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 [...]
London Lions tap pyramids experts for new basketball arena plans July 3, 2025 The London Lions have appointed consultancies whose clients include the pyramids of Giza, the Eden Project and Formula 1 to help draw up plans for their new basketball arena. The Super League Basketball club have engaged The Sports Consultancy, which has worked with F1, the Football Association and the NFL, and Trivandi, whose projects have [...]
Wimbledon slammed by avocado lobby over SW19 menu ban July 3, 2025 The World Avocado Organisation has hit out at Wimbledon over its ban of the stoned fruit at this year’s Championships. The All England Club removed the food type popular with millennials from its menus at this year’s tennis grand slam in a sustainability push. They’ve been replaced by crushed English peas. This has provoked a [...]
Andy Murray’s 2013 Wimbledon shirt put up for auction July 3, 2025 Sir Andy Murray’s worn shirt from his historic 2013 Wimbledon triumph is expected to fetch more than £5,000 at auction later this month. Murray has signed the Adidas shirt, which he wore when beating Novak Djokovic to become the first British man to win Wimbledon for 77 years. It is going under the hammer in [...]
F1 owner Liberty Media’s MotoGP deal creates motorsporting behemoth July 3, 2025 By the close of play today Formula 1 owners Liberty Media will finalise a £3.6bn deal to buy MotoGP. The agreement will see Liberty Media purchase 84 per cent of Dorna – in cash – in a deal which last week got approval from the European Commission. “We believe the sport and brand have significant [...]
Women’s sport needs to convert online fandom into ticket sales July 3, 2025 With England’s Euros defence getting underway on Saturday, how does women’s sport convert online fandom into ticket sales? Attendances down, TV viewing figures falling, but TikTok and Instagram metrics up. This is the current state of engagement with women’s professional sport in the United Kingdom. Phone surfing can be monetised, but there is an urgent [...]
Formula 1 owners to complete £3.6bn deal for MotoGP July 2, 2025 Formula 1 owners Liberty Media will complete a £3.6bn deal to buy MotoGP by the close of play on Thursday. The agreement will see Liberty Media purchase 84 per cent of MotoGP’s commercial rights holder Dorna – in cash – after it last week got approval from the European Commission. “We believe the sport and [...]
Grenfell United welcomes Ulster decision to end Kingspan deal July 2, 2025 Grenfell survivors have welcomed Ulster Rugby’s decision to discontinue its stadium naming rights deal with Kingspan, an insulation maker criticised over the London tower block tragedy. Ulster announced this week it had begun the process of removing Kingspan branding from its home ground in Belfast after a long-term sponsorship deal with the local firm, which [...]
British Basketball Federation could face second lawsuit in row with clubs July 2, 2025 The embattled British Basketball Federation (BBF) could face a second round of legal action after the owners of Manchester Basketball warned they are still considering joining Super League Basketball (SLB) in suing the governing body. Manchester Basketball chiefs have been left dismayed by the BBF’s decision last month to effectively block their participation in next [...]