Shorts: England, Forest, Lancashire

Nike has officially revealed the latest England kits to be worn by the men’s, women’s and para teams.

The launch comes ahead of the men’s UEFA Euro 2024 championships in Germany this summer.

Nike describes the new home kit as a ‘modern take on a classic white strip’, featuring a navy collar, and a red and blue trim across the cuffs. 

Meanwhile, the purple away shirt features a golden emblem, and an interpretation of St. George’s Flag across the collar.

The new men’s kits will first be on display for the Three Lions’ matchup against Brazil on Saturday 23rd March, and will be available for purchase from Thursday 21st March.

Nottingham Forest are set to learn the outcome of their Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) breaches this week.

Forest could be the latest Premier League club to receive sanctions as a result of PSR, after Everton were docked 10 points earlier this season, with that penalty later reduced to six.

In January, the club confirmed it had fallen foul of these rules for the period ending with the 2022/23 season.

Forest currently sit 17th in the table on 25 points, with any potential point deduction set to have significant implications on this year’s relegation battle.

Lancashire Cricket has extended its partnership with JioTV – one of the largest content aggregators in India – after launching a dedicated 24/7 channel on their platform.

The JioTV mobile app has been streaming Lancashire and Thunder fixtures for the last four years but will now see a new dedicated LancsTV channel available on JioTV.

Liz Cooper, Partnerships Director at Lancashire Cricket, said, “We are delighted to announce that cricket supporters in India will be able to watch Lancashire on JioTV and JioTV Plus over the course of the year.

“During 2020, we made the ground-breaking move to live stream our matches from LancsTV on JioTV, becoming the first domestic side to do so. We have really enjoyed working with them over the last four years, but to further enhance our relationship by launching a bespoke LancsTV platform on JioTV and JioTV Plus is a very exciting opportunity for us.

“As part of the club’s India strategy, we want to engage with new audiences across India and having a 24/7 channel on JioTV will help support that objective, as we look to commercialise LancsTV in the future. As part of that, there will be exciting new opportunities for Indian brands to communicate to fans and customers through a shared passion for cricket. We will continue to build strategic relationships that help the club, and our brand, grow on the subcontinent.”

Padel India is pleased to announce the signing of rising padel star Nikhil Mohindra as its first ambassador. 

23-year-old Mohindra is considered an emerging talent of the game and has been a prominent part of the Great Britain padel team in recent years, competing at the European and FIP World Padel Championships.

Alan Healy, Founder CEO of Padel India, commented,“Padel India is thrilled to welcome Nikhil as our first ambassador, as our journey to grow this exhilarating sport in a nation that adores its racket sports, begins. 

“With his engaging personality, his love for the sport and his passion for growing the game in India, Nikhil is the ideal fit for us as we begin our journey to bring padel to a targeted 15 million players in 300 cities across the nation. In addition, with his expert knowledge of the sport in another emerging padel nation, Great Britain, Nikhil will be the ideal consultant for Padel India as we seek to successfully engage communities, young and old, throughout India.”