Latest news with #YouthOpportunitySummit
North Wales Chronicle
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Charles hails conclusion of Lord's Test as he meets Indian cricket team
Charles sympathised with the Indian team when he hosted them at his Clarence House home the day after the third Test produced a nail-biting finish. Lord's, the home of cricket, was the setting for the dramatic result on Monday afternoon – with five days of play decided during the final session as the tourists chased 193 runs to win. The home side needed the final wicket to win, while the visitors were 23 runs from victory when England spinner Shoaib Bashir, playing with a suspected broken finger, bowled to Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj. As the batsman defended the delivery, it bounced off his bat and the ball's spin took it backwards into the stumps and he was bowled. The King told the Indian captain Shubman Gill he had watched the crucial last wicket fall on the news highlights on Monday night. He said in sympathy, about the dramatic spin on the ball that dismissed Siraj, 'really annoying just to touch the bails'. And he later told another group of players 'it was very exciting to watch'. The Indian captain said later about his conversation with the King: 'He did tell us that the way our last batsman got out was quite unfortunate – the ball rolling on the stumps, and he was just asking us how did we feel after that. 'And we told him it was an unfortunate match for us, but it could have gone either way and hopefully we'll have better luck in both the next games.' India's men's team were joined by the women's cricket squad, who have also been playing matches in England recently – and a number of Indian diplomats and senior Indian executives from world cricket. Vikram Doraiswami, India's High Commissioner to the UK, introduced the men with the words 'cricket is our religion and these are our deities'. Before the King arrived, actor Idris Elba, who was due to meet the King at a following Youth Opportunity Summit event at nearby St James's Palace, walked into the Clarence House gardens where the sportsmen and women had gathered. He told the Indian cricket captain: 'I don't know cricket as well as I should but I play a bit.' Charles posed for a large group photograph for with the men's and women's teams and squad officials before leaving to take part in the summit. Cricket is hugely popular in India with players treated like superstars and the lucrative India Premier League has made sportsmen from across the globe wealthy. The visitors have attracted a large support from Indians living and working in the UK and the wider Indian diaspora. The test match, which now leaves England 2-1 ahead in the five-match series, was fractious at times with confrontations and words exchanged between the cricketers, but the Indian captain and his England counterpart Ben Stokes appear to have mutual respect for the efforts of everyone playing. Gill said: 'I think the way both teams played, they showed a lot of passion and we played with a lot of pride – we gave everything mentally and physically.'
Rhyl Journal
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Charles hails conclusion of Lord's Test as he meets Indian cricket team
Charles sympathised with the Indian team when he hosted them at his Clarence House home the day after the third Test produced a nail-biting finish. Lord's, the home of cricket, was the setting for the dramatic result on Monday afternoon – with five days of play decided during the final session as the tourists chased 193 runs to win. The home side needed the final wicket to win, while the visitors were 23 runs from victory when England spinner Shoaib Bashir, playing with a suspected broken finger, bowled to Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj. As the batsman defended the delivery, it bounced off his bat and the ball's spin took it backwards into the stumps and he was bowled. The King told the Indian captain Shubman Gill he had watched the crucial last wicket fall on the news highlights on Monday night. He said in sympathy, about the dramatic spin on the ball that dismissed Siraj, 'really annoying just to touch the bails'. And he later told another group of players 'it was very exciting to watch'. The Indian captain said later about his conversation with the King: 'He did tell us that the way our last batsman got out was quite unfortunate – the ball rolling on the stumps, and he was just asking us how did we feel after that. 'And we told him it was an unfortunate match for us, but it could have gone either way and hopefully we'll have better luck in both the next games.' India's men's team were joined by the women's cricket squad, who have also been playing matches in England recently – and a number of Indian diplomats and senior Indian executives from world cricket. Vikram Doraiswami, India's High Commissioner to the UK, introduced the men with the words 'cricket is our religion and these are our deities'. Before the King arrived, actor Idris Elba, who was due to meet the King at a following Youth Opportunity Summit event at nearby St James's Palace, walked into the Clarence House gardens where the sportsmen and women had gathered. He told the Indian cricket captain: 'I don't know cricket as well as I should but I play a bit.' Charles posed for a large group photograph for with the men's and women's teams and squad officials before leaving to take part in the summit. Cricket is hugely popular in India with players treated like superstars and the lucrative India Premier League has made sportsmen from across the globe wealthy. The visitors have attracted a large support from Indians living and working in the UK and the wider Indian diaspora. The test match, which now leaves England 2-1 ahead in the five-match series, was fractious at times with confrontations and words exchanged between the cricketers, but the Indian captain and his England counterpart Ben Stokes appear to have mutual respect for the efforts of everyone playing. Gill said: 'I think the way both teams played, they showed a lot of passion and we played with a lot of pride – we gave everything mentally and physically.'
