London Lions were beaten 75-68 by Besiktas in the first leg of their EuroCup Women final in Istanbul. Holly Winterburn scored a game-high 23 points for the Lions but the visitors trailed throughout the contest. London Lions became the first British basketball team to reach a European final when they defeated Umana Reyer Venice in...
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Aldi is opening 500 brand-new stores across the UK
Bargain supermarket and marketing menace Aldi is one of the UK’s fastest growing supermarkets – though, surprisingly, not so fast as Lidl and M&S – and that makes a lot of sense. Amid the cost-of-living crisis, Brits increasingly want their groceries on the cheap. And if that means settling for Aldi’s iconically shameless rip-offs of well-known products, so...
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Dougall Baillie Associates welcomes rising UK basketball star to East Kilbride office
(from left) Alan Ferns, Fergus Adams, Clifton Moore Jnr, Stuart Haddow and Scott Macphail Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) gave a warm welcome to basketball star Clifton Moore Jnr last month when the Caledonia Gladiators player visited his sponsor’s office in East Kilbride. Based in East Kilbride, the Gladiators are the only Scottish team in the British Basketball League...
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Former KPMG pensions arm Isio plots sale amid industry boom
The former pensions arm of KPMG, the big four accountant, is to be put up for sale, netting a potential bonanza for its private equity backer. Sky News has learnt that Exponent, the buyout firm, has hired investment bankers at Evercore to sell Isio. City sources said on Wednesday that a deal was not imminent...
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Jockey Stefano Cherchi, 23, dies following horror fall from horse during race
Jockey Stefano Cherchi has tragically passed away aged 23. The Sardinian rider had fallen from his horse whilst racing in Australia, sustaining a significant head injury and suffering internal bleeding. Cherchi had worked his way through the jockeying ranks in England and ridden over 100 winners in the United Kingdom, with a significant amount of...
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Irish basketball teams ordered to replay last 0.3 seconds of quarter-final tie
They were initially told by the National League Committee (NLC) that the result would stand as a referee’s decision cannot be retrospectively overturned. However, they were given the option to appeal to the National Appeals Committee (NAC). The NAC ruled the match should be replayed in its entirety, but Basketball Ireland has since said the...
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3 UK Cyber Security Trends to Watch in 2024
Staying up to date with the latest in cyber security has arguably never been more paramount than in 2024. Financial services provider Allianz named cyber attacks this year’s biggest risk for business in the U.K. and a top concern for businesses of all sizes for the first time. However, many professionals are still in the...
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Relo Metrics partners with British Basketball League
Relo Metrics (formerly GumGum Sports), the AI-powered sponsorship analytics platform for real-time data decisions, has announced a strategic partnership with the British Basketball League. As the League’s Official Brand Valuation Partner, Relo Metrics provides the League with real-time social media and broadcast sponsorship analytics until the end of the 2023/24 season to drive its commercial...
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EuroCup Women’s final: History-making London Lions going for glory and breaking boundaries
Since losing their first match of the season, a qualifier to get into Europe’s premier club competition the EuroLeague, the Lions have won all 26 games across domestic and European basketball. They sit second in the WBBL with three games in hand on league leaders Caledonia Gladiators. Having finished top of their group, the Lions...
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Cheltenham Festival 2024 day one: State Man wins Champion Hurdle
For much of his career Townend rode in the shadow of Ruby Walsh, a man as eloquent as he was fine in the saddle. It was a long apprenticeship but when Walsh picked Bellshill over Al Boum Photo in the 2019 Gold Cup, shortly before his retirement, Townend was able to provide the trainers with...
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Amazon Strikes Deal for Lionsgate, Starz Content, Including ‘Outlander,’ for MGM+ in U.K.
MGM Studios owner Amazon said Tuesday that its MGM+ has struck a content deal to offer Lionsgate and Starz programming to customers in the U.K., including hit show Outlander. Under the partnership, the MGM-branded service will offer series and movies from Lionsgate and Starz in the U.K., marking the third in a series of content...
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UK & United States announce partnership on science of AI safety
UK and US AI Safety Institutes to work seamlessly with each other, partnering on research, safety evaluations, and guidance for AI safety Institutes to develop shared capabilities through information-sharing, close cooperation, and expert personnel exchanges The UK and US have signed (Monday 1 April 2024) a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will see them work...