Bavuma was appointed Test captain by head coach Shukri Conrad, who took over in January 2023. Conrad began his playing career when South Africa was under apartheid rule and cricket was racially segregated. “When he told me I’d be Test captain, my first question was, ‘Why?’ – because I’d felt it was this honour and...
When Wharton was selected for England’s Euro 2024 squad, manager Gareth Southgate said the midfielder was the type of player the Three Lions had missed “for seven or eight years”, and praised his forward-thinking game. “[It’s] just the way I play football,” says Wharton. “When I was younger I used to play as more of...
Julia Gregory BBC News, South West Janet Kipling Caroline Harlow will be High Sheriff of Devon for a year Devon’s new High Sheriff has pledged to use her year in office to highlight gambling addiction and tackle reoffending. Caroline Harlow was declared for the royal appointment at a ceremony in Exeter Cathedral on Friday. The...