Powys County Times
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Charles hails conclusion of Lord's Test as he meets Indian cricket team
The King has hailed the 'exciting' cricket Test match decided by a last-gasp moment of sporting brilliance from England to beat India. Charles sympathised with the Indian team when he hosted them at his Clarence House home the day after the third Test produced a nail-biting finish. Lord's, the home of cricket, was the setting for the dramatic result on Monday afternoon – with five days of play decided during the final session as the tourists chased 193 runs to win. The home side needed the final wicket to win, while the visitors were 23 runs from victory when England spinner Shoaib Bashir, playing with a suspected broken finger, bowled to Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj. As the batsman defended the delivery, it bounced off his bat and the ball's spin took it backwards into the stumps and he was bowled. The King told the Indian captain Shubman Gill he had watched the crucial last wicket fall on the news highlights on Monday night. He said in sympathy, about the dramatic spin on the ball that dismissed Siraj, 'really annoying just to touch the bails'. And he later told another group of players 'it was very exciting to watch'. The Indian captain said later about his conversation with the King: 'He did tell us that the way our last batsman got out was quite unfortunate – the ball rolling on the stumps, and he was just asking us how did we feel after that. 'And we told him it was an unfortunate match for us, but it could have gone either way and hopefully we'll have better luck in both the next games.' India's men's team were joined by the women's cricket squad, who have also been playing matches in England recently – and a number of Indian diplomats and senior Indian executives from world cricket. Vikram Doraiswami, India's High Commissioner to the UK, introduced the men with the words 'cricket is our religion and these are our deities'. Before the King arrived, actor Idris Elba, who was due to meet the King at a following Youth Opportunity Summit event at nearby St James's Palace, walked into the Clarence House gardens where the sportsmen and women had gathered. He told the Indian cricket captain: 'I don't know cricket as well as I should but I play a bit.' Charles posed for a large group photograph for with the men's and women's teams and squad officials before leaving to take part in the summit. Cricket is hugely popular in India with players treated like superstars and the lucrative India Premier League has made sportsmen from across the globe wealthy. The visitors have attracted a large support from Indians living and working in the UK and the wider Indian diaspora. The test match, which now leaves England 2-1 ahead in the five-match series, was fractious at times with confrontations and words exchanged between the cricketers, but the Indian captain and his England counterpart Ben Stokes appear to have mutual respect for the efforts of everyone playing. Gill said: 'I think the way both teams played, they showed a lot of passion and we played with a lot of pride – we gave everything mentally and physically.'
Glasgow Times
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
King ‘riveted' by story of Royal Marine boxer who was stabbed
Kyle Shaw-Tullin, a Royal Marine Commando and Team GB boxer who was stabbed in Oldham, Greater Manchester, as a teenager, told guests at a discussion that getting back in the boxing ring after the attack helped keep him out of trouble. 'I was a victim of knife crime myself at the age of 17,' the 23-year-old said. The King with attendees including Idris Elba, founder of the Elba Hope Foundation and an alumnus of the King's Trust, at the Youth Opportunity Summit at St James's Palace in London (Aaron Chown/PA) 'After getting stabbed, I really turned my life around, mainly because of my boxing coach. He was a great mentor for me. 'But boxing was so important because it meant six nights a week I weren't on the streets, I knew where I'd be. 'I'd always be in the gym, especially Friday night. He always called it naughty night. So I would be in the boxing gym. 'I'm not able to mess about – I'd be too tired to do anything else.' Charles said he was 'riveted' by Mr Shaw-Tullin's story, adding that it was 'quite a good point' about 'being too exhausted to get into trouble'. The King also invited Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who had come straight from chairing a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy in attendance too. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Sir Clive Alderton, the King and Idris Elba had a discussion with the attendees (Aaron Chown/PA) Charles spoke to Michael Gilroy, a fight promoter from Newcastle, who went on the King's Trust's enterprise programme. Mr Gilroy struggled with his mental health and took up Muay Thai to help him with discipline, which led him to start his business Evol Promotions. He told the PA news agency: '(The King is) a really funny character, he's got a great sense of humour. 'As soon as he found out I was part of the King's Trust and I'm an ambassador, he said he's proud of me.' The 27-year-old launched his business in June 2021 but said the first year was difficult. 'I learned more in the three-day enterprise course with the King's Trust than I did in a year in business,' Mr Gilroy said. He said he hopes to inspire people in his role as a young ambassador after 'graduating' from the programme. The King told attendees he was 'riveted' by Kyle Shaw-Tullin's story (Aaron Chown/PA) There were also discussions about other issues young people face in 2025. Families of victims of knife crime were there, including Martin and Tara Cosser, the parents of Charlie Cosser, a 17-year-old who was stabbed at an end-of-term party nearly two years ago in Warnham, West Sussex. 'You are inspirational,' the Prime Minister told the campaigners. 'I find it really humbling that people that you have been through some of the most horrendous ordeals are able then somehow to turn that around and channel it into work to help other people that they will probably never meet and never know. 'I often ask myself, because we've got a 17-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, I often ask myself, how would I react? And I'm not sure I would have the courage and resilience that you have to do what you do for other people.' Sir Keir also lauded Elba's 'brilliant' campaign against knife crime, called Don't Stop Your Future. Charles listens as Idris Elba, founder of the Elba Hope Foundation, speaks at St James's Palace (Aaron Chown/PA) Meanwhile, the Luther star said there had been some 'milestones' in knife crime campaigning, but added 'we can't take our foot off the pedal'. The 52-year-old said: 'We've seen some things happen, and that's great. 'There's also been a small rise in knife crime at the same time, OK? 'And compared to the year before that rising knife crime might be less than the year before, but it was still a rise. 'So we can't take our foot off the pedal. 'We have to stay focused.'
