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Harry Finch has revealed how a chat with England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes helped inspire his viral stumping in Kent’s County Championship Division 1 win at Lancashire.Finch helped Kent to victory in front of the Sky Sports cameras at Old Trafford earlier this month when he pulled off an extraordinary leg-side stumping to dismiss Keaton Jennings.Kent wicketkeeper Harry Finch. Picture: Keith GillardThe 29-year-old then ensured Kent backed up that win as they battled for a draw against Worcestershire at Canterbury after the visitors posted a huge first-innings 618-7 declared, which included more than 150 overs behind the stumps for Finch.He guided…

Friday 17 May 2024 2:31 pm Asda, the debt-ridden grocery chain, reported a 6.6 per cent revenue growth in the first quarter of the year, thanks to price matching schemes with Aldi and Lidl. Owned by the billionaire Issa brothers and TDR Capital, the UK’s third-largest supermarket reduced prices by an average of 17 per cent on over 280 items to match the prices of the German discounters. This strategy comes as Aldi and Lidl have gained significant market share amid the cost of living crisis, attracting cash-strapped consumers with their low prices. Following the quarter, Asda announced additional price…

The line-up for next season’s non-league divisions has been released by the Football Association.The National League System club allocations includes all divisions from the National League down to Southern Counties East Division 1.Maidstone and Tonbridge battle it out in National League South – they now know their opponents in the division in 2024/25. Picture: Steve TerrellEbbsfleet’s opponents in the National League are all as expected while Maidstone and Tonbridge’s new opponents in National League South are confirmed.As expected, relegated Boreham Wood and Dorking Wanderers return to the division while Chesham United, Enfield Town, Hornchurch and Salisbury are promoted.There’s no place…

Cozenton Park Sports Centre will open this summer Source link

Heading will no longer be permitted in football matches for players under the age of nine starting from the next season. The Football Association has introduced a new regulation to gradually phase out “deliberate heading” in youth football, with the age restriction extending to under-11s within the next two years. The decision comes after a two-year trial involving approximately 16,000 teams and 107,000 players nationwide. Beginning next season, all leagues, clubs, and affiliated school matches from Under-7 to Under-9 levels will adhere to this new rule. This regulation will expand to include Under-10 matches from the 2025/26 season and Under-11…

The Criminal Justice Workers Union has said that 25 people were affected in the incident at the men’s high-security prison on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent Source link

A pensioner says she has never felt more unsafe after her vehicle was one of at least six targeted by yobs.Maggie Stovell says all four of her tyres were slashed on her Vauxhall Astra while parked outside her home in Linden Crescent, Folkestone.A Vauxhall Corsa was damaged by vandals in Linksway, Folkestone; Maggie Stovell’s Vauxhall Astra was also targeted in Linden CrescentThe 79-year-old says the incident happened over the course of 26 minutes on Monday.Having looked at CCTV, Mrs Stovell believes one suspect targeted her car three times between 8.20pm and 8.50pm.She said: “I was informed by an observant neighbour…

Video evidence helped convict Aaron Little and an associate he called Peaky Blinder (Jonathan Fullick) Source link

Friday 17 May 2024 9:04 am Sir Elton John Climbs The Sunday Times Rich List to 291st Place with £470m Wealth Elton John’s Net Wealth Sir Elton John, famous for his bedazzled glasses and hits like “Your Song,” has seen his fortune soar to an estimated £470 million, landing him in 291st place on The Sunday Times Rich List, up from 309th last year. This boost in wealth is largely attributed to his headline performance at Glastonbury and his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which concluded last year. The tour, his final series of concerts, sold 6 million tickets and…

Barnaby Swire, together with his sibling and relatives, now possesses a fortune exceeding £17 billion. Source link