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Chelsea accused of penalising disabled fans with ‘appalling’ coach subsidy decision

August 29, 2023

Chelsea supporters have accused the club of penalising disabled and vulnerable fans by taking the “appalling decision” to remove subsidised coach travel to domestic away games. Blues chiefs said this week that it was “not financially sustainable” to maintain the subsidy, which the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust believes costs £250,000 a year – less than some [...]
Official vintage Bentley replica is electric and road-legal

August 29, 2023

A joint project between Bentley and the Little Car Company, the Blower Jnr can reach 45mph and travel 65 miles on a full charge.
Lancia Hyena Zagato review: Having the last laugh

August 29, 2023

The Lancia Hyena Zagato is one of the rarest cars Tim Pitt has ever driven. And perhaps one of the most desirable, too.
Lessons for sponsors from sport’s biggest summer of protests since the suffragettes

August 29, 2023

Sport sponsors need to be clear on what they stand for – not just what they stand next to – if they are to avoid blowback from protests, says marketing expert Matt Readman. This has been the most disrupted summer of sport for over a century. The pitches, courses and tracks of the UK now [...]
Cycling New York’s wild, intriguing Hudson River cycling routes

August 29, 2023

The curls of smoke drifting from barbecues in New York’s Dominican district of Inwood, the pumping bars of Harlem and the chaos of Midtown, right down to the quieter serenity of Downtown. Cycling through New York has never been easier, or more natural-feeling. The Hudson River Park that skirts along the west coast of Manhattan [...]
Photos captured of Parliament Hill Lido in dramatic thunderstorm

August 29, 2023

You’ll probably remember on Saturday that a huge storm blew through London. Guests at the Parliament Hill Lido in Hampstead were recalling how staff told swimmers they’d “be cooked” by the lightning unless they exited the pool. One swimmer told City PM that staff were telling people to get out of the famously stainless steel [...]
Luis Rubiales: Prosecutors look into ‘sexual assault’ as mother goes on hunger strike

August 28, 2023

Spanish prosecutors began enquiries on Monday into whether Luis Rubiales committed sexual assault by kissing Women’s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso – as the football chief’s mother went on hunger strike over the storm surrounding her son. Rubiales appeared to grab Hermoso before kissing her on the lips at the medal ceremony for last week’s [...]
How Andy Murray got over Wimbledon exit and prepared for US Open campaign

August 28, 2023

Andy Murray has revealed that he used his summer holiday to come to terms with a disappointing Wimbledon exit and identify where he should improve for the US Open. The Briton was 2-1 up and on his way to a famous win over Stefanos Tsitsipas when SW19 chiefs called time for the night, only to [...]
Premier League summer spending tops £2bn for first time – and more records set to fall

August 28, 2023

Premier League spending has passed the £2bn mark for the first time in a single transfer window as England’s leading clubs have flexed their financial muscle. With several days left before the transfer deadline on Friday at 11pm, top-flight teams have already exceeded the record £1.92bn lavished last summer. And they could yet surpass £3bn [...]
Rory McIlroy harnessing pain of Whistling Straits in search of Ryder Cup revenge

August 28, 2023

Rory McIlroy insists he is determined to harness the pain of Europe’s record defeat at Whistling Straits to regain the Ryder Cup next month in Rome. World No2 McIlroy is one of three European players to have guaranteed their place at the biennial contest against the USA, along with Masters winner Jon Rahm and new [...]