Worcester Warriors: Ex-boss Steve Diamond takes charge of Sixways takeover bid
Ex-Worcester Warriors director of rugby Steve Diamond is at the head of one of the two main consortiums looking to take over at Sixways. Diamond, 54, who has financial backing from two as yet unnamed investors, will have former Leicester chief executive Simon Cohen as part of his consortium. “My goal is a sustainable business […]
Kamala Harris and a 1986 snapshot of that Howard generation
Karen Gibbs There is a photograph of Kamala Harris, taken in 1986, while she was a student at Howard University. She and two other friends, all shoulder pads and plaid, are smiling and laughing, a crowd behind them. It’s a picture brimming with energy and hope. It’s been used a lot in telling the extraordinary […]
Meet Alex Morgan – Tottenham’s new USA striker who ‘transcends her sport’
United States striker Alex Morgan – an iconic figure in women’s football – has joined Women’s Super League side Tottenham Hotspur on a deal for the 2020-21 season. During a glittering career, the 31-year-old has scored more than 100 goals for her country and has three times been named in the FIFPro World XI. She […]
The Old War Office reveals secrets as it becomes a luxury London hotel
BBC The Old War Office was built using 25 million bricks and 26,000 tonnes of Portland stone For nearly 120 years the grand arched door of an enormous opulent building in London’s Whitehall remained firmly shut to the public. Known as the Old War Office, it was a place of work for some of the […]
Women’s Ashes: England captain Heather Knight says bowlers will have to work hard for victory
But she says that her team should look to India’s Test match in Australia last September for inspiration. “Jhulan Goswami in particular was outstanding – the way she bowled, how she was disciplined with her length and found a little bit of movement to challenge the Aussie batters around that off-stump line. So we’ve talked […]
New drama tells story of bus rape investigation
Netflix Shefali Shah plays Vartika Chaturvedi, the woman in charge of the investigation Almost everyone in India remembers the Delhi bus rape – known as the Nirbhaya case. The horrific events of December 2012, when a young student was gang raped and assaulted as she travelled home from an evening at the cinema, were so […]
Premier 15s: Leaders Saracens back to winning ways
Leaders Saracens responded impressively to last week’s defeat at Wasps with an emphatic 53-7 victory over Bristol Bears Women in the Premier 15s. May Campbell, Emma Uren, Sophie de Goede, Poppy Cleall and Rocky Clark all crossed before half-time as Sarries built a 34-7 advantage at the break. Campbell completed her hat-trick midway through the […]
Paul Stirling: In-form batsman wins player of the year and decade at Irish Cricket Awards
Internationals Simi Singh and Laura Delany picked up the inter-provincial player and Super Series player awards while Strabane cricket stalwart Peter Gillespie joined Caitriona Beggs and Jimmy Boucher (posthumous) in being inducted into Irish Cricket’s Hall of Fame. The most emotional award of the night was the outstanding contribution and service to Irish cricket honour […]
Euro 2022: England boss Sarina Wiegman says impact of final win ‘could be felt in 15 years’
Sarina Wiegman said if England were to win Euro 2022 on Sunday, she might not realise the impact it could have until “probably 15 years later”. The Lionesses will bid to win their first major trophy against Germany at Wembley Stadium, having suffered defeat at Euros finals in 1984 and 2009. Success would “make a […]
Richard Osman opens up to Desert Island Discs about food addiction
BBC Richard Osman is the creator and co-presenter of Pointless, and also now a best-selling author Richard Osman, the TV personality and author, has spoken about how hard it is to “work your way out of” an eating disorder. The 51-year-old told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs he had therapy in his 30s to […]