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SPORT Grant backs anti-sexism campaign


UK minister for sport Helen Grant has thrown her weight behind a campaign against sexism in football, follow- ing the emergence of footage showing a female Chelsea club doctor being verbally harassed by Manchester United and Arsenal fans earlier in the season. Te video footage – taken


from Arsenal and Manchester United’s games against Chelsea – included sexist, derogatory language aimed at Chelsea’s Eva Carneiro. Te campaign group Women in Football (WIF) has said it is gravely concerned by the lack of response from the FA regard- ing the incidents. WIF says it has recorded 13 similar incidents from the Premier League this season aimed at female staff members, journalists and cheerleaders during matches. “It is absolutely right that we champion and


celebrate women who work in the football industry and play vital roles in making the game the success that it is,” said Grant, who welcomed the latest campaign and called on everyone in football to battle sexism.


Helen Grant has welcomed a campaign to battle sexism in football “I want more women to get involved in


football across the board and to see it as a great industry to work in. Sexism, in any shape or form, should not be tolerated so I applaud this push to encourage people to report any incidents of sexist abuse and for the promo- tion of inclusivity across football.” Te anti-sexism campaign, which kicked


off in March, aims to raise public aware- ness of discrimination and sexist abuse in football by using social media platforms. Details: http://lei.sr?a=m8r3j


Lord’s eyes £200m Populous redevelopment


Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) looks to be reconsid- ering plans by David Morley Architects for the £200m redevelopment of the Nursery End at Lord’s cricket ground in London, with members seemingly more focused on a £200m redevelopment of the ground’s south-west corner and the Warner Stand. Members will vote on the


£21m regeneration of the 60-year-old Warner Stand in September, with the development featuring a semi- translucent roof on a new 2,922-capacity stand, designed by Populous. Te new Warner Stand will be the first phase of a £200m, 14-year redevelopment of the “home of cricket”, which will increase the venue’s capacity from the current 28,000 to 32,000. A decision on the older Nursery End scheme


has already been deferred by a year, aſter MCC members voted to delay the decision and instead look into redeveloping the area around the Warner Stand. Te original David Morley


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital Te plans are the first phase of a £200m, 14-year redevelopment


Architects proposal includes two 11-storey housing developments, enlarged events space and a new entrance on Wellington Road. “Tere has been much discussion concern-


ing the redevelopment of land leased from RLP. It is also recognised that there is a sig- nificant amount of confusion among members on this subject and the committee is keen to clarify the position,” said outgoing MCC chair, Oliver Stocken. Details: http://lei.sr?a=S6t3B


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