Deloitte warns of ‘challenges ahead’ for European football despite €40bn milestone July 8, 2026 Deloitte has forecast “challenges ahead” for European football clubs despite collective revenues surpassing the €40bn (£34bn) mark for the first time. Expansion of the Champions League and Uefa’s other club competitions was the key driver as aggregate revenues grew 13 per cent year on year in the 2024-25 season, Deloitte said. Teams also benefited from [...]
O’Brien can complete July Cup Mission July 7, 2026 MASTER trainer Aidan O’Brien is on the brink of yet another record, as a win in Saturday’s July Cup (4.35pm) would make him the leading trainer in the famous sprint. He is currently tied with his forebear at Ballydoyle, the legendary Vincent O’Brien as well as Charles Morton, who trained five July Cup winners between [...]
Bal looks the bet in fiercely competitive Falmouth July 7, 2026 PRIOR to a jam-packed Super Saturday, we also have Group One action from Newmarket’s July Course on Friday, with the Falmouth Stakes (3.35pm) headlining the bill. The mile contest gives us the first opportunity to see how this year’s Classic generation match up with the older fillies at the top level. The English and Irish [...]
Russians are poised to compete at the LA 2028 Games as IOC lifts ban July 7, 2026 Russians are poised to compete at the LA 2028 Games after the International Olympic Committee lifted its ban on the Russian Olympic Committee. The Russian Olympic Committee had been banned since October 2023, following the invasion of Ukraine, but the International Olympic Committee now argues that the ROC “no longer includes as its members any [...]
Agility has chance to Lead Valley rivals home July 7, 2026 ONLY three race meetings of the Hong Kong season remain, and Happy Valley hosts a fiendishly difficult nine-race card on Wednesday which features many gallopers looking for their elusive first win of the season before the summer break. With the weather remaining unpredictable, heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast to hit the territory once again [...]
Beauty and Robot can put on a show at the Valley July 7, 2026 WITH the World Cup taking centre stage in the sporting world at present, the Hong Kong Jockey Club have framed a unique eight-runner race at Happy Valley, symbolising the eight remaining nations who have reached the quarter finals of the tournament. Sporting the country’s national colours, the eight contenders will line-up in the aptly named [...]
England 2am World Cup victory smashes records for BBC on iPlayer and website July 7, 2026 England’s dramatic World Cup victory against Mexico led to a record-breaking broadcast across the board for the BBC. Over 11m BBC iPlayer requests contributed to the largest ever day on record for the streaming service, hitting 48m requests in total on Monday, while the 3-2 win at the Estadio Azteca attracted a peak live audience [...]
Trump and Infantino: The venomous relationship between sport and politics July 7, 2026 The debacle between Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino proves beyond doubt sport and politics are intertwined, Matt Hardy writes. “I feel disappointed with too many people. They put politics and manipulation, talk about ethics and integrity [first]. If we talk about the history of this game, I am disappointed in a personal way.” Those were [...]
How Harry Maguire is using AI to help England… at table tennis July 7, 2026 Harry Maguire may have been left at home for the World Cup but the football cult hero is still set to play a part in England’s sporting success – via AI technology. Feedz, a sports tech platform designed to help coaches and co-founded by Manchester United defender Maguire, has been adopted by Table Tennis England. [...]
SailGP: The $100m-per-team sailing league looking to join British summer of sport July 7, 2026 With SailGP back on these shores later this month, how is the league going about becoming a staple of the British summer? The British summer of sport is an extraordinary thing; Henley, Wimbledon, the Boat Race, Queen’s, Test cricket, The Open, Prem Rugby’s final, the British Grand Prix and more. But there is another sport [...]