Wimbledon: Tennis battles with its future off the court July 6, 2025 With Wimbledon well into its fortnight the spotlight has once again fallen on the Centre Court, with sold-out crowds, record prize money and the prestige of tennis hospitality all to last another week. A British upset or two is likely to fuel national excitement, while the Championships continue to top YouGov’s rankings as the most [...]
Women’s Euro 2025 ads: Why ITV scores but BBC, Visa and Sports Direct miss July 5, 2025 It feels like there’s an unnecessary crux in women’s football as the Lionesses begin their title defence at the Euros. After the success of the last edition, the domestic game has gone gangbusters, with Arsenal selling out the Emirates for regular league games, an independent body being set up to run the WSL, and many [...]
Multi-club ownership: Why EFL rule change will help in transfer market July 5, 2025 While multi-club ownership across the football industry continues to grow and remains a headache for Uefa, the EFL has gone the other way and taken the decision to remove restrictions for member teams to invest into sides across Ireland and Scotland for the first time. Under new regulations coming into effect next season, the EFL [...]
British basketball at war: How can BBF and SLB bloody battle be resolved? July 4, 2025 British basketball is no stranger to turmoil but even by its warped standards the raging civil war between SLB clubs and governing body the BBF is extraordinary. At its heart is a power struggle for the right to run the domestic league. But it also involves claims of dishonesty, mission creep, vindictiveness and outright illegality [...]
White House to host UFC fight, Trump says July 4, 2025 President Trump has announced that the White House will host a UFC match as part of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. The grounds of the famed mansion will host a “championship fight”, according to the President, and will be watched live by 20,000-25,000 fans. Trump said at a rally in Iowa [...]
Women’s Euro 2025: WSL and Barcelona lead way for player provision July 4, 2025 The Women’s Super League’s status as the leading domestic competition has been underlined by a squad analysis of all players at the current Women’s Euro 2025. While some European clubs are arguably bigger in terms of historical success and star power, as a whole the English top flight has by far the biggest array of [...]
F1: Man Mohammed Ben Sulayem sacked to challenge for FIA presidency July 4, 2025 A man who was sacked by Mohammed Ben Sulayem will challenge him for the FIA presidency later this year, it was confirmed on Friday. American Tim Mayer announced on Friday morning that he would stand against the incumbent Emirati in December this year, despite being sacked as a Formula 1 steward by Ben Sulayem in [...]
Brisbane 2032 gets £1.6bn federal funding boost for Olympic venues July 4, 2025 The Australian federal government will contribute £1.6bn to Brisbane 2032 venue construction ahead of the Olympic Games in seven years. The federal help will leave the Queensland state government and private investors to cover the remaining £1.8bn required for the 2032 mega project. Over £500m will go towards a major new 60,000-capacity stadium in Brisbane’s [...]
British and Irish Lions should tour France and Argentina July 4, 2025 While watching the British and Irish Lions take on the Queensland Reds on Wednesday, I started thinking about what other sides across the world would make good opponents for the touring team. The Lions of late have always ventured to the same three nations – South Africa, Australia and New Zealand – and they will [...]
Fifa ignoring 2026 World Cup human rights concerns, say groups July 3, 2025 Fifa, football’s world governing body, has been accused of failing to “meaningfully address” concerns raised by human rights groups about US immigration policy ahead of next summer’s men’s World Cup. A letter signed by 90 groups urges Fifa president Gianni Infantino, who has adopted the slogan “football unites the world”, to publicly press the Trump [...]