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Sangakkara: Sri Lanka have positive Test cricket future under ex-England coach Silverwood

June 16, 2023

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has called on his former team to find a way to play more Tests, and encourages cricket fans to embrace new technologies. The 45-year-old played 134 Tests between 2000 and 2015 for The Lions and is widely seen as one of the best Sri Lankan cricketers of all time. [...]
Watch news: Omega’s new dressy diver and a Bucherer experience

June 16, 2023

While Omega’s dressy diver hops time zones and date lines, fashion giant Saint Laurent makes a muse of a cult Girard-Perregaux digital from the Seventies, and London’s bricks-and-mortar retail scene gets immersive, courtesy of Bucherer. Fully Bucherer Garden today, you’ll be sure of a big surprise. ‘Masterworks’ is a new exhibition concept launched in horological [...]
How the Home Office made it easier for English football to sign foreign youngsters

June 16, 2023

A little over two years after English football shut the door on a host of foreign talent by implementing strict post-Brexit rules, it prised it open again this week when the Home Office approved a relaxation of the regulations. The biggest change affords clubs more scope to appeal for an exception to be made if [...]
Tudor’s new Jura Mountains facility places it at the bleeding edge of watchmaking

June 16, 2023

There’s a valley in the Swiss Jura mountains, bordering France, fondly known as ‘Watch Valley’. At the easternmost end you’ll find the gridded Art Nouveau streets of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Europe’s highest city and home to Breitling, Girard-Perregaux, Cartier et al. Drive southwest to equally sleepy Le Locle at the other end and you’ll find Zenith, [...]
Roger Federer responds to Novak Djokovic breaking record for most Grand Slams won

June 15, 2023

Roger Federer has said he “couldn’t have been more happy” for Novak Djokovic following the Serbian’s 23rd Grand Slam win at the French Open this week, a win that means Djokovic now holds the record for most Grand Slams wins ever. Rafael Nadal previously held the title, with twenty-two Grand Slam triumphs. Speaking at the [...]
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Sexton’s second row with officials after cup final

June 15, 2023

Further questions have been raised about Johnny Sexton’s conduct at the Champions Cup final after City PM obtained new footage showing a second instance of the Ireland No10 apparently having to be ushered away from confronting officials. The footage – available below – is at the heart of an investigation into Sexton by European Professional [...]
Roger Smith pocket watch smashes record at auction

June 15, 2023

It may look like a Patek Philippe from the 19th century, but ‘Pocket Watch No.2′ was made between 1992 and 1997 – not by a Swiss atelier, but at the hands of Roger Smith, a Bolton lad, in his parents’ garage. Sold in 2004 to a US collector to fund Roger Smith’s commercial venture on [...]
The XX factor: New military-inspired watches from Breguet

June 15, 2023

After five years, Breguet has finally relaunched its iconic pilot’s watch, the Type 20/XX, sure to instantly reopen connoisseurs’ wallets. Two new versions – the military-inspired ‘20’, and a dapper ‘XX’ more suited to civvy street – are each powered by a brand-new flyback chronograph movement, which Breguet has been working on for the past [...]
It’s no John Wick, but Extraction 2 still delivers where Extraction 2 counts – in thrills, kills and chills

June 15, 2023

Action movie Extraction was a bold gamble for Netflix, which reportedly spent big on what they hoped would be their first big movie franchise. But while it boasted huge viewing figures, it’s not exactly talked about in the same breath as John Wick. Nevertheless, Chris Hemsworth is back as Tyler Rake in Extraction 2. He [...]
Five talking points from the 2023-24 Premier League fixtures

June 15, 2023

The hangovers from Manchester City’s treble celebrations may barely have subsided (hello, Jack Grealish) but the 2023-24 Premier League fixtures have already been released. Here, City PM picks out five talking points from next season’s schedule – including some important dates for the diary of top-flight football fans. Man City’s early Kompany reunion The new [...]