Lord Coe pitches to be first British president of the International Olympic Committee
Lord Coe says his pitch to be the first British president of the International Olympic Committee “seems to have landed well” with the organisation’s members, but “there’s a long road ahead of us”. The head of World Athletics and his six rivals hoping to succeed Thomas Bach gave brief presentations in Lausanne, Switzerland on Thursday. […]
Arnold Clark Cup: Are low crowds a concern before home Euros?
England manager Sarina Wiegman has spoken of the importance in attracting fans to the Euros. Despite low crowds at the Arnold Clark Cup, Wiegman is confident the hype will increase as the big summer tournament approaches. “I think at the Euros, there will be crowds. That’s the big event that everyone is looking forward to,” […]
Seed sales soar as more of us become budding gardeners
Tara Sutton Tala Sutton and her younger sister Sirena are growing plants in mid Wales Jere Gettle’s garden seeds company hadn’t seen anything like it before. “The biggest day we’ve had in our 22-year history was Monday, 30 March,” says the owner of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in Mansfield, Missouri. “We had over 10,000 orders, […]
Meg Lanning: Australian star already firing-up dreams in Welsh cricket
Lanning herself recently told the BBC that she hopes the Hundred will develop the women’s game in the UK – and the development of Wales’ young talent was highlighted further recently when three players were selected for the Western Storm Academy. Selected alongside Smale were leg-spinner Sara Phillips and wicketkeeper-batsman Bethan Gammon. Gammon, currently a […]
SWPL 2020: Can Celtic or Rangers end Glasgow City’s hegemony?
Some could argue the shift of power in Glasgow was hinted at in the closing month of last season, when Celtic inflicted Glasgow City’s first league defeat in three-and-a-half years – a resounding 4-1 victory. In reality, it came days after a gruelling Champions League penalty shootout win over Brondby, and also after the title […]
How can you watch Euro 2020 safely?
Claire Diamond BBC Scotland PA Media As the Euro 2020 tournament kicks off – a year late because of the pandemic – football fans across Scotland are preparing to watch 24 teams take part in 51 games, including the national team. Scotland’s first game of the month-long tournament will take place on Monday. So, how […]
Sarah Taylor: England wicketkeeper retires from international duty due to anxiety
England’s Sarah Taylor has retired from international cricket because of her ongoing battle with anxiety. Regarded as one of the world’s best wicketkeepers, Taylor, 30, is also second on England women’s list of run-scorers with 6,533 international runs. “This has been a tough decision but I know it’s the right one, for me and for […]
Norfolk solar farm power to be used by Network Rail
Network Rail Energy from the solar farm will not be used to power trains, Network Rail said One of the UK’s biggest solar farms will be used by Network Rail to power its railways stations, offices and depots. It said Bloy’s Grove solar farm between Swainsthorpe and Mulbarton in Norfolk, will cover 15% of its […]
Kelly Bailie: ‘Sometimes it’s hard to comprehend playing 25 years’ says Glentoran’s one-club hero
Kelly Bailie is too pre-occupied with her attempts to help Glentoran retain the Irish Women’s Premiership title this season to dwell too much on it being her 25th campaign with the Belfast club. Amid all the talk this week about Lionel Messi’s service for Barcelona after his time at the Nou Camp came to an […]
Canada, Mexico and China face import taxes on Saturday, White House says
Peter Hoskins Business reporter EPA Trump had promised to levy tariffs on the three biggest US trading partners US President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on Saturday of 25% on Mexico, 25% on Canada and 10% on China, says the White House. But Trump said on Friday that Canadian oil would be hit with lower […]