Former Tottenham Hotspur owner Lewis set to be sentenced this week over insider trading April 1, 2024 The former owner of Tottenham Hotspur Joe Lewis is this week set to be sentenced after pleading guilty to insider trading in the United States. The 87-year-old Londoner is due to learn his fate on Thursday 4 April when his sentence is handed down by US district judge Jessica Clarke in New York. He pleaded [...]
Can recycled rugby balls help sport’s fast fashion-style dilemma? April 1, 2024 Rugby balls are set to go green after major manufacturer Rhino announced they will produce balls made of recycled rubber. The initiative, which is set to be fully in place by the end of the decade, will look to bring an end to a sport’s version of fast fashion, whereby a high churn culture does [...]
Richarlison case shows that football still doesn’t truly understand mental health March 30, 2024 Paul McVeigh knows from experience that the game has catching up to do.
The Boat Race is the last Varsity contest that is still relevant beyond Oxford and Cambridge, but for how long? March 29, 2024 The trend is in keeping with one that goes beyond sport, with fewer people caring about Oxford and Cambridge.
Ed Warner: What Ivan Toney and Shohei Ohtani say about sport and gambling March 28, 2024 From football to baseball, sport is intertwined with betting.
Premiership rugby: Saracens make £5m loss and clubs to battle government? March 27, 2024 England’s top-flight Premiership rugby clubs are at loggerheads with the government over the repayment of loans worth over £150m from the Covid-19 pandemic. The first raft of repayments are due imminently, according to the Mail, and clubs are hoping to get repayment dates pushed back. The government is said to have provided low interest loans [...]
Inside Fulham’s Riverside Stand, the ‘premium experience unlike anything in football’ March 27, 2024 Fulham hope Michelin-starred chefs will make it a year-round destination.
Nottingham Forest appeal points deduction but remain in Premier League relegation zone for now March 25, 2024 Nottingham Forest have lodged an appeal against their recent points deduction imposed by a commission. The independent body ruled that the Premier League club breached the league’s Profit and Sustainability Rules and docked Nuno Espírito Santo’s side four points, pushing them into the Premier League’s bottom three. In a statement, the club said: “Nottingham Forest [...]
Who owns Everton? How much did Moshiri pay in 2016? March 24, 2024 All you need to know about who owns Everton.
Football regulator is reminder of uneasy link between class, control and the game March 23, 2024 Is football the game of the people, or the game that controls the people?