Month: August 2021

The i says Serena Williams’ quest to equal Margaret Court’s all-time grand slam title record will go on into 2022 after she was forced to withdraw from the US Open.

The Guardian says When Gavin Newsom was first elected governor of California in 2018, he captured a greater share of the vote than any other Democrat in state history

The Metro says there has been a huge explosion outside Kabul airport as people attempt to leave Afghanistan.

England manager Gareth Southgate has announced his 25 man squad for the World Cup treble header. 

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make his premier league return as he has reportedly agreed on personal terms with Man City ahead of a transfer. 

The Times says Harry Kane is in talks about a new contract which he hopes could up to £400,000 a week after admitting defeat in his attempt to leave Tottenham.

Evening Standard says after conceding defeat in his attempts to leave Tottenham this summer, Harry Kane faces another battle with the club over a new contract.

FOOTBALL365 says on July 23 it was Paul Jiggins who reported the ‘news Tottenham fans have been dreading’ as ‘their chairman’s acceptance of defeat in his battle to keep Kane.

The Guardian says after all that, it took only eight words for Harry Kane to confirm the news most Tottenham supporters had been desperately hoping to hear

Thursday’s front pages focus on the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan. The papers report on comments from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s briefing to MPs in which he said it may be “safer” for Afghans to try to escape from the country overland. There are over 10,000 people gathered at Kabul airport. 

Another story picked up by the papers is the “race” to rollout booster jabs as deaths and infections rise. The race to roll out the booster jab stems from fears that vaccine protection among the elderly could drop 50 per cent.