WTA Tour offers protected status for players freezing eggs June 11, 2025 Women’s tennis players who freeze their eggs or embryos will now get their ranking protected by the WTA Tour. The revolutionary move will allow those who wish to delay starting a family by freezing eggs to not have their tour rankings diminished by taking time away from tennis. It will mean female players can ensure [...]
Channel 4 bets on U21 Euros to drag younger viewers back to TV June 11, 2025 Channel 4 head of sport Pete Andrews on the broadcaster’s rights strategy, punching above their weight and why they’re showing England at the U21 Euros. If you’ve watched an England team win a men’s international football tournament then it was probably on Channel 4. When Lee Carsley’s Under-21 side reached the final of the age-group [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 34: Chris Barnett Memorial Handicap at Sandown, a couple at York, ante post Royal Ascot and Happy Valley June 11, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile pick out their best bets for the weekend ahead, look forward to paying tribute to the show’s former host, Chris Barnett, at Sandown on Friday, and give a couple of early selections for Royal Ascot. Plus, Wally Pyrah is on hand for the lowdown on Happy Valley in Hong Kong. [...]
Premiership Rugby taps Raine and Deloitte as investors circle June 11, 2025 Premiership Rugby Limited (PRL) has engaged the Raine Group and Deloitte to manage potential investment in the competition or some of its clubs. Premiership Rugby is attracting inquiries from American investors looking to buy into English sport following the recent influx of purchasers of Premier League and EFL clubs, with interest expected to grow ahead [...]
Exclusive: R360 rugby breakaway will have a player draft and be free-to-air June 11, 2025 The R360 global rugby breakaway plans to be broadcast free-to-air, beginning with a draft of big-name male and female players where club owners are mic’d up, City AM has learned. The franchise-based project is slated to launch next year and – if successful – promises to fix the loss-making club game and change the face [...]
Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Home of Atlanta Falcons ready for Club World Cup stage June 10, 2025 The Club World Cup begins this weekend and Atlanta Falcons and their epic Mercedes-Benz Stadium are ready to shine. Starting on Saturday night in the US, two of 32 competitors will lift the curtain on the expanded Club World Cup. Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proclaimed the competition the pinnacle of club football but there [...]
Dig up some Royal Ascot Gold with Big Mojo and Flora June 10, 2025 ROYAL Ascot is less than a week away and anticipation is building ahead of the five biggest days in the Flat racing calendar. There’s still plenty of ante-post value to be had in many of the big race markets and the purpose of this column is to put up a few at prices which are [...]
Northern Ticks plenty of boxes with rain set to fall at York June 10, 2025 YORK’s meeting this Saturday could see a major change in the going, with the heavens set to open later this week and up to 20 millimetres of rain expected to hit the track on Friday. This makes ante-post betting slightly more challenging, but there are a few I’ve got my eye on that could shine [...]
Atzeni ready to stay one Step Ahead of his rivals June 10, 2025 WITH just over a month before the Hong Kong racing season ends, expect a big crowd to descend on city track Happy Valley for an exciting midweek nine-race programme, featuring the Class Two Cheung Sha Handicap (2.10pm). There is little doubt that regular bettors in the territory will be in need of a large dose [...]
Chateau looks E-Neuf for Hayes to gain ground in title pursuit June 10, 2025 ANY HOPES trainer David Hayes had of winning another belated trainers’ championship title – he last won back in the 1998/99 season – were probably dashed, when present leader John Size posted another winning double at Sha Tin on Sunday. After visiting the winners’ circle nine times in May, legendary figure Hayes had cut Size’s [...]