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Manchester City Women has become the first Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) side to partner with a British womenswear brand after unveiling a new partnership with The Fold.
The tailors will become the official formalwear partner of Manchester City Women, providing access to a selection of suits and formalwear.
Speaking about the partnership, Founder & CEO of The Fold, Polly McMaster, said, “We are proud to be the Official Formalwear Partner for Manchester City Women’s team at such a pivotal moment for women’s football.
“The Fold dresses women to achieve their ambitions; these incredible players are reaching the highest level of their sport and representing their countries.
“For their most important matches and big moments, we want them to feel confident on and off the pitch, to be at the top of their game.”
Gavin Makel, Managing Director of Manchester City Women, said, “As a club, we are proud to be pioneers within women’s football and it is clear that the appeal of the game and Manchester City Women continues to grow.
“The team at The Fold have impressed us with their commitment to empowering women through fashion and we look forward to working with them throughout the partnership.”
Former Leeds Rhinos rugby player Jamie Jones-Buchanan will lead Leeds Beckett University’s Rugby League programme through an expanded partnership between the university and Leeds Rhinos that will provide student players a path to the professional game.
Jones-Buchanan will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the squad, from leading training sessions at Leeds Beckett University’s Headingley Campus, to selecting and coaching the team on matchdays.
The partnership is an extension of the university’s long-standing association with the Rhinos and will provide the university’s Rugby League squad with an experienced coaching team who have worked at the highest levels of the sport.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a new format for its Men’s T20 World Cup, as the West Indies and United States prepare to co-host the 2024 edition of the tournament.
For 2024, the 20-team tournament will work in two phases before the knockouts, though in a different framework from the First Round/Super 12 format used at the 2021 and 2022 editions.
The top two teams in each of the four groups of five will move to a Super Eight phase, where the remaining sides will be split into two groups of four. The top two in each group will then make their way to the semi-finals.
England will head into the reshaped tournament as reigning champions following victory over Pakistan in Melbourne two weeks ago.
