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The Sun
9 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
‘Delighted' Premier League club gets green light for 35,000-seater stadium redevelopment with stand to be demolished
NOTTINGHAM FOREST have been given the green light for a major stadium redevelopment which will see a stand get demolished. Forest put forward plans to their local council this week expressing their desire to bulldoze and rebuild the Peter Taylor stand. 4 4 The huge project costs around £130million — up £36m from its original estimates in 2019. And Forest's plans have now been approved by Rushcliffe Borough Council, allowing the club to move forward with building work. They will now rip down the Peter Taylor Stand and replace it with a new 10,000-seater terrace coming in at 38m high. That will boost the City Ground's capacity from 30,000 seats to 35,000. And it will also inject £13million a year into the local economy by creating hundreds of new jobs. Forest revealed their 'delight at the news' in a statement on Friday. They added: 'We look forward to working closely with our partners on the next steps and will provide a further update in due course.' The rebuild comes at a perfect time for Forest, who defied expectations to qualify for the Conference League last season. The City Ground has seen multiple improvements since it opened in 1898, with the last of five rebuilds taking place in 1996. But once work is done on the new stand, Forest plan on another expansion. The longer-term plan is to develop the Bridgford Stand, eventually taking the City Ground's capacity to 40,000. Nuno Espírito Santo signs new contract but Nottingham Forest appear to make gaffe in statement announcing it 4 4 An apartment block of 169 flats is also in the works to built next door. But that would not start until 2026 at the earliest.
Observer
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Observer
Alcaraz starts Wimbledon defence against Fognini
LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz will start his Wimbledon defence against Fabio Fognini while world number one Jannik Sinner faces a potential semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic following Friday's draw. On the women's side, reigning champion Barbora Krejcikova will begin her campaign against rising star Alexandra Eala on Centre Court if she can recover from injury. Spain's Alcaraz, who has beaten Djokovic in the past two finals at the All England Club, returns to Wimbledon, which starts on Monday, on a career-best 18-match winning streak. He is aiming to become just the fifth man to win at least three straight Wimbledon titles in the Open Era after Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Djokovic. The Spaniard, 22, has a 2-0 head-to-head record against Italian Fognini, who is 38. Sinner's pursuit of a maiden Wimbledon crown could hinge on a heavyweight semi-final clash with seven-time champion Djokovic. The Italian, who lost to Alcaraz in the recent French Open final, opens against compatriot Luca Nardi at the grass-court major. Djokovic, competing at his lowest seeding (sixth) since 2018, will begin his campaign for a record-tying eighth Wimbledon men's title against Frenchman Alexandre Muller. The Serb, who has been in every final since 2018, is seeded for a quarter-final meeting with British fourth seed Jack Draper, who meets Argentina's Sebastian Baez in the first round. Djokovic is aiming to win a record 25th Grand Slam, which would take him clear of his tie with the long-retired Margaret Court, and has the added incentive of matching Roger Federer's record tally of Wimbledon men's titles. World number three Alexander Zverev, who starts against France's Arthur Rinderknech, is seeded to meet Taylor Fritz in the quarter-finals. Fifth-seeded American Fritz faces big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard from France. - Krejcikova injury woes - Krejcikova missed the first five months of 2025 with a back injury and was forced to withdraw from this week's Eastbourne quarter-finals due to a thigh injury. Her first-round opponent, Eala, a 20-year-old from the Philippines, is ranked a lowly 74. But Eala captured the tennis world's attention in March by defeating three Grand Slam champions — Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek — to reach the Miami semi-finals. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka, hoping to progress beyond the semi-finals at Wimbledon for the first time, opens against fast-rising Canadian qualifier Carson Branstine. The Belarusian has won three Grand Slams but lost in the Australian Open final and the French Open final this year. Her potential third-round opponents include 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, Nottingham winner McCartney Kessler and 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu. Home favourite Raducanu takes on British qualifier Mingge Xu in the first round. Second seed Coco Gauff, who beat Sabalenka at Roland Garros, starts against Nottingham finalist Dayana Yastremska. Potentially intriguing second-round matchups include third seed Jessica Pegula against Queen's champion and 2022 Wimbledon semi-finalist Tatjana Maria. Former French Open champion Ostapenko could play two-time Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur in round two, while Olympic gold medallist Zheng Qinwen may face former world number one Naomi Osaka at the same stage. Five-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek faces a potential fourth-round clash against former champion Elena Rybakina and a quarter-final with Gauff, having dropped to eighth in the rankings. — AFP
