SHORTS: NETFLIX, SAILGP, WREXHAM

Netflix has cancelled its ‘Break Point’ tennis docuseries after just two seasons, according to The Times.

Break Point showed early signs of promise when it first launched last year, after the series was renewed for a second season that aired in January. However, the series will not return for a third season, partially due to low viewership figures. 

The series’ producers Box to Box Films, the pioneers behind the immensely popular Formula One series Drive to Survive, were also reportedly frustrated by a lack of access to key tennis players.

SailGP has announced that Apex Group has become the title sponsor and official financial solutions partner of the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix.

Bermuda-based financial solutions partner Apex Group is an existing partner to SailGP’s Women’s Accelerator Program. The programme helps increase representation of women at senior management levels and works ‘towards driving more inclusive decision making through the league and the wider sport.’

Peter Hughes, Chief Executive Officer of Apex Group, said, “I’m very pleased to continue our partnership with SailGP, who truly align with our commitments to innovation, sustainability and women’s empowerment. Apex Group has been evolving and driving positive change within the industry for over 20 years. 

“Equally, SailGP has raised the bar when it comes to representing one of the most sustainable sports in the world. This is why our partnership works. We look forward to yet another opportunity to collaborate with SailGP working towards achieving a better, more sustainable tomorrow.”

Bermuda will mark the tenth event of SailGP Season 4 and it will be the biggest fleet of F50s the island has seen, with 10 teams on the start line.

Somerset County Cricket Club has announced a new commercial partnership with Cairnhill Structures Ltd.

As part of the two-year agreement, Cairnhill’s branding will feature prominently on the club’s new training wear with visibility in and around The Country Ground.

Somerset CCC Commercial Director, Caroline Herbert, said, “We are delighted to have signed this new agreement with Cairnhill Structures. It’s always exciting when we are able to welcome new businesses into the Somerset Cricket Family.

“The work that Cairnhill are doing locally at Hinkley Point in Somerset shows that they are genuinely dedicated to investing into the future prosperity of the South West, which certainly aligns strongly with our values.

“Somerset County Cricket Club represents the whole of the region, and we are pleased to be working with businesses who are actively playing their part in helping to boost the local economy.”

Wrexham AFC has partnered with Kick4Life FC in Lesotho ‘to foster international cooperation and exchange between two community- focused football clubs in Europe and Africa’.

The collaboration will see Wrexham and Kick4Life aim ‘to strengthen their community impact, with coaching exchanges, jointly promoting women’s football, and co-development’ and delivery of a new ‘Football for Good’ curriculum covering health, education, social inclusion and employability. 

The club twinning builds on a national twinning between Wales and Lesotho in Southern Africa, which was born at a meeting in Wrexham in 1984, based on similarities between the two nations related to size, landscape, population, bilingualism and cultural heritage.

Humphrey Ker, Executive Director of Wrexham AFC, commented, “The link between Wales and Lesotho, signed in Wrexham meant that when this opportunity was conceived, we had to take advantage of it. We have an overarching goal of connecting the Wrexham community to the World and this is the first step on that journey. I am excited to be attending the launch event and representing the club.”

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