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Roger Federer Wimbledon blazer set to fetch £25,000 as tennis star auctions vast trove of memorabilia

June 17, 2021

Roger Federer is auctioning one of his iconic Wimbledon blazers as part of a sale of treasures from his tennis career. The 2016 blazer, which he wore to walk out on to Centre Court, is expected to fetch £15,000-£25,000. It is one of the most prestigious of 300 lots in the online auction, which is [...]
Explained: Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Coke snub at Euro 2020 was not the cause of Coca-Cola’s share price drop

June 17, 2021

Cristiano Ronaldo was credited with knocking $4bn off the value of Coca-Cola earlier this week when he snubbed the soft drink – but does the theory stack up? The Portuguese football superstar pointedly moved two bottles of Coke from his desk at a Euro 2020 press conference and instead held up a bottle of water, [...]
Russian boss of Gazprom-backed boxing body AIBA turns to man who lifted lid on Russian state-sponsored doping to lead corruption probes

June 17, 2021

Richard McLaren, the Canadian law professor and sports investigator, is best known for exposing Russia for state-sponsored doping. So eyebrows were raised this week when it emerged that McLaren had been hired by one of Russia’s most powerful sports administrators. Umar Kremlev has called on McLaren Global Sports Solutions as part of his bid to [...]
US Open prize money 2021: How much can the stars of men’s golf win at Torrey Pines?

June 17, 2021

US Open prize money reflects the event’s reputation as perhaps the most difficult of the four men’s majors. Whoever triumphs at Torrey Pines this week will take home a winners’ prize of $2.25m from a total pot of $12.5m. Those sums – frozen from last year – mean that US Open prize money remains the [...]
Loki Episode 2 review – Loki Vs The Apocalypse

June 16, 2021

*** WARNING: This review contains spoilers for all episodes of Loki and parts of The MCU *** Last week’s opening episode of Loki saw our favourite God of Mischief (Tom Hiddleston) apprehended by the Time Variance Authority, and saved from extermination by a TVA agent named Mobius (Owen Wilson) who believes he is key to [...]
Sam Torrance: Phil Mickelson would be the fairytale winner but Jon Rahm has justified favourite status at the US Open

June 16, 2021

Another month, another major and this time it’s the turn of the US Open at Torrey Pines. A revamped golf calendar has squeezed major season into just 15 weeks, which leaves the rest of the year a bit barren but is great when you are in the thick of it, as we are now. The [...]
The Reason I Jump doc lets us see the world differently

June 16, 2021

Winner of the Audience Award at Sundance, The Reason I Jump takes it title and direction from the book of the same name. It was written by Naoki Higashida, a 13-year-old nonspeaking autistic boy, who describes the way he perceives the world. While the book has its critics who question the validity, to others it [...]
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton follow-up In The Heights is a joy

June 16, 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s stage phenomenon Hamilton became a streaming hit last year, as Disney+ released a filmed version of the original cast performance in order to capitalise on a captive audience. It showed that there is still a huge enthusiasm for the writer’s work, which is why the poster for In The Heights features the show’s [...]
Premier League fixtures 2021-22: Manchester City face Tottenham Hotspur on opening weekend

June 16, 2021

Champions Manchester City will begin their title defence at Tottenham Hotspur after the 2021-22 Premier League fixtures were announced today. Promoted Brentford welcome Arsenal to west London, while Manchester United host Leeds United. LIverpool visit Norwich City, Chelsea play Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge and West Ham United go to Newcastle United. The new Premier [...]