Britain’s Olympic medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith won $100,000 (£77,500) on Saturday after victory in the 200m at the inaugural Grand Slam Track in Kingston, Jamaica The English sprinter’s 200m win, added to his second place in the 400m on Friday, meant he topped the combined standings to win the top prize. Hudson-Smith, 30, crossed the line...
A 9-year-old boy in Kentucky was swept away by flood waters on Friday, one of at least nine people to die in a series of dramatic storms that continue to pummel the US. High winds and heavy rain continued to batter states including Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky on Saturday, delaying recovery efforts. Forecasters at the...
Exeter City of Literature, Taking the Mic and Spork! are co-hosting a third city-wide spoken-word poetry slam at Exeter Phoenix on Tuesday 29 April. Twelve local poets will compete to win a £150 prize and a spot at this year’s Slamovision, an international slam competition featuring poets from UNESCO cities of literature across the world....
The poster-boy of 2005, Henson, like centre partner Shanklin, would tour with the Lions that summer and win a second Slam in 2008. But there were disappointments as well, as he missed out on World Cup selection three times between 2003 and 2011, as well as controversies around his autobiography. After leaving Ospreys in 2009...