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- The Independent
Morecambe's new owners sack team boss and hire first-ever Sikh manager
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The Independent
23 minutes ago
- The Independent
World Cup final tipped to smash attendance record for women's rugby match
Organisers of the Women's Rugby World Cup expect next month's Twickenham final to smash the attendance record for a women's rugby match. Tickets for the match on Saturday, September 27 have sold out, with approximately 82,000 supporters set to be at Allianz Stadium in south-west London. The existing record for a women's 15s fixture is 58,498, set as England clinched the 2023 Six Nations Grand Slam by beating France 38-33 at Twickenham. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, a crowd of 66,000 watched the opening day of the women's rugby sevens programme at Stade de France. The PA news agency understands governing body World Rugby believes it could have sold out the World Cup final, which will be immediately preceded by the bronze medal match, two or three times over. More than 375,000 of the 470,000 tickets available for the 32 World Cup games have been snapped up ahead of Friday's opener between England and the United States at Sunderland's Stadium of Light. Rugby World Cup 2025 chair Gill Whitehead said: 'The final, we are very confident will be the most attended women's rugby match in history, easily surpassing the 66,000 crowd that we saw in Paris 2024. 'I started playing women's rugby 30 years ago and the prospect of girls running out of the tunnel, playing to the three tiers of Allianz packed to the rafters is something perhaps I never hoped or thought I would see. It's certainly what girls' dreams are made of.' England last staged the competition in 2010 when a crowd of just over 13,000 watched the hosts beat current reigning champions New Zealand 13-10 in the final at Twickenham Stoop. Rugby World Cup 2025 managing director Sarah Massey said total ticket sales have already surpassed initial targets and are three times the number bought at the 2021 tournament in New Zealand, which took place a year later than planned due to the coronavirus pandemic. A crowd of 42,579 watched the Black Ferns claim the trophy in 2022 by defeating the Reds Roses 34-31 at Eden Park in Auckland. 'We're ready to break records in attendances, viewership and engagement,' Massey said. 'This is going to be the biggest global celebration of women's rugby that we have ever seen. 'Our message to fans is, don't miss out. This is going to be unmissable. You're going to see thrilling action, electric atmospheres, and those remaining tickets are really selling fast.'
BBC News
24 minutes ago
- BBC News
BMX champion Beth Shriever backs plans for track in Finchingfield
An Olympic BMX champion said plans for a new cycling track in her home village were "great", despite opposition from some people living GB athlete Beth Shriever insisted building the facilities in Finchingfield, Essex, would encourage more young people to enjoy some residents living in the village, also home to celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, feared the track would encourage anti-social approved by Braintree District Council showed a beginner track for children, football pitches and 20 parking spaces would also be built. It was hoped the facilities, off Bardfield Road, would lead to the creation of a BMX club and inspire a new Olympian. Shriever, who triumphed in the 2025 BMX World Championships in August and represented Team GB at the 2024 Olympics, said the track was "only going to bring good publicity" to the area."The community around BMX is better than what people think," she told BBC Essex, adding riders "all look out for each other". "If I had something like that when I was younger I'd be there all the time. "It's only going to be positive, I think it'll be great."Thirteen letters of objection were sent to the local authority about the plans, which were submitted by Finchingfield Parish outlined concerns about anti-social behaviour, drug use and noise arising from the site. 'Not safe' Roy Cox, from the Finchingfield Society, said the track was a "wonderful idea" but argued it was not appropriate for the village."How do the youngsters get here to this village?," he said. "If they cycle it means they have to come along country lanes and that is not a safe thing to do."Approving the plans, a planning officer from Braintree District Council said the proposal would not generate "significant levels of noise"."The BMX track will be a legacy track in order to create a BMX club to support and feed into the Olympic BMX program," they added. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