News18
12 hours ago
- Sport
- News18
Massive Blow To India! Skipper Unwell Ahead Of Nottingham Match Vs England
Harmanpreet Kaur missed the pre-match press conference due to illness. Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Friday missed the pre-match press conference ahead of the first T20I against England, as Smriti Mandhana confirmed that the former was unwell and hence couldn't attend the media interaction, adding that she might be available for the game. Mandhana said that she was just filling in for Harmanpreet, who wasn't well enough to attend the pre-match PC and expressed confidence that the latter will be available for the game. This will be Harmanpreet's first T20I this year. She scored 394 runs in 15 T20Is last year, at an average of 43.77. Beckenham 🚌 Nottingham #TeamIndia have arrived for the T20I series opener against England women 🙌 #ENGvIND — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 27, 2025 'I don't think she's not playing; she's just unwell today. I am here just filling up (for Harmanpreet) today," Mandhana said while speaking at the pre-match press conference. Mandhana expressed confidence in the team's preparation after a 25-day camp in Bengaluru, which she said was targeted to prepare the cricketers for the England tour and the ODI World Cup in September. While India will host the tournament from September 30 to November 2, they will first take on England in a five-match T20I series, followed by three ODIs over the next few weeks. 'It's been a good 25 days of prep. We had batters and bowlers' camp at NCA, and that was also very targeted and very specific, keeping in mind this tour and the World Cup," Mandhana said. The star Indian batter said that coming to England with ample amount of time has helped them prepare better. 'We came in earlier here, a good eight days of prep, a few good practice matches (in which) we got to know a lot of things about England's conditions," Mandhana said. '… Especially a lot of girls, it's their first England tour, so it was important for them to come here early and get used to the conditions. The preparation has been good leading up to the series," Mandhana added. While the focus will be on how the side fares in ODI format, given the tournament in September, Mandhana acknowledged that the five T20Is will provide her side an opportunity to assess their game in these conditions.
BBC News
12 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'Five thousand extra seats is a start' - your views on expansion plans
We asked for your views on the expansion plans for the City are some of your comments:Kevin: Mixed thoughts. Location is iconic so really want to stay. But parking and travel is already a nightmare. Is it worth it for £120+ million for only 5,000 extra seats?Martyn: There's always a struggle to get tickets since Forest moved up to the Premier League. Five thousand extra seats is a start, but they could have tried to extend it beyond 5,000 extra seatsLuke: Great news that it's going ahead, but I can't help but think that if we're doing it, why not go bigger and add more than 5,000 seats?Steve: Good news about the new stand but this time it needs to happen. We have thousands on the waiting list for season tickets who want to support the club. Let's get on with The stand does need upgrading I agree, but just 5,000 more seats. I don't know, it's a lot of money for what seems like little return for it. I am normally wrong so my opinions carry very little Stumbling blocks have been put up for years. It will drag on for years. Could and should have built a new stadium elsewhere. Love our ground but it's out-dated.
BBC News
13 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Boston man in bid to win UK's strongman crown
A National Grid worker from Lincolnshire is taking part in the final of the UK's Strongest Man contest this Mason, from Boston, will be competing against 15 others in the televised competition in include a 12-tonne truck pull, bending a metal bar and carrying a 310lb (140kg) sack three times over a 27-yard (25m) Mason, who works as a cable jointer, credits working outdoors as helping with his training. The 35-year-old began his career just after the Covid outbreak when his gym installed some strongman equipment."I had a play and fell in love with it," he entered his first competition in 2021 and soon won Boston's Strongest Man, before working his way up to national 25 stone (about 160kg), Mr Mason's preparation for the three-day event involves consuming 7,000 calories a day, with a breakfast including eight said winning the event would "be amazing" and added: "I'm just going to enjoy it and give it my all."I never expected to get to this level as it is, so to be crowned the UK's strongest man is like the ultimate dream."Mr Mason's supporters from Boston will be at the event at the Motorpoint to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
