Sport into business – surveying the options for when final whistle blows
“However, no one was preparing them for life beyond sport or showing them how they could exploit their sporting success to further their career. “On the programme, we get athletes to ask questions about themselves and apply the same principles that made them successful in their particular sport to the next stage of their life” […]
Pub landlords struggling despite multiple reinventions
Trina Lake Trina Lake and Bradley Richards installed a commercial kitchen themselves so they could start offering food Pub landlords who reinvented their business to survive the pandemic said they were still struggling to keep their “heads above water”. Trina Lake and Bradley Richards, of The Crown in Costessey, near Norwich, sold groceries to NHS […]
‘It’s a real shame all the deli counters are shutting’
Daniel Thomas & Philippa Goodrich BBC business reporters BBC Janet is sad to see deli counters go at Sainsbury’s Janet says it’s a “real shame” that Sainsbury’s plans to close all of its meat, fish and deli counters permanently. Before the pandemic she’d used them for years so she could buy just the amount of […]
Trump orders meatpacking plants to stay open
EPA Closures of meat processing plants quickly affect the food supply chain US President Donald Trump has ordered meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nation’s food supply amid the coronavirus pandemic. He invoked a Korean War-era law from the 1950s to mandate that the plants continue to function, amid industry warnings of […]
Young People’s Sports Panel: Apply now to help shape the future of Scottish sport
Scotland’s young people are shaping the way sport is run across the country. If you are aged between 14-23 and passionate about all things sport, then you can apply to be on the 2018 Young People’s Sports Panel. , external Sportscotland, supported by Young Scot and the National Lottery, are looking for 15 members who […]
Bristol’s Forwards festival to tackle city-wide issues
Antonia Cross Ms Cross said the conversations would be a “central part” of the festival rather than an “afterthought” A new festival in Bristol will tackle the city’s “important” issues alongside its music offering. Acts including Charli XCX, The Chemical Brothers and Jamie XX are set to perform at Forwards festival on the Downs this […]
EuroBasket qualifying: GB women unchanged for Poland opener
Great Britain’s women are set to take an unchanged line-up into their opening EuroBasket 2021 qualifier in Poland on Thursday (17:00 GMT). Chem Buceta’s squad broke new ground for a British team in reaching the semi-finals of this year’s EuroBasket. Buceta, GB coach since 2015, wants the team to build on its success for the […]
Steph Curry: NBA superstar talks Donald Trump, Serena Williams and Colin Kaepernick
Curry recently talked in a column for The Players’ Tribune, external about his two daughters, and how he wants them to “strive for careers where they’ll be treated fairly… and paid equally”. The father-of-three says there is still a lot of work to be done in closing the gender pay gap. “I have two daughters […]
US oil executives convicted of corruption in Venezuela
Getty Images The men worked for US firm Citgo Six US oil executives have been jailed after being found guilty of corruption by a court in Venezuela. The men all worked for Citgo, a US refining company owned by Venezuela’s state oil firm, and were arrested in the capital Caracas three years ago. They all […]
Glasgow 2014: Olympian Wendy Houvenaghel retires from cycling
Responding to Houvenaghel’s comments about sexism in cycling, former Team GB track cyclist Victoria Pendleton agreed women do receive different treatment. The Olympic gold medallist and former world champion told BBC Radio 5 live: “The world of sport, like it or not, it still is very much a male-dominated arena to work in and it […]