Former Olympic champion Boardman has been a powerful advocate for sustainable transport, primarily cycling. A policy adviser for British Cycling since 2012, he has since become Greater Manchester’s cycling and walking commissioner, then the area’s first travel commissioner. He has helped create an 1,800-mile cycle and walking network plan, with the intention of getting cars and vehicles off the streets and making active travel accessible. At a national level, Boardman is chair of the board at Sport England and in 2022 became the first national active travel commissioner in government. Since he took the role, Active Travel England has announced £200m of funding for cycling and walking schemes, helping to promote healthy travel, reduce emissions and grow the economy. In July, the 56-year-old cycled 550 miles from Manchester to Paris for the Olympic Games to raise awareness of Sport England’s Going for Green Pledge.
Adrian ‘Ace’ Buchan
Buchan is a professional surfer and passionate climate advocate, playing a significant role in environmental activism. He was a founding board member of an Australian charity dedicated to combating climate change and an ambassador for a non-profit organisation working on climate-crisis mitigation, coastal and marine conservation, and addressing plastic pollution, and advocates for a charity aimed at reducing plastic pollution. When he won $25,000 for ocean advocacy in 2020, he donated the prize money to the Climate Council. The 42-year-old sits on the board at governing body Surfing Australia and in the past year has made significant strides through his leadership at Surfers for Climate.
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Lewis Pugh
Pugh, 54, has redefined the boundaries of endurance swimming and helped change the fate of more than two million square kilometres of ocean. In establishing Lewis Pugh Foundation, he set out to ensure at least 30% of our oceans are protected by 2030. As UN Patron of the Oceans, he is a voice for the ocean and has taken his message to the UK Parliament, Kremlin, UN Climate Summits, Westminster Abbey, universities and corporate conferences. Pugh has also given two different Ted Talks and used lengthy swims to highlight issues, including become the first person to swim the length of the Thames – doing so in 2006 to draw attention to the severe drought in England and dangers of global warming. Pugh was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2010 and the UN appointed him as its first Patron of the Oceans in 2013.
Alexandra Rickman
Rickman has worked consistently in sport sustainability since retiring from a hugely successful career as a Paralympic sailor. As a consultant, she advised on sustainability strategies for the London 2017 World Para-Athletics and IAAF World Championships and was the in-house support to SailGP, which won the Green Sport Award for Elite Organisation of the Year award in 2022. In January 2024, she became director of sustainability at World Sailing, for whom she had been head of sustainability since 2022
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Melissa Wilson
A former rower, after missing out on Great Britain’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics team, Wilson focused on her other driving passion – using the power of athletes to drive climate action. She had taken on a leadership role with Champions for Earth and then co-founded Athletes of the World with former Olympic champion Hannah Mills. The group of like-minded Olympians from around the world have prompted a variety of meaningful campaigns, including Hockey for Climate. An EcoAthletes champion, the 31-year-old recently began working with the Global Strategic Communications Council – a network of communications professionals who work to produce unbranded communications about global environment, climate, energy and nature issues.
Pep Guardiola sounded out by Football Association for England job, Spaniard also considering one-year contract extension with Manchester City, Lee Carsley has been told he will not be appointed Three Lions boss permanently.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, 53, has been sounded out by the Football Association about becoming England’s next manager and is expected to decide on his future in the coming weeks. (Times), external
Spaniard Guardiola is also considering signing a one-year contract extension to stay at City. (Telegraph), external
Interim England boss Lee Carsley has been told he will not get the Three Lions job permanently. (Sun), external
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Newcastle United are planning to accept an offer for Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almiron, 30, in January in an attempt to raise funds for reinvestment in their squad. (Football Insider), external
Liverpool are interested in defender Loic Bade as a replacement for their Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk, 33. However, Sevilla will not listen to offers below 20m euros for the 24-year-old Frenchman. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), external
Manchester United have been closely monitoring Crystal Palace winger Eberechi Eze, 26, with the club’s scouting department keeping tabs on the England international throughout last season. (Football Transfers), external
United could re-sign Spain Under-21 left-back Alvaro Carreras, 21, who left Old Trafford for Benfica in the summer. (Mirror), external
Raufeon Stots expects his fight with Marcos Breno to serve as an appetizer for the PFL: Battle of the Giants main event.
Bantamweights Stots (20-2) and Breno (15-3) throw down in Saturday’s featured prelim at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the main card on ESPN+/DAZN pay-per-view.
Having fought the likes of Patchy Mix, Danny Sabatello, and Juan Archuleta, Breno is a far less notable name for Stots. However, the 35-year-old is fully aware of the scenario that could play out, so he won’t underestimate him.
“I think he sees this as a big opportunity to make a name for himself right away and to erase that stink from his last performance off,” Stots told MMA Junkie Radio on Breno. “I think the trash talk kind of got the best of him this last fight, so I think he’s going to come in guns blazing. He’s got power in his hands. He’s a Brazilian (jiu-jitsu) black belt. He’s just a guy that hasn’t been around as long.”
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Stots thinks his fight with Breno is the featured prelim for a reason. He plans on getting the fans excited for the main card, and give them a small preview of the night’s main event between Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira.
