BBC Precious and Ellen are two of the pupils the MCC foundation hopes to inspire to play cricket A new tournament, specifically for state school pupils, has been launched at Lord’s cricket ground by former England captains Heather Knight and Michael Vaughan. The Knight-Stokes Cup will be a T20 competition contested next summer via a...
Fossil Free Football say: “Particular concern is for the fixtures in the no-shade stadium in Charlotte where a heat index of 38C (Real Madrid v Pachuca) and 41C (Benfica v Bayern) is forecast for the next two matches. “This underlines the dangers facing players and fans at this tournament and in 2026. Fifa have done...
Ticket prices were lower in the WTA week, which will not yet be able to raise anything like the revenue of the long-established men’s event. Over 66,000 tickets were sold for the women’s tournament with the final three days sold out completely. The LTA says this makes it one of the highest attendances for a...
Back in December, just a few days after Fifa announced its “landmark agreement” with DAZN, the governing body confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup. But it is not just the timeline that has inevitably led to speculation over a possible connection between Saudi’s investment in the expanded Club World Cup...
Major League Cricket (MLC) chief executive Johnny Grave says the tournament should not be seen as a danger to The Hundred any more. The third edition of the United States’ franchise league starts on Friday at 02:00 BST when defending champions Washington Freedom face San Francisco Unicorns. MLC’s emergence caused some uneasiness in English cricket...
Plans to hold a European T20 franchise tournament this summer are to be shelved until 2026 because three potential owners are instead focusing on completing deals to buy team stakes in The Hundred. The European T20 Premier League (ETPL), part owned by Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, and involving city-based franchises from Ireland, Scotland and the...
World number one Scottie Scheffler continued his stunning form with a four-shot victory at the Memorial Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. The American shot a two-under-par 70 to beat compatriot Ben Griffin, whose challenge faded on the back nine. After bogeys on the 12th and 13th, Griffin eagled the 15th and birdied the 16th to move...
World number one Scottie Scheffler stormed to the top of the leaderboard with a four-under-par 68 in a “challenging” third round of the Memorial Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. The 28-year-old American continued his impressive run of form to go one shot ahead of compatriot Ben Griffin, whom he had trailed by three going into the...
Canadian Nick Taylor shot an impressive four-under-par round of 68 to take a share of the lead at the Memorial Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. The 37-year-old made four birdies during his second round as he joined overnight leader Ben Griffin, who carded an even-par 72, at the top of the leaderboard. Griffin’s fellow American Akshay...
Football experts Nedum Onuoha, Julien Laurens and Nicky Bandini pick their top players of the 2024-25 Champions League season before Saturday’s final between Paris St-Germain and Inter Milan. READ MORE: ‘The league of farmers?’ How PSG and Inter defied the odds Read full article at source...
Celtic won the 2024-25 Scottish Premiership title, but will still have to go through one round of qualifying. That is because of Scotland’s position in Uefa’s association ranking in the five-year period from the 2019-20 to 2023-24 seasons. The association ranking – based on the performances of clubs from each country across Europe’s three club...
The first spot for next season’s Champions League goes to Tottenham as winners of this season’s second tier competition, the Europa League. The top four teams in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga all earn Champions League qualification. Three spots are given to teams in Ligue 1, while there are two paces...
Masters champion Rory McIlroy will miss the Memorial Tournament in Ohio next week for the first time since 2017. The event, hosted by Jack Nicklaus, will be held at Muirfield Village from 29 May-1 June. It will be the third time this year that the 36-year-old from Northern Ireland has not featured in one of...
With rolling substitutes, no offsides and 15-minute halves, the tournament format brings out flair and creativity, as well as attacking intent. Le Tissier said part of the enjoyment came from playing with more freedom and less pressure, something which was at the forefront for former Arsenal defender Anita Asante, who is on the World Sevens...
Caroline Robinson BBC News, Devon BBC Adam Simmons broke his neck in 2003 A wheelchair rugby coach from Plymouth has credited the sport with rebuilding his life following a serious car crash. Adam Simmons, coach and chairman of the Plymouth-based West Country Hawks, broke his neck after falling asleep at the wheel in 2003. “It was late at night, I...