Cultural historian, Hannah Rose Woods explores how the golden ages have haunted Britain since medieval times including the nostalgic 2012 Olympic summer when the UK seemed confident to its past imperial, European identity, and London laid claim to the title of the world’s greatest capital city, with its progressive, outward-looking mayor Boris Johnson. Danny Boyle’s…
Wimbledon 2022 Semi-final British Cameron Norrie (26) was defeated by top seed Novak Djokovic (35), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, who fought back to reach the Wimbledon men’s singles final. Norrie was bidding to become only the fourth Briton to reach the final at the All England Clun in the Open era. Serbia’s Djokovic going for…
T20 at The Ageas Bowl, Southampton England vs India India 198-8 off 20 ov, Rohit Sharma 24 off 14, 5 fours, Hooda 33 off 17, 3 fours, 2 sixes, S Yadav 39 off 19, 4 fours, 2 sixes, H Pandya 51 off 33, 6 fours, 1 six, Jordan 2-23, M Ali 2-26, Topley 1-34, Mills…
Boris Johnson, who defied the normal rules of politics for so long, and became prime minister in July 2019 without an election, and later secured a historic landslide victory of winning an 80-seat majority including in parts of the country that had never voted Conservative before, has resigned as Conservative party leader. The Prime Minister…
5th July 2022 Test Match Series Day 4 of 5 at Edgbaston, Birmingham England Vs India India 416 ao off 84.5ov Pant 146 off 111, 19 fours, 4 sixes, Jadeja 104 off 194, 13 fours, Bumrah 31 off 16, 2 sixes, Anderson 5-60 Potts 2-105, Broad 1-89, Stokes 1-47, Root 1-23 England 284 ao off…
4th July 2022 Test Match Series Day 4 of 5 at Edgbaston, Birmingham England Vs India India 416 ao off 84.5ov Pant 146 off 111, 19 fours, 4 sixes, Jadeja 104 off 194, 13 fours, Bumrah 31 off 16, 2 sixes, Anderson 5-60 Potts 2-105, Broad 1-89, Stokes 1-47, Root 1-23 England 284 ao off 61.3ov…
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz wins British GP after Zhou crash at Silverstone. The Spaniard benefited from questionable strategy calls from Ferrari, which cost his teammate Charles Leclerc, who could only finish fourth, the win and a chance to revive his title hopes. Lewis Hamilton finished third behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez after a frantic final nine…
3rd July 2022 Test Match Series Day 3 of 5 at Edgbaston, Birmingham England Vs India India 416 ao off 84.5ov Pant 146 off 111, 19 fours, 4 sixes, Jadeja 104 off 194, 13 fours, Bumrah 31 off 16, 2 sixes, Anderson 5-60 Potts 2-105, Broad 1-89, Stokes 1-47, Root 1-23 England 284 ao off…
Beyonce was inspired by Lady Godiva for the cover of her upcoming album Renaissance. After releasing her previous two albums Beyonce announced the album’s title and 29 July release date last month before dropping its lead single, the house-influence Break My Soul. She rolled out the album’s cover artwork which depicts her in a minimalist…
Rafael Nadal beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the Wimbledon Tennis Grand Slam. The roof came on with Nadal leading 4-2 in the third, with the Spaniard unhappy by the interruption. In the following game, he was upset over a noise Italian Sonego had made during a point to…