PALO ALTO, Calif. — On a steamy Thursday afternoon at Stanford’s Smith Family Stadium, every Cardinal player and coach not on the field stands against the dugout rail, shouting encouragement at someone. Including, between every pitch, a chorus of “Yeah, NiJa!”
NiJa is Stanford pitcher NiJaree Canady, a 6-foot sophomore, who finds herself in a bind against rival Cal. She began the top of the fifth inning with a walk, a passed ball and a single. Now, the Bears have
McLaren will kick off a popularity contest between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen this summer as they gear up for a tour of the Netherlands during the pre-Zandvoort break, attempting to drive up support for the papaya team in the land of the ‘Orange Army’.
Following an announcement at the start of August, McLaren will head to Maastricht, Leeuwarden, Eindhoven and Utrecht between August 5 and August 25, connecting with Dutch motorsport fans in these four cities.
While Norris and
An increasing number of Britons are turning to rail travel to transport themselves to ‘cloud wine’, Trainline has revealed.
Data gathered by the rail and coach platform shows that stations serving five UK vineyards have all seen a marked increase in footfall this July compared to last year, with Trainline’s Chief Product Officer Dave Price pointing out that ‘Trainline’s digital railcards are a brilliant way to make a saving’ for group trips to the vines – with no designated driver
Step aside Corgis, there’s a new pup putting its pawprint on the UK from the kennels of Buckingham Palace – the Jack Russell Terrier.
There has been a 40 per cent increase in the number of puppy registrations of the pint-sized breed over the past year, according to The Kennel Club.
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla are parents to two Jack Russell Terriers, Bluebell and Beth, who they rehomed from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in 2017.
They are
There were no winners in the devastating fallout from Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, polling has revealed.
The public approval ratings of all royals has slipped since last December – with the Prince and Princess of Wales suffering the biggest loss.
Figures suggest less than a quarter of Britons hold a favourable view of Prince Harry – but the royal who has suffered the most since the furore began is his brother Prince William.
The heir to the throne saw his
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