Man Utd 1-3 Man City: Visitors win Manchester derby to boost WSL title hopes
Manchester City have scored six goals in the last 15 minutes of the first half, only Tottenham (seven) have scored more in the WSL this season Manchester City bounced back from successive defeats to beat rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford and put their Women’s Super League title challenge back on track. In front of […]
Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia stun hosts India to win sixth title as Travis Head hits century
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final, Ahmedabad: India 240 all out (50 overs): Rahul 66 (107), Kohli 54 (63); Starc 3-55 Australia 241-4 (43 overs): Head 137 (120), Labuschagne 58 (110) Australia won by six wickets Scorecard Australia stunned hosts India in Ahmedabad to win the men’s Cricket World Cup for a sixth time. Australia […]
ICC Cricket World Cup: Virat Kohli takes a good catch to dismiss David Warner for seven
India’s Virat Kohli takes a good catch to dismiss Australia’s David Warner for seven off the bowling of Mohammed Shami during the Cricket World Cup final in Ahmedabad. Source: BBC News
Kal Yafai: Former WBA super-flyweight world champion retires
Kal Yafai beat Luis Concepcion to claim the vacant WBA super-flyweight title in 2016 Former WBA super-flyweight champion Kal Yafai has retired after losing against Jonathan Rodriguez. Rodriguez put Yafai on the canvas twice before the referee stopped the contest in round one at YouTube Theater, Inglewood in California on Saturday. Briton Yafai, 34, was […]
Autumn Statement: Homes close to new pylons to get £1,000 off bills
Nick Winser, the former chief executive of the National Grid, said a radical solution was needed to streamline the planning process and his report said people living near newly-built transmission pylons, the larger lines that connect electricity from where it is generated to regional substations, should get lump sum payments. Source: BBC News
The London miniaturist ‘creating own worlds’
Many of us took up hobbies during the Covid lockdown to pass the time and keep busy – for Elizabeth Joseph it was creating miniature furniture and accessories. She soon developed a real passion for her creations, so much so she’s now become the resident miniaturist for The Museum of the Home in Hoxton, London. […]
Macallan: Rare Scotch whisky becomes world's most expensive bottle at £2.1m
“I tasted a tiny drop,” says Sotheby’s head of whisky as The Macallan 1926 exceeds its estimated price. Source: BBC News
Adam Johnson memorial game: Tributes paid to late Nottingham Panthers player
Players held their sticks aloft and tapped them on the ice before face-off Ice hockey players and fans have paid tribute to the late Adam Johnson at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena. The 29-year-old American died after his neck was cut by a skate while playing for Nottingham Panthers away to Sheffield Steelers on 28 October. That […]
Taylor Swift 'devastated' as fan dies before show
The pop star gave out water bottles to fans during the concert in Brazil, amid sweltering heat. Source: BBC News
Premiership: Leicester Tigers 26-17 Northampton Saints – Hosts grind out derby win
All of the tries came in the second half at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Leicester Tigers: (9) 26 Tries: Van Wyk, Liebenberg Pens: Pollard 4 Cons: Pollard 2 Northampton Saints: (3) 17 Tries: Furbank, Matavesi Pen: Smith Cons: Furbank 2 Leicester Tigers overcame a stubborn Northampton Saints in the East Midlands derby for their first […]