Weightlifter Campbell: Money doesn’t motivate me but I am ready to cash in April 26, 2024 Emily Campbell says money does not motivate her, but she is ready to cash in at Paris 2024. Campbell, the first British woman to win a weightlifting Olympic medal when she claimed silver in Tokyo, was speaking after World Athletics announced they would be giving gold medallists at this summer’s Olympics $50,000 each. It is [...]
Ed Warner: How do we value sport and the draw of much needed money April 25, 2024 After World Athletics announced it would be paying its Olympic gold medallists, a fresh debate has opened up around money for our athletes and the draw of cash in sport for bodies. Ed Warner writes. The British Olympic Association seats its gold medallists in the front of the plane carrying its team home from a [...]
HP become Ferrari chief partner as F1 team change name April 24, 2024 The iconic Prancing Horse of Ferrari’s F1 team will now be known as Scuderia Ferrari HP after announcing a new title partnership deal with Hewlett Packard. The tech firm will feature on Ferrari branding from the next Grand Prix, in Miami next week, and is understood to be worth well over 50 per cent of [...]
Spain’s LaLiga vows to push ahead with matches in the US April 24, 2024 Regular season LaLiga matches could be played in the US within two years after the Spanish league’s president confirmed they intend to push ahead with plans. LaLiga has been at the forefront of discussions about the staging of regular season matches overseas, with the US seen as among the most commercially desirable destinations, and recent [...]
Swing at Lunch: London’s Indoor Golf Revolution at Pitch April 24, 2024 | Sponsored The founders of Pitch on their journey from running a coaching and club-fitting studio to building one of golf’s hottest new brands.
Champions Cup final could be bumped from ITV1 to make room for FA Cup April 23, 2024 Broadcaster ITV is facing a scheduling conundrum next month with the FA Cup final and the Champions Cup rugby final set to take place on the same day at the same time. Due to the derby between Manchester United and Manchester City being one requiring heightened security, the kick-off was moved to 3pm. But the [...]
They’re the real Ted Lasso – but there’s more to Hampton and Richmond Borough’s story April 23, 2024 Can the Beavers be the test case for an innovative VCFC concept?
Forest double down and demand refereeing rule changes from PGMOL April 22, 2024 Nottingham Forest doubled down on their discontent with the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) last night, demanding rules must be changed to stop officials from working on matches which involve teams battling for league position with clubs they support. It comes after the Premier League club accused VAR Stuart Attwell of being “a Luton [...]
Fifa to discuss banning Israel from football after five countries back Palestine’s proposal April 18, 2024 The Palestinian FA’s proposal has the backing of Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Yemen.
Ed Warner: Seb Coe has given Olympic chief Thomas Bach a $100m headache April 18, 2024 Our sport business columnist on Seb Coe's challenge to Thomas Bach.