Boris Johnson pledges £2.8m towards British and Irish bid for 2030 World Cup
Murray was forced to dig deep to win his first-round match 2-6 7-6 (2) 6-3 in just over two-and-a-half hours.
Government will help fund the joint bid to ‘bring football home’ and is open to hosting more matches during this summer’s European Championships
The England and Wales Cricket Board welcomed the support, describing it as “a lifeline for parts of the game”.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he would “certainly” welcome the prospect of England hosting more matches during this summer’s European Championships and pledged to “bring football home” with a 2030 World Cup bid. Euro 2020, pushed back a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, is due to take place this summer and at present Uefa is sticking by its original plan to host matches in 12 cities across the continent. London is due to play a major role, with seven matches including both semi-finals and the final set for Wembley, but with Britain’s vaccine rollout outpacing that in most other European countries, there have been reports that England could step in to host the entire tournament at short-notice, with fans able to attend matches.
A feasibility study will be undertaken before the formal bidding process begins next year.
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The world No123 produced a spirited fightback to triumph 2-6 7-6 (2) 6-3 in the first round of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament. Murray, who pulled out of last month’s Australian Open after testing positive for coronavirus, was back on court after losing last week in his first ATP Tour match for four months. Murray lost the first set in Rotterdam in 34 minutes after being broken twice, but saved two break points in the seventh game of the second and held his nerve in the tie-break to level the match.
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Marcus Trescothick, who was today appointed as England’s Elite Batting Coach, admits that he is warming to touring life again as he manages the stress-related illness that led to his premature retirement as an international cricketer. Trescothick played the last of more than 200 internationals in 2006, aged 30, but remained a prolific runscorer for Somerset – the county he has now left, ending an association lasting more than 30 years – until the 2019 summer. Since, he has been working as a batting coach at Somerset, and on an ad hoc basis with England.
‘Coming through the challenges on this tour has given me a lot of confidence’