IPL: The cricket sensation causing a betting bonanza March 23, 2025 Cricket’s biggest show returned this weekend with the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) getting underway in Kolkata. And while online betting is restricted in India – to such categories as the lottery and horse racing – there’s a growing international gambling market interested in the Twenty20 league. Ironically the Chennai Super Kings [...]
Super League Basketball chair steps down after accusing ref of racism March 21, 2025 The chair of Super League Basketball, Sheffield Sharks owner Vaughn Millette, has been forced to step down and apologise for accusing a referee of racism. Millette’s outburst last weekend led to the league’s head of officiating resigning and referees going on strike, bringing the competition to a standstill. The American confirmed that his comments, made [...]
Mexico’s Club Leon banned from Fifa Club World Cup in USA March 21, 2025 Mexico’s Club Leon have been kicked out of the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup over multi-club ownership rules. The 2023 CONCACAF Champions League winners Leon are owned by the same group – Grupo Pachuca – that owns fellow Mexican side Pachuca, who are also in this year’s Club World Cup. And due to rules banning [...]
England Rugby Travel: RFU joint venture goes into liquidation March 21, 2025 England Rugby Travel Limited, a venture involving rugby’s governing body the RFU, has gone into liquidation. The firm, based out of Twickenham Stadium (Allianz Stadium), provided fans with ticket packages and experience for England Rugby matches both home and away. Paul Ellison and Rob Keyes of KRE Corporate Recovery Limited have been appointed liquidators for [...]
After IOC election, what are the top Olympic Games priorities? March 21, 2025 It is a new dawn and a new day at the International Olympic Committee, with the post-Thomas Bach era beginning after yesterday’s election. Kirsty Coventry was crowned president of the IOC, one of sport’s biggest and most influential bodies, in Greece last night. She became the 10th president and the first female in the role. [...]
NBA: Sixth Street backing $6.1bn Chisholm bid for Boston Celtics March 20, 2025 Private equity firm Sixth Street is reportedly part of William Chisholm’s $6.1bn takeover bid of NBA team Boston Celtics, in what would be a North American franchise record. The deal, if successful, would surpass the $6.05bn takeover of the NFL franchise Washington Commanders led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales. The Boston Celtics’ current owners, [...]
Amazon Prime Video snaps up Republic of Ireland Nations League play-off March 20, 2025 Amazon Prime Video UK is showing the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League play-off against Bulgaria through its pay-per-view platform. The streaming service is also offering Spain’s tie with the Netherlands and Italy’s clash with Germany, priced at £2.49 a game. The matches are available to Prime Video subscribers and non-subscribers alike, and add to Amazon’s [...]
Tennis at war as Alcaraz opposes legal action by Djokovic union PTPA March 20, 2025 Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz insists he does not support legal action taken against the ATP and WTA Tours by Novak Djokovic’s Professional Tennis Players’ Association (PTPA). The PTPA this week brought lawsuits “on behalf of the entire player population” against tennis chiefs, alleging that they abused their dominant position to the detriment of players’ welfare. [...]
Lord Coe awaits IOC election result in Greece March 20, 2025 Lord Coe will today find out whether he has been elected to one of the biggest jobs in sport, president of the International Olympic Committee. The two-time Olympic champion and current president of World Athletics spent the final few days of campaigning telling potential voters – IOC members – how he’d take the Olympic movement [...]
Littler, Gen Z and Netflix: Why investment banks have fallen for darts March 20, 2025 Forget AI, clean energy and healthcare, there is a new hot tip for investors looking for big returns: the historically downmarket, beer-soaked world of darts. The sport is riding the crest of a wave generated by better promotion, wider consumption and, more recently, the rise and rise of teenage phenomenon Luke Littler. Ticket demand is [...]