Punk Padel and Tough Mudder: It pays for sports to buy into fun innovation October 30, 2025 I am happy to go down any rabbit hole, or country lane, in search of innovation in sport. Driving back from a trail race the other day, I passed a small sign tucked on a grassy verge in deepest Sussex. “Punk Padel”, it seemed to whisper rather than shout, as if conscious it was out [...]
Ariel Must Go close on Sha Tin’s dirt under Wong October 29, 2025 RACING in Hong Kong moves from its regular Wednesday Happy Valley slot to Sha Tin today, with an eight-race card on the all-weather surface starting at 11.15am. Regular bettors in the city are always wary when attempting to find winners on the dirt surface as there are so many imponderables to contend with. Will the [...]
Agility has Supreme chance to gain first Hong Kong win October 29, 2025 A WINNING double at Sha Tin on Sunday was just the tonic needed for the Pierre Ng stable, who had been languishing near the bottom of the trainers’ championship table with just a solitary winner from the first two months of the season. That must have felt like a poor return for a trainer who [...]
EuroLeague CEO: ‘NBA Europe is not needed. We’ve been here for 25 years’ October 29, 2025 EuroLeague CEO Paulius Motiejunas is on bullish form. European basketball is a hot topic and his organisation, which runs the competition home to continental giants such as Real Madrid and Panathinaikos, has just begun a new season in good shape. It has a new main sponsor in Etihad Airways, a new deal with Adidas and [...]
Real Madrid vow to sue Uefa for millions over European Super League stance October 29, 2025 Real Madrid have vowed to seek damages from Uefa expected to run into the millions of Euros for the governing body’s efforts in quashing the European Super League breakaway. The Spanish giants said they would seek financial compensation after a Madrid court rejected appeals by Uefa, LaLiga and Spain’s FA and reaffirmed a previous European [...]
Streaming overtakes traditional sports broadcasting, spending $12.5bn in 2025 October 29, 2025 Streaming has overtaken traditional broadcast and cable TV viewing as its biggest players have increased investment in sports rights, according to a new report. Platforms such as Dazn have pumped significant funds into showing live sport, with the sector as a whole spending $12.5bn in 2025, up 25 per cent on last year. Streaming’s share [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 54: Breeders’ Cup, Ascot and Wetherby October 29, 2025 Bill Esdaile and Tom Marriott are back to preview the Breeders’ Cup action from Del Mar across Friday and Saturday, and trainer Jack Davison joins to discuss the chance of She’s Quality in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. Tom and Bill also spin through the domestic action, looking at Wetherby’s Charlie Hall card as well [...]
America’s Cup chaos as US entry withdraws two days before deadline October 29, 2025 US sailing team American Magic has withdrawn from the next America’s Cup after British entry Athena and holders New Zealand signed a new commercial deal. American Magic, whose founders include Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske, cited issues with the present structure, insisting it “does not provide the framework for American Magic to operate a [...]
Supreme CBD: Celeb-backed brand rapped for third time by advertising watchdog October 29, 2025 Supreme CBD, the brand founded by ex-boxer Anthony Fowler and endorsed by former Premier League footballers, has been forced to remove an advert for claiming its products could treat anxiety and depression. The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint that an ad Fowler published on his Instagram account in May touted Supreme CBD as a [...]
Exclusive: Budweiser to challenge Heineken for Uefa Champions League deal October 29, 2025 Uefa’s long-standing Champions League beer partners, Heineken, are facing competition from Budweiser for the contract to be the competition’s official suppliers from 2027 onwards. City AM has learned that Budweiser’s parent company, AB InBev, are willing to pay Uefa €200m per season, a significant increase on the €120m-a-year they are currently getting from Heineken. Budweiser [...]