Enhanced Games: Trump-backed ‘doping Olympics’ set for Las Vegas May 21, 2025 Las Vegas has been selected as the host of the first so-called doping Olympics, organisers the Enhanced Games have announced. The event – which will involve limited track and field, swimming and weightlifting events and take place across Memorial Day weekend next May – will see athletes able to use performance enhancing substances to win [...]
London Broncos will tap Australian rugby league investment, but not NRL May 21, 2025 The former Leeds Rhinos CEO behind a revival of the London Broncos rugby league team says the club will tap into Australian investment – but ruled out selling a stake to the NRL. Gary Hetherington unveiled a masterplan for the future of London Broncos, who are now in the second tier and facing financial uncertainty, [...]
Coca-Cola fizzes into life with Premier League deal May 21, 2025 Coca-Cola returns as the Premier League’s official soft drink partner after signing a three-year partnership deal set to kick off for the 2025-26 season, as previously reported by City AM. It comes three years after the soft drinks giant left the English top flight. Coca-Cola had initially partnered with the Premier League for the 2018-19 [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 31: Haydock, Curragh and Hong Kong May 21, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile preview the key races across the UK this weekend and are joined by upcoming apprentice jockey Mason Paetel. Wally Pyrah also gives his fancies for Happy Valley on Wednesday and in the G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been [...]
Federer bringing Laver Cup back to London in 2026 May 21, 2025 The Laver Cup will return to London next year, when the O2 Arena will host the Ryder Cup-style tennis event for a second time. It comes four years after the capital last staged the competition, where Roger Federer chose the competition to bid an emotional farewell to the sport. “My final match in 2022 was [...]
Barclays agrees O2 Arena and Co-op Live deals in major coup May 21, 2025 Banking giant Barclays this morning announced an expansion to their sponsorship portfolio, agreeing deals with the O2 Arena and Co-op Live. The duo of multi-year partnerships will see the firm become the founding partner of Manchester-based Co-op Live and the principal partner of Greenwich’s O2 Arena. An agreement with the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena – which [...]
Europa League final: Why winning competition is worth £120m May 21, 2025 Tonight in Bilbao, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will be hoping to salvage their season by winning the Europa League final. The two teams are currently 16th and 17th in the Premier League, a far cry from the top-five finish required for a place in next season’s Champions League. However, winning the Europa League would [...]
Red Bull diluted: Energy drink giant reduces stake in Leeds United May 21, 2025 Red Bull’s stake in Leeds United has reduced to below 10 per cent after the German energy drinks company declined the opportunity to invest in the issue of £120m of new shares ahead of the club’s return to the Premier League. The new funding has been provided by members of the 100-strong consortium of investors [...]
No Secret to Affair’s chance in the Temple May 20, 2025 THERE’s lots to look forward to this weekend with Classic action over in Ireland as well as a quality card from Haydock. Field Of Gold travels over to the Emerald Isle hoping to make amends for his narrow defeat in the English 2000 Guineas and will have leading Irish rider Colin Keane aboard for the [...]
Mojo looks set to Fire up Big Commonwealth Cup claims May 20, 2025 FAST horses are the order of Saturday at Haydock with the above-mentioned Temple Stakes taking centre stage, but there’s also another bet to be had in an earlier sprint. The Group Two Sandy Lane Stakes (3.00pm) features some smart three-year-old sprinters looking to book their places in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, and I [...]