World number two Daniil Medvedev coasted into the French Open second round Tuesday, beating Argentina’s 103rd-ranked Facundo Bagnis 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. The second seed hit 35 winners and broke eight times against Bagnis, who suffered a nasty slip while serving in the second set and sported a heavily strapped right calf. “I love Roland Garros, especially since last year,” said Medvedev, who had lost in the opening round on his first four trips to Paris before reaching the quarter-finals in 2021. “I hope this year I can go further.” Medvedev, in the opposite half of the draw to Novak Djokovic,…
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Nottinghamshire’s Joe Clarke feels “embarrassment and shame” over his past involvement in a vulgar WhatsApp group with convicted rapist Alex Hepburn. Clarke, 25, used the messaging app to discuss sexual conquests with former Worcestershire team-mates Hepburn and Tom Kohler-Cadmore back in 2017. Hepburn was jailed for five years in 2019 after raping a woman who had earlier engaged in consensual sex with Clarke. Clarke was not accused of any wrongdoing on that night but was charged by the England and Wales Cricket Board for bringing the game into disrepute and made unavailable for England selection. Speaking to The Telegraph, Clarke said of…
Neymar says he would like to stay at French champions Paris Saint-Germain despite rarely justifying his world-record fee of 222 million euros ($236 million) and amid rumors the club would like him to leave. The 30-year-old Brazilian signed an extension to his contract last year taking him up to 2025. French sports daily L’Equipe claimed in Wednesday’s edition that PSG “would not be opposed to Neymar leaving.” The former Barcelona star — who scored his 100th goal for PSG since he arrived in 2017 in the 5-0 thrashing of Metz last Saturday — said he had not heard the rumors…
The number of people in England waiting for an elective procedure in England is likely to triple by 2030 without urgent action to tackle ‘hidden’ waiting lists, a ‘postcode lottery’ and rising economic impact, a new study reveals. Researchers say it is inevitable that NHS surgical waiting lists will continue to grow and that a minimum investment of £9 billion is needed to clear the current backlog of 4.3 million patients, which could rise to 14.6 million by 2030. The researchers used procedure-level data to produce estimates specifically for the need for elective procedures: interventional cardiology (such as coronary stenting),…
Birmingham primary school pupils took part in a mini-triathlon last week as part of an event hosted by the Brownlee Foundation and Britain’s fifth-largest supermarket Aldi. Olympic triathlete stars and founders of the Brownlee Foundation, Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, were on hand to help around 500 youngsters take on a 50-metre swim, 800-metre cycle and 300-metre run. The event was one of many taking place across the country, with the Brownlee Foundation aiming to educate and inspire children around the importance of physical exercise. Meanwhile, Aldi helped fund the event at Handsworth Wellbeing Centre and supplied t-shirts for the children…
Leicester colleagues from the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank have raised £986.89 for Cancer Research UK. Lead by assistant store manager Kai Penn, colleagues Stuart Williams, Suraj Madlani, Loretta Manning, Rian Tailor and Rajpal Rai tackled the Leicestershire Pretty Muddy 5k obstacle course to raise the funds. “We would love to thank everyone who supported us – colleagues, customers, family and friends,” commented Leicester Metro Bank store manager Stuart Williams. “We had a fantastic and enjoyable day and were overjoyed at the amount we managed to raise for charity.” The Leicester Metro Bank store is located at 1 Haymarket, Leicester, LE1 3GD.
The University of Wolverhampton has secured almost £10,000 funding to create awareness of organ donation across four major faith groups across the West Midlands. The University’s School of Art and the Centre for Sikh and Panjabi Studies has secured the funding to continue raising awareness amongst the Sikh, Hindu, Jain and Buddhist communities across the region. The funding has been awarded by the NHS Blood and Transplant’s Community Investment Scheme which is committed to building support for donation amongst Black, Asian, mixed heritage and minority ethnic communities. The University previously secured £10,000 funding to raise awareness across the local Sikh community and…
A West Midlands healthcare Trust has revealed how it is playing its part in helping the NHS to cut one million tonnes of C02 emissions. Sandwell and West Birmingham (SWB) NHS Trust has introduced a number of initiatives to tackle climate change – including installing more than 100 electric vehicle (EV) charging sockets in its car parks and solar panel roofing at two sites. The projects are part of the Trust’s Green Plan, which healthcare organisations in England are producing in a bid to help the NHS reach net zero by 2040 and reduce emissions which equate to taking 520,000…
Birmingham City University has launched STEAM Hatchery, an intensive training programme, to give 60 participants the opportunity to turn their business dream into a reality with the help of expert mentorship and part of a £10,000 prize fund. The new ten-week programme, based at the University’s new £70m STEAMhouse innovation centre, will offer third year, Master’s and PhD students as well as recent graduates the chance to develop and establish their own company by offering key support, facilities and resources. The Hatchery will see participants develop their business plan with expert input, and be in with the chance of earning…
Birmingham City University has launched STEAM Hatchery, an intensive training programme, to give 60 participants the opportunity to turn their business dream into a reality with the help of expert mentorship and part of a £10,000 prize fund. The new ten-week programme, based at the University’s new £70m STEAMhouse innovation centre, will offer third year, Master’s and PhD students as well as recent graduates the chance to develop and establish their own company by offering key support, facilities and resources. The Hatchery will see participants develop their business plan with expert input, and be in with the chance of earning…
