Exclusive: Volleyball World boss hails involvement in CVC’s Global Sport Group November 12, 2025 The chief executive of Volleyball World has described his organisation’s integration into CVC Capital Partners’ Global Sport Group as an “immediate win”. The private equity giants who count the Six Nations, LaLiga, Prem Rugby, and Ligue 1 as part of their sporting portfolio have pooled their assets into one mega sport fund chaired by former [...]
Hunter and Infantry to Smoke their opposition November 11, 2025 CHELTENHAM’s November Meeting across Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week offers a chance to see some of the stars of the jumps scene. Perhaps the biggest is Jonbon, who is set to make his reappearance in Friday’s Grade Two Shloer Chase (2.55pm) as he bids to win the race for a third successive year. Nicky [...]
Serious Challenge ready to Rock in the Greatwood November 11, 2025 ACTION from Prestbury Park continues on Sunday for the third and final day of the November Meeting. The feature race on the card is the Greatwood Hurdle (3.30pm), where I’m keen to take a flier on SERIOUS CHALLENGE, who’s currently quoted at 16/1. He came onto my radar when running a good fourth in the [...]
Star J-Mac set to Figure on his Hong Kong return November 11, 2025 REGULAR racegoers in Hong Kong have a treat in store when they make their way to Happy Valley on Wednesday for a nine-race programme starting at 10.40am. Three-time LONGINES World’s Best Jockey Award winner James McDonald is back in town, taking up a short-term contract until just before Christmas. The 33-year-old New Zealander is right [...]
Chateauneuf may be Value with Purton back aboard November 11, 2025 TRAINER David Hayes and jockey Zac Purton have a staggering 33%-win strike-rate when teaming up this season and will fancy their chances of improving on that record when they team up with a couple of gallopers at Happy Valley. While course-and-distance specialist Soleil Fighter will have plenty of supporters in the Shing Yip Handicap (2.50pm) [...]
Where do Premier League clubs go after betting sponsor ban? November 11, 2025 Adam Raincock analyses where Premier League clubs turn when their voluntary ban on gambling front-of-shirt sponsorship comes into force. The 1984 film The Terminator ends with Sarah Connor being told ‘There’s a Storm Coming’. Fast-forward to 2025, and you could replace Connor with any Premier League commercial director. The same warning applies – there’s a [...]
Anniversary MCG Test between England and Australia could raise £10m November 11, 2025 The anniversary cricket Test between Australia and England to mark 150 years of the MCG could rake in over £10m. The Ashes rivals will play each other to mark the sesquicentennial anniversary of the iconic 95,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 2027 after confirmation of the dates was released this week. And the one-off Test, [...]
Aviva sign deal worth £4.5m per season for major stadium November 11, 2025 Insurance giant Aviva has extended its stadium sponsorship agreement for Dublin’s Aviva Stadium through until 2030 in a deal reportedly worth around £4.5m per season. The 51,000-capacity Lansdowne Road site has been sponsored by the London headquartered insurance firm since 2010 and the new deal – with the Irish rugby and football unions – is [...]
Decade-long DP World sponsor extension largest in European Tour golf history November 11, 2025 The decade-long sponsorship extension between DP World and golf’s European Tour is the largest in the circuit’s history. In its entirety the fresh deal, described as record-breaking, will see the European Tour known as the DP World Tour until at least 2035. It comes ahead of this weekend’s Tour Championship, the climax of the European [...]
Why naming Washington Commanders stadium after Trump suits President November 11, 2025 The Washington Commanders potentially naming their NFL stadium after Donald Trump plays into the President’s proposition that “he is making America great again”. The new DC stadium will sit where its predecessor sat, in view of the United States Capitol building and there have been reports of a potential Trump association, something the White House [...]