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BBC News
29-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Leyton Orient captain Beckles signs two-year deal
Leyton Orient captain Omar Beckles has signed a new two-year 33-year-old has made 174 appearances for the O's and led the team out at Wembley in his side's League One play-off final defeat by Charlton Athletic last follows the news that Jack Simpson has signed a new one-year contract on Saturday, with head coach Richie Wellens also committing his future to the club for the next three years."I've absolutely loved my time here. We've had some special memories and I want that journey to continue," he told the club website., external "I think we've done a really good job from where we were to where we are now, and I want to take this club where I can and leave it in a better place."The end of last season was tough, but it will be fuel for the fire for us. From being in the relegation zone in December to finding ourselves in the play-offs was unbelievable. We can take that confidence from last season and we want to go one better."There's so much potential at Leyton Orient and there are good people here from the top to the bottom. I think we have a good opportunity with a good manager who is committed to being at the club."Beckles moved to Orient from Crewe Alexandra in 2021 and has scored 14 goals for the O's begin their next League One campaign away to Huddersfield Town on Saturday, 2 August.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Orient defender Simpson signs one-year deal
Leyton Orient defender Jack Simpson has signed a new one-year deal. Simpson, 28, has made 31 appearances for Orient since joining in February 2024 from Cardiff and will head into his second full season at the club after extending his contract until next summer. Advertisement The former Bournemouth and Rangers defender said: "It's been a special 18 months for me here. It feels like a proper family, and it feels like I am part of that family. I've really enjoyed my time here so far, every day coming in feels great." Manager Richie Wellens, who led Orient to last season's League One play-off final, said: "Jack's a proper player, but he knows he needs to stay fit this season and get himself into the team." He added: "When Jack was in the team last year, he looked really good. Defensively, he's so solid. "It's now up to Jack to take the bull by the horns, and I'm always fair to the players, so whoever is training the best and performing the best on the pitch will take the shirt."
BBC News
28-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Orient defender Simpson signs one-year deal
Leyton Orient defender Jack Simpson has signed a new one-year 28, has made 31 appearances for Orient since joining in February 2024 from Cardiff and will head into his second full season at the club after extending his contract until next former Bournemouth and Rangers defender said: "It's been a special 18 months for me here. It feels like a proper family, and it feels like I am part of that family. I've really enjoyed my time here so far, every day coming in feels great."Manager Richie Wellens, who led Orient to last season's League One play-off final, said: "Jack's a proper player, but he knows he needs to stay fit this season and get himself into the team." He added: "When Jack was in the team last year, he looked really good. Defensively, he's so solid."It's now up to Jack to take the bull by the horns, and I'm always fair to the players, so whoever is training the best and performing the best on the pitch will take the shirt."
Time Out
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
A local Melbourne barista just made history at the 2025 Australia Barista Championship
If you haven't had your second coffee of the day yet, here's a triple shot of good news to put a spring in your step. For the third year in a row, local Melbourne barista Jack Simpson from Axil Coffee Roasters has just been crowned the Australian Barista Champion at the nation's fiercest espresso-fuelled competition: the ASCA (Australian Specialty Coffee Association) National Coffee Championships. With talent like this working in our cafés, it's no wonder Melbourne is consistently ranked among the world's best cities for coffee. The final verdict was handed down after 5pm on Sunday, June 15, after the judges spent an entire day pondering expertly prepared brews from Australia's top six competitors. Every year, each entrant has only 15 minutes to impress the judges through creating their very best milk-based coffee, espresso, and signature drink. The latter aspect of the challenge, in particular, is a chance for the baristas to showcase their creativity. This year, Jack rose to the occasion with a coffee from Colombian specialty producer Jonathan Gasca, leveraging its natural notes of pineapple, raspberry kombucha, cola, and peach, as well as honey vinegar, cascara and passionfruit husk in order to highlight the utility of so-called 'waste' products. Jack tells Time Out that while Melbourne's coffee culture is thriving, he believes specialty coffee is booming everywhere around the world right now. "I've noticed the emerging coffee scene in Montréal, Paris and Spain recently," he shares, crediting the dedicated producers for the growing love. " The work they put in to get specialty coffee to taste as good as it does is amazing! It's their livelihood and the risks they have to take to make it work inspires me daily." Not only is it the third win for this young barista (who simultaneously serves as Axil's head of innovation), it's also the fourth time a barista from Axil has carried the Aussie torch on the global stage. In 2022, Anthony Douglas won the Australia Barista Championship before going on to win first place in the World Barista Championship. Jack will now go on to represent Australia at the 2025 World Barista Championship in Milan, Italy, in October. He came runner-up in the 2024 global championship, missing out on the title by just one point! So let's stand behind our nation's homegrown bean genius as he competes with some the world's brightest and most brew-obsessed. Learn more about the ASCA here.
The Age
15-06-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Jack Simpson on his Australian Barista Championship win
Lifestyle Three-time Australian Barista Champion Jack Simpson joins Today to discuss his latest victory at the national competition.
