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The show must go on: Political drama and comedy for a post-Boris world

July 7, 2022

The Big Dog has been sent away to live on a nice farm, but if your thirst for political intrigue remains unquenched, here are 10 dramas and comedies to see you through until recess. House of cards, 1990 Forget Kevin Spacey and go back to House of Cards’ Westminster roots. This seminal political thriller, taking [...]
Eyes on Eugene as gamble on host could impact future of World Championships

July 7, 2022

Next week, World Athletics will discover whether its bold gamble on the future of the World Championships might just pay off. A boutique venue in the third biggest city in the 27th largest state in the United States is a radical departure from the editions that have gone before. But it’s no coincidence that Eugene, [...]
Another new era of English cricket begins tonight with Buttler captaincy

July 7, 2022

It’s almost becoming boring to speak of yet another new era in English cricket but such is the pace of change at the moment that the next one begins this evening. At 6pm at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, Jos Buttler will lead out England for the opener of a three-match Twenty20 series against India [...]
Sam Torrance: Fitzpatrick is pick of English hopes in world class Scottish Open field

July 6, 2022

City PM’s resident golf columnist Sam Torrance previews this week’s Scottish Open The week before the Open Championship is always a very prestigious one for Europe as America’s finest head across the pond to tune up for the major, but this year it is extra special. The Scottish Open, which is taking place at the [...]
New drama Tigers takes a microscope to the beautiful game

July 6, 2022

As documentaries like Broke and Last Chance U have illustrated, modern sport is a money machine that can chew up youngsters hoping to change their lives. While US sports have been well covered in this respect, new drama Tigers takes that microscope to The Beautiful Game. The film is a dramatisation of the real story [...]
Root and Bairstow shone but England Test team will eventually be challenged

July 6, 2022

What unfolded in the sun at Edgbaston yesterday will go down in cricketing history as England completed a record run chase of 378 to topple India and scrape a five-match series draw. The result amounts to the pinnacle of a Ben Stokes-Brendon McCullum era in its infancy but sets out exactly how this Test side [...]
Social media blows up after Premier League footballer accused of rape is re-arrested as second victim emerges

July 5, 2022

The internet’s social media platforms are in overdrive this afternoon as thousands of Brits are searching the web to find out the name of the Premier League footballer who was arrested for rape and was re-arrested as two more women are reportedly making similar claims. The Premier League footballer was reportedly been arrested in north [...]
Beavis and Butt-Head take their fart jokes into outer space

July 5, 2022

With nostalgia more popular than ever in Hollywood, streaming service Paramount+ is bringing back foul mouthed 90s cartoon Beavis and Butt-Head. The pair became cultural icons thanks to their MTV shorts that skewered pop videos, and would go on to duet with Cher, feature on Friends, and break home video records. Twenty-five years after the [...]
Land of hope and glory? England and what would count as success at Women’s Euro 2022

July 5, 2022

The 140ft projection of England captain Leah Williamson beamed onto Tower Bridge this week was a reminder that Women’s Euro 2022 is here and hopes, like the image itself, are high. Ticket sales have already broken records and the hosts, who open the tournament against Austria in Manchester on Wednesday night, are among the favourites [...]
All you need to do know about Women’s Euro 2022: Who England are playing and how to watch

July 5, 2022

England is hosting Women’s Euro 2022 this month – and the home team are one of the favourites to win the tournament. Here is all you need to know about the Women’s European Championship. When is Women’s Euro 2022 happening? The tournament begins tomorrow, when England play Austria in Manchester, and is due to conclude [...]