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Bloomberg
18 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Travel Trends to Watch With Summer Set to Begin
Travel + Leisure Co. President and CEO Mike Brown examines the state of the travel industry amid economic uncertainty with the all-important summer season on the horizon. Mike speaks with Tim Stenovec and Emily Graffeo on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily. (Source: Bloomberg)
The Sun
5 days ago
- General
- The Sun
Hunt for man who ‘flashed' young girls on popular UK beach
COPS are hunting for a man who flashed a group of young girls on a beach. Dorset Police released a photo of the man, wearing sunglasses, a white cap and blue shorts and a shirt. 2 2 The incident happened at around 3pm on Saturday May 10, on Lyme Regis Beach in Dorset. Police Sergeant Mike Brown of Dorset Police, said: 'We have been carrying out a number of enquiries into this incident and I am now in a position to issue an image of a man we would like to speak to as part of our investigation. 'I would urge anyone with information relating to this man's identity to please make contact with us. 'I am also appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident, or has any information that could assist our investigation, to please come forward if you haven't done so already.'
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Video: UFC fighters describe the painful feeling of mat burn
The UFC's octagon canvas is fantastic for keeping traction, but it's not so great for anything other than the soles of feet. It's something that wrestlers deal with more than strikers, but the dreaded mat burn comes for all fighters at some point. It's an unavoidable aspect of fighting in the UFC. "The octagon canvas is crazy, crazy coarse," American Top Team coach Mike Brown told MMA Junkie. "It is like heavy friction. The UFC canvas, you will not slip on anymore. Back in the day, it used to be different material, but what they've done to it now, it is crazy, hardcore, sandpaper friction. So, you will not slip, but your knees and feet are like hamburger at the end. It's like crazy abrasions all over your legs and elbows." Fighting canvases vary from promotion to promotion, but according to fighters and coaches at ATT, there's nothing worse than the mat burn suffered from the UFC's octagon. "If there's a hell, that's it," UFC lightweight Grant Dawson said. "Mat burn is worse than any injury I've ever had. It's worse than taking a shin to the face. Showering after when you have mat burn is absolutely terrible." . Watch the video above to hear Dawson, Dustin Poirier, Thiago Alves, Mateusz Gamrot, Bo Nickal and more discuss dealing with the pain from mat burn. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Video: Fighters explain mat burn pain from UFC octagon canvas
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former England international who kick-started career in Salisbury to retire
FORMER England international Mike Brown, who started his rugby career as a student in Salisbury, will retire at the end of the season. The Leicester Tigers full-back, 39, will hang up his boots upon the completion of Leicester Tigers' Premiership title pursuit next month. Brown has played in more than 530 games during a 20-year professional career that saw him make 72 test appearances for England. He was born in Southampton and attended Wyvern College (now Wyvern St Edmund's) before moving onto Peter Symonds College in Winchester. In an interview with the Daily Echo newspaper in 2015, Brown said he started playing rugby when he was studying at Wyvern. Mike Brown at Wyvern College in 2015 'It was a state school and didn't have much rugby. It was mostly football,' he said. 'I played most of my rugby at my local club side, Salisbury.' He then moved to Melksham for a short stint in their under-16 set-up. When he became a professional, he was given the nickname 'Mr Angry' because of his combative style and willingness to speak his mind. Brown announced his decision to retire in an open letter, published on the Tigers' website. Brown in action for Leicester Tigers against Gloucester (Image: Steven Paston/PA) 'After a great deal of reflection, the time feels right to step away from professional rugby and officially retire from the game that has shaped my life in so many ways,' he wrote. 'To the fans – your support and your energy has meant everything. 'Whether I was a player you liked or not, I hope you always saw the passion, commitment, and pride I felt in representing your club and our country. 'I never took that privilege for granted. 'Rugby has given me more than I could ever have imagined, but now it's time for a new chapter. 'I'm excited for what's ahead: continuing to work in high-performing environments, building great teams, pushing boundaries, and helping others grow.' Read more: England rugby star officially opens his old school after £10million revamp Read more: Liberal Democrat leader elected for Wiltshire Council ending 25-year Tory rule Brown spent 16 years at Harlequins where he won the Premiership title twice, with Newcastle and Leicester his only other clubs. He joins fellow veterans Danny Care, Ben Youngs and Joe Marler in choosing to retire this season. Ten years ago, Brown returned to Laverstock to officially re-open his former school after a £10 million revamp delivered modern classrooms, a refurbished sports block and science facilities.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Brown wants to be involved in rugby's future
Decorated former England international Mike Brown says he wants to try to influence the future of rugby union by staying involved in the game after his the 39-year-old Leicester Tigers full-back announced that he would be calling time on his 20-year professional career at the end of the season, he did so by making a plea to powerbrokers at all levels to better "protect and grow" the also called on other figures, including former players and media personalities, to help the asked by BBC Radio Leicester if he would put himself forward to contribute to how rugby union was run, he replied: "I'd love to be involved in discussions if people thought that was of value."Honestly, if there as an opportunity to stay involved at different levels, whether that's with a voice or not, I'd definitely be open to that."I've stayed in the game for this long because I love it. And like I said in the letter that I wrote, I want people to have the opportunities that I've had. But we can't offer that if we don't get it back to where it should be." The financial state of Premiership rugby, following the demise of three top-flight clubs in recent years, and the civil war between English rugby chiefs and grassroots clubs that continues to simmer are among the issues Brown has referred to."What I was referencing in my announcement is making sure that leaders at all levels in our game, be it club owners, PRL [Premiership Rugby Limited] leaders, world rugby leaders, RFU [Rugby Football Union], everyone and anyone that has a leadership position come together and start making decisions for the best of the game," Brown said."Get in a room and start having conversations, communicate, start being innovative, creative and start looking at how we can get our game back to level it should be for what a great game it is." Rugby union has given Brown "so many incredible moments" in a career that saw him earn 72 caps for England and land two Premiership titles and a European Challenge Cup with 280 Premiership games, amassed over 16 years with Quins before going on to play for Newcastle Falcons and seeing out his career with Tigers, has him fourth on the list of most appearances in the all he has done, and games and trophies won, there is one moment above all else that he holds dear."For me, a moment that will always stand out was my 300th game for Harlequins when running out with my son," he said."To do that is always going to live in the memory. To run out with him, and I guess allow him to experience what I've been lucky enough to experience so many times was special." That milestone game was in 2018 when Brown was remained with Harlequins until 2021, from which point he was determined to show that he still had more to offer as a had a solitary season with Newcastle, then spent 10 months without a club before he was handed a surprise career lifeline by Tigers in January try that he scored on his Leicester debut came with the message that age was no started a short-term injury cover for the Six Nations has turned into more than two years at Mattioli Woods on Welford Road."At 36 people would have thought I'm done, on the scrapheap, what can he offer? I guess in a way I proved to people that no matter what age, you have a bit to offer," he said."I knew I was still able to contribute, I felt good physically and mentally, I was still motivated and energised by rugby."And while Brown says he is "in a lucky place" where he has not "physically broken down" as he approaches his 40th birthday, he says enough has changed to know it is the right time to two-and-a-half-hour commute from his home in Surrey to get to Leicester and the mental demands of being an elite sportsperson are what prompted the decision at the end of a campaign in which he has made just five appearance."It's the mental grind of doing the right things day in and day out," Brown said."I didn't want to be that player and I can't be that player or person that just grinds though taking a pay check and is happy to be tuning up for some training."It was becoming very tough over the last few months to keep doing that."
