LIV Golf League competitor Bryson DeChambeau leads the US Open after round three, three shots ahead of the chasers at the difficult Course No2 at Pinehurst. Only four golfers in the history of the US Open have finished their fourth round on Sunday under par, three of those coming in 2014. Pinehurst is seen as [...]
How can brands embrace the Games Wide Open ethos of Paris 2024? June 15, 2024 The Paris 2024 Olympics has chosen “Games Wide Open” as its slogan for the summer. Leo O’Mahony, Junior Strategist at firm Imagination, looks at how sports brands can embrace the ethos and how they must adapt to changing and evolving audiences. Sports brand messaging since the Nike boom in the 1980s has been about the [...]
US Open prize money 2024: How much can golfers earn at Pinehurst this week? June 15, 2024 The total pot has increased to $21.5m, up 7.5 per cent, but the winner’s share has rocketed by 20 per cent to $4.3m.