“If you look at the fight, the fight is kind of a Temu version of the main event fight with Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira,” Stots said. “I’m a veteran African like Francis, and he’s a young, powerhouse Brazilian.
“So I think that’s why they wanted me on that featured prelim. They wanted me to showcase and get the people interested and be like, ‘It’s going to be a big barnburner.’ They’re the big giants, we’re the little giants.”
And SunSport is on hand with everything you need to know about the upcoming card.
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When is UFC 308?
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UFC 308 will take place on Saturday, October 26.
Where is UFC 308 taking place?
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena – the venue where Conor McGregor lost his rematch with Dustin Poirier in January 2021 – will host the incredible night of fights.
What channel is UFC 308 on?
The Fight Pass prelims and the ensuing preliminary bouts will be broadcast live on UFC Fight Pass and TNT Sports 1.
The main card will be available to watch live on TNT Sports Box Office for a fee of £19.99.
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What time does the UFC 308 card start in the UK and US?
The stacked prelims are set to commence at 3:30pm BST time, meaning they’ll get underway at 10:30am and 7:30am on the east and west coasts of America.
UFC 308’s main card will commence at 7pm BST time in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The pay-per-view portion of the card will start at 2pm and 11am respectively on the USA‘s east and west coasts.
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What time will Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway start in the UK and US?
The octagon walks for the main event are expected to take place at approximately 9:30pm BST time (4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT).
UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway fight card
Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway (men’s featherweight title bout)
Robert Whittaker vs Khamza Chimaev (middleweight bout)
Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige (men’s featherweight bout)
Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandr Rakic (light-heavyweight bout)
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Armen Petrosyan (middleweight bout)
Prelims
Geoff Neal vs Rafael dos Anjos (welterweight bout)
Mateusz Rebecki vs Myktybek Orolbai (lightweight bout)
Said Nurmagomedov vs Daniel Santos (men’s bantamweight bout)
Abusupiyan Magomedov vs Brunno Ferreira (middleweight bout)
Farid Basharat vs Victor Hugo (men’s bantamweight bout)
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Fight Pass Prelims
Ismail Naurdiev vs Bruno Silva (middleweight bout)
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs Nursulton Ruziboev (welterweight bout)
Ibo Aslan vs Raffael Cerqueira (light-heavyweight bout)
In a statement released on Monday, HMS gave the following explanation for their decision to accept the penalty: “Hendrick Motorsports will not appeal the disqualification of the No. 48 car following Sunday’s race at the Charlotte Roval. NASCAR allows a clear margin to account for the difference in pre- and post-race weight.
“After a thorough review by our team and the sanctioning body, we simply did not give ourselves enough margin to meet the post-race requirement. Although unintentional, the infraction was avoidable. We are extremely disappointed to lose a playoff spot under these circumstances and apologize to our fans and partners.”
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Originally, all four Hendrick drivers had advanced into the Round of 8 after Kyle Larson’s victory on Sunday. But in post-race technical inspection, the No. 48 HMS Chevrolet failed to meet minimum weight requirements, which includes a tolerance around 17 pounds. Per Brad Moran, the managing series director for Cup, the car was weighed multiple times and the team was given the chance to both fuel up the car and add water.
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Bowman was disqualified and the subsequent loss of points resulted in him being eliminated from the 2024 NASCAR Cup playoffs. Bowman’s misfortune put two-time NASCAR Cup champion and Team Penske driver Joey Logano back in. At the checkered flag, he was out by four points. This also changed the owner’s championship, as the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota was originally eliminated there, but is now back in as well.
Richard Wigglesworth has been promoted to head coach Steve Borthwick’s number two in the latest change to England’s coaching set-up.
Former England scrum-half Wigglesworth, 41, remains in charge of the team’s attack, but now will collaborate with Borthwick on England’s overall gameplan and managing the rest of the coaching group.
“Richard’s deep knowledge of the game and his excellent tactical understanding means he has become a key figure in our coaching team,” said Borthwick.
“He shares our emotional commitment to English rugby, and I am certain he will play a crucial role in driving the standards of this England team.”
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Wigglesworth said: “This is an exciting time for England rugby. Steve has created a coaching environment based on collaboration and hard work, and we are constantly evolving and growing and striving for success.”
Wigglesworth, who played 33 times for England, was brought into the England camp by Borthwick after the pair worked together when Leicester Tigers won the Premiership in 2022.
England hired Oyonnax’s Joe El-Abd as defence coach in September after Felix Jones resigned from the post after seven months.
Kevin Sinfield, who was set to leave earlier this year, has agreed to remain on reduced hours in a role overseeing skills, kicking and the mentoring of players.
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Irishman Jones is working remotely to provide tactical analysis while being held to his 12-month notice period.
England take on New Zealand on 2 November before continuing their autumn campaign against Australia, South Africa and Japan.
England’s coaching staff:
Steve Borthwick – head coach
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Richard Wigglesworth – senior assistant coach (attack)
Joe El-Abd – assistant coach (defence)
Tom Harrison – assistant coach (scrum)
Kevin Sinfield – assistant coach (skills & kicking)
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Andrew Strawbridge – assistant coach & coaching advisor
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