NFL buys stake in Disney subsidiary ESPN in media asset swap August 6, 2025 The NFL is set to buy a minority stake in ESPN as the media giant takes control of American football’s NFL Network assets. The non-binding agreement, confirmed in the early hours of Wednesday morning, will see the NFL purchase a 10 per cent stake in the Walt Disney subsidiary and allow Disney to broadcast more [...]
Nandy warns Morecambe and Sheffield change is coming August 6, 2025 Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has insisted “change is coming” for the owners of Morecambe and Sheffield Wednesday amid concerns of the futures of the football clubs. Morecambe’s 105-year history is at risk, with former Worcester Warriors owner Jason Whittingham’s failure to sell the club. Sheffield Wednesday’s players are set to fulfil their opening Championship game [...]
O’Sullivan backs snooker union to give players more say in deals August 6, 2025 Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui have backed a new union for snooker players created to give them more say in commercial and scheduling decisions. The Professional Snooker Players Association is chaired by four-time world champion John Higgins, while its Players Board includes Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, Ali Carter and Stuart Bingham. [...]
Crystal Palace Europa League appeal is watershed moment, say lawyers August 6, 2025 Crystal Palace’s appeal against Europa League expulsion is “likely to be a watershed moment” in football’s multi-club ownership rules, sports lawyers believe. Palace will take their legal battle to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) on Friday in a bid to overturn Uefa’s decision to demote them to the Conference League. European governing body [...]
Birmingham Phoenix tee up Castore as Hundred teams ditch New Balance August 6, 2025 Birmingham Phoenix have agreed a kit deal with Castore for next season, with The Hundred’s long-term apparel supplier, New Balance, increasingly being phased out by the franchises that are under new ownership. City AM revealed last week that London Spirit are also dropping New Balance after the current campaign, with their new co-owners, Cricket Investor [...]
Kick It Out calls out Big Tech as football discrimination hits new high August 5, 2025 Big Tech and the Government must do more, says Kick It Out, after reports of discrimination in football rose to new record levels according to figures it published today. The anti-discrimination charity has revealed it received 1,398 reports of discrimination during the 2024-25 season, representing a 4.9 per cent year-on-year increase. Sexism and misogyny reports [...]
Order to hit Heights and bloom in Rose Of Lancaster August 5, 2025 THERE is plenty of different action for racing fans this weekend with Ascot hosting its annual Shergar Cup fixture and Group contests from Haydock and Newmarket. The Shergar Cup always attracts some of the best jockeys from around the world to Ascot to compete in four teams – Great Britain and Ireland, Europe, Rest of [...]
Japanese raider Danon can Blaze a trail on the Knavesmire August 5, 2025 A QUIETER weekend of racing allows us to take a further look ahead to some races at the York Ebor Festival, in this case two of the Group One contests on the Knavesmire. Glorious Goodwood further muddled the picture in the sprint division, and we are yet to see a standout sprinter this season. The [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 43: Shergar Cup, Haydock and Newmarket August 5, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile preview the week’s big races from Ascot’s Shergar Cup, as well as Saturday’s action at Haydock and Newmarket, and Bill has a pair of ante-post angles for the York Ebor Festival in a fortnight’s time. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a [...]
Disney+ set to stream LaLiga matches in the UK and Ireland August 5, 2025 Disney is close to a deal to show LaLiga football matches to users in the UK and Ireland during the coming season, according to reports. La Liga is in advanced talks for Disney+ to stream one Spanish top-flight match a week, according to people familiar with the matter cited by the Financial Times. Five English [...]