The best small gigs in Manchester in August 2022
Manchester's music scene is as strong as ever. From international touring acts, world-renowned DJ sets, and some of the UK's best festival action, the city has it all.
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Ebbsfleet United manager Dennis Kutrieb says his players must resist urge to react to controversial refereeing decisions this season
Ebbsfleet boss Dennis Kutrieb has told his players they can’t afford to get distracted by refereeing decisions this season.
Commonwealth Games set for glitzy launch in Birmingham
Commonwealth Games lacking several track and field stars but still boasting elite performers. Competitors from 72 nations and territories -- many of which are former British colonies -- will be vying for medals in 19 sports over a jam-packed 11 days in the Midlands. Away from the marquee athletics and swimming events, women's Twenty20 cricket makes its debut and 3x3 basketball will feature for the first time while sedate lawn bowls is a fixture. There is an integrated para sports programme in some events. The Games, held every four years, are often criticised as a quirky sporting relic but will be launched in style at Thursday's opening ceremony, headlined by 1980s pop band Duran Duran, formed in Birmingham. Sporting powerhouse Australia have topped the medals table at every Games since 1990 except in 2014, when England finished top in Glasgow -- the last time the event was held on British soil. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete as separate teams during the Commonwealths rather than as a combined British outfit. In the pool, Emma McKeon, Ariarne Titmus, Kaylee McKeown and teenage sensation Mollie O'Callaghan will lead the charge for a star-studded Australian team. Double Olympic champion Titmus, 21, opted out of the recent world championships in Budapest to keep herself fresh for Birmingham. "I am so excited and I think we've got a great team going in. It's insane the depth we have," said the Commonwealth Games 400 metres and 800m freestyle champion.
CWG 2022: Covid scare for PV Sindhu upon arrival in Birmingham
Test results show 'deviation', forcing badminton star into temporary isolationNEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu had a Covid-19 scare upon her arrival in Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games (CWG), when her RT-PCR test results showed some deviations, which resulted in the authorities forcing her into isolation for some time, TOI has reliably learnt. An impressive 10-member badminton contingent had left for Birmingham in the early hours of July 25 from Hyderabad. According to sources in Birmingham, some "invariability" was detected in Sindhu's RTPCR test upon her arrival in the Games city and she was put under observation.
Prolific Popp sends Germany into Euro 2022 final against England
MILTON KEYNES, UK: Germany captain Alexandra Popp said she is savoring a starring role at Euro 2022 all the more following years of injury struggles after scoring twice to beat France 2-1 in Wednesday’s semifinal.
Bubba Watson reportedly headed to LIV Golf, expected to debut at Boston-based event later this summer
Bubba Watson, the two-time Masters champion who at one point was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world, reportedly is set to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, the breakaway tour that continues to add well-known names to its roster.
Allyson Felix joins IOC athletes’ commission
Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission on Thursday.
Germany advances to the Women's Euro 2022 final after beating France 2-1
With the game level at 1-1 and both teams missing chances to score, Germany captain Popp leaped above the French defense in the 76th minute to send a bouncing header into the French goal.