Porsche and Audi to enter Formula 1 in 2026, confirms Volkswagen chief Diess May 2, 2022 Porsche and Audi are working on plans to enter Formula 1, says Herbert Diess, chief executive of their parent company Volkswagen. He said the decision was based on the growth in popularity of F1 in recent years, particularly in the US and among younger audiences. Confirming that Porsche and Audi would enter the series in [...]
Football super-agent Mino Raiola dies aged 54 April 30, 2022 Dutch-Italian football agent Mino Raiola has died at the age of 54. The football super-agent, who shot to fame for his work with football legends including Paul Pogba and Mario Balotelli, died after suffering a period of sickness lasting several months, according to reports. Raiola’s family confirmed his death in a statement via Twitter, as [...]
Tennis legend Boris Becker jailed: The dramatic rise and fall of a world champion April 30, 2022 A dramatic fall from grace for tennis legend Boris Becker, as he was jailed for two-and-a-half years yesterday for trying to hide £2.5m in assets and loans. As Becker starts his prison sentence, City A.M. zooms in on the turbulent and colourful life of the three-time Wimbledon champion. Boris Franz Becker was born in Leimen, [...]
Wimbledon star Boris Becker jailed for two-and-a-half years for hiding £2.5m in assets and loans April 29, 2022 Tennis legend and three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for hiding £2.5 million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts. The former world number one, 54, was declared bankrupt on June 21 2017, owing creditors almost £50m, over an unpaid loan of more than £3m on his [...]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe makes eleventh-hour £4bn bid for Chelsea Football Club April 29, 2022 British tycoon Sir Jim Ratcliffe has swooped in with a sensational eleventh-hour £4bn bid to buy Chelsea Football Club.
‘Humiliated’ tennis legend Boris Becker has ‘nothing’ to show for glittering career and relies on charity to survive April 29, 2022 The lawyer of former tennis star Boris Becker has been left with nothing to show for his “glittering” sporting career and will have to rely on charity to survive. The three-time Wimbledon Champion, 54, was declared bankrupt in 2017 over a loan from private bank Arbuthnot Latham against his estate in Mallorca. His barrister Jonathan [...]
Formula E unveils ‘fastest and greenest ever’ Gen3 electric racing car April 28, 2022 Formula E chiefs have unveiled the new Gen3 car, which is set to be the electric racing series’ fastest and greenest vehicle yet. The Gen3 car, which will be used in next year’s championship by manufacturers including Jaguar, Maserati and Porsche, has a top speed of more than 200mph and is said to be the [...]
Extreme E announce partnership with Vodafone Business April 28, 2022 All-electric off-road racing series Extreme E have today announced a partnership with Vodafone business that will see them become Technology Communications Partner. The partnership will see Vodafone Business leading innovations such as 5G integrated into the global operations of the sporting discipline. The sport, which includes teams by Formula 1 outfit McLaren as well as [...]
Aramco Team Series 2022: What is it? How does it work? And what happened last year? April 28, 2022 The Aramco Team Series changed the landscape of women’s golf when it debuted on the Ladies European Tour last year, and the string of big-money tournaments is returning in 2022, complete with a date in London in June and a new fifth event which tees off next month. Here is all you need to know [...]
Football super-agent Mino Raiola fighting for his life, reports say April 28, 2022 Football super-agent Mino Raiola – who manages the likes of Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Erling Haaland – is said to be fighting for his life after early reports suggested the Italian had died. Italian reports broke news of Raiola’s alleged death before agency Ansa reported that Dr. Alberto Zangrillo of San Raffaele hospital had [...]