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The eagle has landed – again: Roy Hodgson back as Crystal Palace manager, aged 75

March 21, 2023

Manager Roy Hodgson has said it is “a privilege” to be asked to return to Crystal Palace and save them from relegation at the age of 75. The Eagles have turned to the Croydon-born former England head coach, who managed his boyhood club from 2017 to 2021, after sacking his successor Patrick Vieira last week. [...]
Quentin Blake designs whisky labels based on Macbeth

March 21, 2023

Through his namesake Burgess Studio, Lexi Burgess has spent years working on the design side of the whisky industry. This involvement encouraged him to look into the history of distilleries, where the shifting allegiances between the major players – sometimes cooperative and sometimes cut-throat – reminded him of the machinations of Macbeth. That realisation crystalised [...]
Cork is the drinking-man’s city break a short hop from London

March 21, 2023

There’s a video doing the rounds of Cillian Murphy being asked where’s the best city to go drinking. Without hesitating he replies ‘Cork’. Filled with rickety old pubs that seem to grow organically from the city’s architecture, like some alcoholic Hogwarts, it’s ideal for a weekend of enthusiastic bar-hopping. Getting there With Cork’s airport a [...]
Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim emerging as favourite to buy Manchester United ahead of new deadline

March 21, 2023

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani are expected to make second offers for Manchester United this week. The Raine Group, which is running the sale for United’s owners the Glazer family, has set a deadline of Wednesday for revised bids. Both Ratcliffe and a party acting for Sheikh Jassim visited [...]
Exclusive: MP slams TikTok sponsorship with Women’s Six Nations as ‘disappointing’ amid calls to be wary of app and its data gathering

March 20, 2023

A senior UK Parliamentary committee chair has questioned TikTok’s sponsorship of the Women’s Six Nations, calling the deal “disappointing”. Alicia Kearns, MP for Rutland and Melton and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, told City PM of her concerns that the Chinese-owned social media platform is “being promoted through European and British Sport”. The app, [...]
Six Nations: Six Irish in team of the tournament, no English

March 20, 2023

Understandably, the City PM Six Nations team of the tournament is made up of a large chunk of the Grand Slam winning Ireland side. Four French players, three Scots and two Italian forwards also make the grade, but chronic underperformance, despite ongoing rebuilds, means there are no Welsh or English representation in the XV. 1 [...]
Wolff DEFENDS F1 rivals Red Bull over dominant start to season

March 20, 2023

Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has defended long-term rivals Red Bull over their early-season stranglehold after the team featuring Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez dominated a Grand Prix for the second time in as many races. Mexican Perez won in Saudi Arabia on Sunday by five seconds from teammate Verstappen, with third place Fernando [...]
Rashford among TRIO of England stars out of Euro 2024 qualifiers

March 20, 2023

England trio Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount and Nick Pope have withdrawn from the international squad set to play Italy and Ukraine due to injury. The Manchester United striker Rashford picked up a knock in his side’s FA Cup win on Sunday, Chelsea midfielder Mount is recovering from an ankle injury and Newcastle goalkeeper Pope was [...]
Plunkett to play in inaugural Major League Cricket competition for Unicorns

March 20, 2023

England 50-over World Cup winner Liam Plunkett will be part of the inaugural Major League Cricket competition in the United States having signed for a franchise across the pond. The former international bowler will play for the San Francisco Unicorns when the MLC competition gets underway in July. Due to the 37-year-old’s wife being from [...]
Chelsea yet to make formal approach over playing matches at Twickenham Stadium

March 20, 2023

Chelsea are yet to make a formal approach about playing matches at Twickenham Stadium while Stamford Bridge is rebuilt, City PM understands. The Blues are reported to have drawn up a shortlist of possible venues at which to play home fixtures should they demolish their ground and build a new 60,000-seater arena. Twickenham, seven miles [...]