Don’t be dazzled by the hype around The Hundred April 17, 2025 Ed Warner looks at the start of the County Championship season and whether an upcoming ECB review could see new influence from Hundred investors. The ice cream van was doing a steady trade, even at £4 for a Magnum. Made the twenty quid ticket feel especially good value. Around 2,500 people basked in the April [...]
McIlroy Masters success tees up PGA TV rights price hike for Sky Sports April 16, 2025 Ahead of the Game: Can Sky Sports hold on to PGA rights, how do Hundred teams claim their cash, will Everton’s women stay at Goodison Park, and what will Super League look like in 2028? The PGA Tour is hoping to capitalise on the Rory McIlroy effect by securing a significant increase in the value [...]
Women’s Boat Race beats Lionesses in TV figures April 15, 2025 Sunday’s women’s Boat Race became the country’s most watched female sporting event this year, TV broadcasting data has revealed. The peak figure of over 2.1m tops the previous 2025 record, when 1.2m watched England’s Lionesses play in the Uefa Women’s Nations League match against Belgium on ITV1, which took place earlier this month at Bristol [...]
Championship Rugby: Coventry for sale but club has Premiership future April 15, 2025 Benefactor of Premiership hopefuls Coventry Rugby Jon Sharp sits down with City AM to discuss why he’d sell up and walk away if the right party came along. A brief poke under the bonnet of rugby union’s financials would be enough to frighten even Formula 1’s greatest mechanic away. In so-called perfect France losses are [...]
NBA: LeBron and Curry beaten by Slovenia’s Doncic for jersey sales April 15, 2025 Slovenian Luka Doncic has become the first overseas NBA player to top the list of the most popular jerseys in American basketball. It is the first time in over a decade that a player outside of LeBron James or Stephen Curry has held the title, when New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony was the jersey in [...]
Wembley lined up for Usyk-Dubois undisputed heavyweight title fight April 15, 2025 London’s National football stadium Wembley is being lined up to host Oleksandr Usyk’s undisputed heavyweight fight with Daniel Dubois. The arch-topped arena has hosted eight headline bouts before and could stage one of Ukrainian Usyk’s final fights in July this year. Dubois has taken on Anthony Joshua previously at the 90,000-seater stadium in north London, [...]
Tyson Fury ‘will never fight again’, top promoter says April 15, 2025 Boxing promoter Bob Arum insists Tyson Fury “will never fight again” after the Brit retired from fighting earlier this year. The Gypsy King retired from professional boxing for the fourth time back in January, throwing into doubt the opportunity to see him take on Anthony Joshua in a highly anticipated Battle of Britain bout. But [...]
Real Madrid captain Modric invests in Championship side Swansea City April 14, 2025 Real Madrid captain and former Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric has purchased a minority stake in Championship club Swansea City. The investment will see the Croatian midfielder join the ownership group at the club based in South Wales. “This is an exciting opportunity,” Modric said. “Swansea has a strong identity, an incredible fanbase, and the [...]
Vodafone axe Emma Raducanu from £3m-per-year deal, reports April 14, 2025 British tennis player Emma Raducanu has reportedly been axed from her £3m-per-year partnership with telecoms giant Vodafone. She had signed the deal in 2021 after becoming the first British woman since Virginia Wade in 1977 to win one of the four major tennis grand slams. Having claimed victory over Leylah Fernandez at Flushing Meadows at [...]
Chelsea spend £60m on agents’ fees in year, Premier League hits £400m April 14, 2025 Chelsea has spent £60m on agents’ fees since February last year, the Football Association has revealed. The Blues are nearly £10m clear of Manchester City (£52m) and £27m clear of Manchester United in third. The 20 Premier League clubs, in total, spent a whopping £409m on agents between 2 February 2024 and 3 February 2025 [...]