Author: Lizzie Gray

In the UK, major international women’s sporting events, such as the 2023 Women’s World Cup, the Solheim Cup (golf) and English cricket, continue to attract increasingly larger crowds, in contrast to declining numbers in women’s domestic competitions. From January 1 to October 22, 2023, spectators watched, on average, nearly ten hours of competitions. The Solheim Cup reached a new milestone with 9.5 million viewing hours in 2023, surpassing the previous record of 6.3 million in 2021, and also achieved the highest average live audience for a women’s sporting event on pay TV. England’s women’s cricketers also achieved record viewing figures…

1 of 1 Barbie launches a career collection dedicated to women in sports – Image: Mattel Disclosure Barbie launches a career collection dedicated to women in sports – Image: Mattel Disclosure This Wednesday (6) Mattel Launched the new “Profession of the Year 2023” group for BarbieWhich includes four sports dolls. Professions represented include General Manager (with official identification badge), to rule (Equipped with headphone, whistle and flag), trainer (with manual and speaker) and Sports reporter (With microphone and your laptop). Every year, the brand launches a new collection with the aim of presenting “culturally relevant and aspirational roles in fields…

This Wednesday (1), George Russell and Lewis Hamilton held a press conference at Palacio Tangara, in São Paulo (SP). Ahead of the Formula 1 race at Interlagos at the weekend, Mercedes drivers spoke to journalists at an event organized by Petronas, the German team’s sponsor.Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, has a deep connection to Brazil. In 2021, when he won the race at Interlagos, he “imitated” the gesture of his idol Ayrton Senna and raised the national flag inside the car. The following year, he obtained Brazilian citizenship and attended the session in the chamber in Brasilia. Hamilton talked about…

Staffordshire University Announce Another commitment to the eSports space. With the university believed to be the first in the UK to offer a dedicated esports degree in five years, a £2.9 million investment has now been made into esports at the university, which will be used to create a ‘A dedicated e-sports arena and a studio that includes dedicated broadcast galleries.” To meet the increasing number of students studying the course.Remember that the installation will feature equipment from Panasonic and EVS, and that the project will be designed, built and installed by Digital Garage. The funds will also expand one…

The UK government has published an update on its plans to regulate fiat-backed stablecoins. the document, published On October 30, it aims to facilitate and regulate the use of fiat-backed stablecoins in payment chains in the UK. According to the document, the UK Treasury intends to introduce specific legislation to Parliament in 2024, bringing the regulation of fiat-backed stablecoins under the jurisdiction of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Notably, the Treasury is investigating making local “payment regulators”, licensed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), responsible for ensuring stable foreign currencies meet local standards. Stablecoins not backed by fiat currency, including…

Beatriz Haddad Maya from São Paulo, on Sunday (29), in the Chinese city of Zhuhai, won the biggest singles title in her career. No. 19 classification From the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), the Brazilian was the champion of the WTA Elite Cup, a tournament that brings together the best tennis players outside the top eight in the world. The Brazilian needed two hours and 50 minutes of play to beat the Chinese Chenwen Zheng, eighteenth in the world, in two sets to zero, decided in a tie-break, with splits of 7/6 (13-11) and 7/6 (7-4). The cup won by Pia…

Thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday (23) in London, in order to reintegrate the United Kingdom into the European Union. The movement is expected to increase pressure on political parties to reverse Brexit. The so-called National Reintegration March started from Hyde Park, passed through the streets of central London and ended with a massive rally in Westminster Square, the square in front of the British Parliament building. “We will hold a demonstration every year until we return to the European Union. Many people who voted for Brexit, such as farmers and fishermen, have expressed their regret about it and I…

Tennis/United Cup No. 1 ranked Novak Djokovic and No. 2 ranked WTA Iga Swiatek will start the 2024 season in Australia, competing in the United Cup, a mixed tournament between countries whose draw was held on Monday. See more ❤️🫶🙏 📸: @gwephoto @usopen pic.twitter.com/nJN6KGq1nc – Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) September 6, 2023 In Perth, Serbia will face the Czech Republic and China, while Poland will face Spain, with a third country to be determined. The United States, the current champion of this tournament, will play Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula against Australia and the United Kingdom, while Greece, the second seed,…

December 6, 2022Illustrative image, Although it was played in many of the colonies of the British Empire, football did not achieve the same amount of popularity in many of these locations.Football, the most popular sport on the planet, was essentially born in a pub in England in 1863, when some individuals decided to establish rules for a game that was already regularly played in that country, with the idea of ​​distinguishing it from other sports that were very popular there: the game Rugby. The truth is that in less than four decades, football has already existed in many countries around…

Photo: Lance! Breaking will take over one of the most famous tennis courts in the world to showcase power and footwork. This Saturday (21), the main stadium of Roland Garros, in Paris, will be the scene of the World Resolution of Red Bull BC One, the largest 1×1 tournament in the new Olympic sport. Brazil is represented by B-Boy Allef and aB-Girl Maia, who have already been seeded directly to the Grand Final as wild cards – invitations to the big names in the scene to heat up the fights even more – and current national champion Toquinha, who faces…