Netball World Cup: England fixtures, pool opponents and route to final July 28, 2023 All eyes may be on the Fifa Women’s World Cup but England’s netball side are in the southern hemisphere ready to begin a World Cup campaign of their own. Starting today and concluding on 6 August South Africa play hosts to the Netball World Cup, and England are in with a shot. So who do [...]
Lionesses can all but seal World Cup last 16 spot with Denmark win July 28, 2023 England will put themselves in a solid position to qualify for the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup if they can beat Denmark this morning in Sydney. The Lionesses take on the Danes at 9:30 BST this morning in the 45,500 capacity Allianz Stadium knowing a win would put them in pole position heading [...]
Premier League ticket fraud on rise and social media should do more, says Lloyds July 28, 2023 Lloyds Bank have called on social media companies to do more to tackle ticket fraud ahead of the Premier League season. Football’s biggest domestic league returns in two weeks but scams are on the rise, with the banking giant stating that victims are losing, on average, £154 to criminals. Fraud is the most common crime [...]
Bronze: England performances mean a lot but results mean more July 27, 2023 England star Lucy Bronze has said winning is more important than scoring lots of goals ahead of the Lionesses’ second World Cup fixture. England take on Denmark tomorrow in Sydney knowing a win will all but guarantee a spot in the last 16 of the World Cup. The Lionesses beat a stubborn Haiti 1-0 in [...]
Liverpool’s new stand won’t be ready for Premier League opener July 26, 2023 Liverpool’s revamp of the Anfield Road End of their stadium will not be open in time for the start of the new season, the club have confirmed. The £80m development will see the stadium’s capacity increased to 61,000 but the club will now operate a phased reopening of the stand until October. “Unfortunately, the upper [...]
Stokes hails England pacer Anderson as greatest of all time July 26, 2023 England Test captain Ben Stokes has thrown his support behind paceman James Anderson, describing him as the “greatest fast bowler to play the game”. The 41-year-old seamer has managed to take just four wickets in this year’s Ashes and has struggled to make the same impact as in previous series. England cannot win the Ashes [...]
Brook: England can claim ‘moral victory’ over Australia in Ashes July 25, 2023 England batter Harry Brook insisted his side could claim a “moral victory” this week at the Oval after Australia retained the Ashes with one Test to spare. Rain scuppered any England hopes of this week’s Test match in south London being a decider and Australia cannot lose the series. A series draw for England would, [...]
Richards and Dean bring home British one-two at aquatics worlds July 25, 2023 Britain took home a gold and silver in the 200m freestyle yesterday at the World Aquatics Championships in Japan as Matt Richards toppled Olympic champion Tom Dean. The 20-year-old was outstanding in the four-length race and beat Dean to the gold medal by 0.02 – South Korea’s Hwang Sun-woo took the bronze with defending world [...]
Formula E CEO: We must look at US and China expansions July 25, 2023 Formula E has built itself from lowly foundations into one of the premier competitors for the world’s leading motorsport series, Formula 1. But even those running an all-electric racing series focused on sustainability and addressing environmental concerns cannot deny that expansion is on the mind. Under the baking heat of a Roman summer, Formula E [...]
Formula E set for close London finale while F1 sees repeat results July 25, 2023 While Formula 1’s increasing predictability is testing viewers’ appetite, the same cannot be said of Formula E ahead of this weekend’s finale in London. On Saturday and Sunday race fans will descend on Docklands for a double header to decide the championship. With a maximum of 58 points available across two races, any one of [...]