Sheffield Wednesday: EFL hits cash-strapped club with fresh sanction June 18, 2025 Financially stricken second-tier club Sheffield Wednesday have been hit with further sanctions on player recruitment over late payments, the English Football League (EFL) has said. Sheffield Wednesday were already under a transfer embargo after they and owner Dejphon Chansiri were charged by the EFL over non-payment of player wages in March and May. But the [...]
Fifa defends ticket sales as only 3,500 attend Club World Cup match June 18, 2025 Fifa has defended their ticket sales process after just 3,412 fans attended a Club World Cup match this week. Fewer than 3,500 fans attended the match in Orlando between South Korean side Ulsan HD and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa. It comes after fewer 23,000 fans watched Chelsea take on MLS side Los Angeles FC [...]
Muse Capital: The rise and rise of women-led multi-team ownership groups June 18, 2025 With more and more women-led investment groups in sport, City AM sat down with Muse Capital to discuss SailGP and changing tides. A recent phenomenon among the plethora of sports deals recently has been the involvement of celebrity capital. Whether that be Tom Brady at Birmingham City, Serena Williams with Toronto Tempo or the late [...]
Six Nations look to lure Sky by bundling TV rights with Lions June 18, 2025 The Six Nations unions are in talks with the British and Irish Lions about bundling their TV rights for the next four-year cycle. European unions have already sold TV rights for the Six Nations between 2026 and 2029 in a joint deal with ITV and BBC, but have yet to go to market with their [...]
London Mayor ready for London Olympics bid after Brit backing June 18, 2025 The Mayor of London says he stands ready to help form a bid for the 2040 Olympic Games after City AM polling revealed widespread support for the plans. Over half of Brits back London challenging the likes of Saudi Arabia to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Britain for a fourth time. The exclusive [...]
Rogue Legend set to Hurri-home in the Windsor Castle June 17, 2025 THERE will be plenty of opinions expressed about the impact of the draw this week and the reality is that most pre-race opinions on potential biases are normally proved wrong. Most might say that you want to be drawn middle to high, but there is no getting away from the fact that the key protagonists [...]
Carmers is one to put Twomey in the big time June 17, 2025 AIDAN O’Brien has made the Queen’s Vase (3.05pm) his own in recent years. The master of Ballydoyle has won the race eight times and equalled Sir Henry Cecil’s record of victories in the race last year with Thursday’s Gold Cup favourite Illinois. Bookmakers seem to expect O’Brien’s Shackleton to take that tally to nine wins [...]
A case of True Love for O’Brien backers in Queen Mary June 17, 2025 DAY TWO of Royal Ascot gets underway with the Group Two Queen Mary Stakes (2.30pm) for the flying two-year-old fillies up Ascot’s straight five furlongs. Remarkably, Aidan O’Brien has never won this race, but he looks to have a strong chance this year with TRUE LOVE, a daughter of No Nay Never. She was second [...]
Flow of money for The Liffey hints at huge Hunt Cup win June 17, 2025 HANDICAPS over the straight course at Royal Ascot are definitely not for the faint hearted. They usually feature huge fields, leading to blanket finishes with runners spread out across the track. Luck can also play a major role, as the speed can often hold up on one side of the track better than the other, [...]
Serialise’s chance more than O-Kay in Kensington Palace June 17, 2025 A FIELD of 24 go to post for the fiercely competitive looking Kensington Palace Stakes (5.35pm) for fillies over the straight mile. Royal runner Rainbows Edge looks the one to beat, following a gutsy course and distance win on fast ground last month. She looked a potential Group-class filly that day and she could be [...]