Shorts: Davis Cup, Saints, Norwich City
The BBC has secured the UK rights to stream live coverage of Great Britain’s Davis Cup qualifier against Colombia, which will take place on 3rd and 4th February.
Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Jack Draper, Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury are in the GB squad for their qualifier at the Pueblo Viejo Country Club in Colombia.
Both days will be shown in full on BBC iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website but will not be broadcast across terrestrial television.
The tie starts on 3rd February, five days after the conclusion of tennis’ first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open.
Premier League football club Southampton FC has announced a new regional partnership with the Village Hotel in Eastleigh.
The relationship will be focused on encouraging ‘fans to meet their fitness goals’ and ‘live a more active lifestyle’ by collaborating on a number of initiatives.
To kickstart the new collaboration, the Eastleigh Village Hotel will be offering fans the chance to win themselves an annual pass for their best-in-class gym facilities, as well as a signed Saints FC shirt.
Southampton Football Club’s Director of Regional Business Mark Abrahams, said, “Since opening in Eastleigh in 2021 we’ve been impressed with Village Hotel’s fresh approach, and in particular the Health & Wellbeing Club that offers affordable and high-quality facilities for the community. We’re looking forward to working with the Village as a regional partner in 2023 and exploring new opportunities that deliver shared value.”
Norwich City Women football club has partnered with Performance Edge Consulting.
Performance Edge Consulting, which provides high-performance coaching, training and consulting to clients in the financial sector, has joined the club as a founding partner for the 2022/23 season.
Steve Ward, owner of Performance Edge, said, “We are really excited about the opportunity to be able to support the women’s team and its development through the Founding Partner programme. Having grown up in Norfolk, and been a City fan for over 40 years, it is fantastic to be able to be involved with the club in such a way.
“We are really looking forward to getting up to The Nest and watching the team play over the remainder of the season.”
Norwich City Women general manager, Flo Allen, added, “We are delighted to welcome Performance Edge Consulting onboard as our latest founding partner. As a life-long City fan, we thank Steve for his commitment towards the growth and development of our women’s football team.”
Climate-focused sailing championship SailGP has appointed Tom Gracey as its new Global Head of Broadcast and Media Partnerships.
Gracey joins from all-female motorsport competition W Series.
In the new role, he will focus on growing audiences and developing the media product.
