WSL revenues will pass £100m in 2026, says Deloitte June 9, 2025 Total revenues of Women’s Super League (WSL) clubs grew by 34 per cent to £65m in the 2023-24 season and are tipped to hit £100m for the first time next year, says Deloitte. All income streams were up but the biggest increase was a 73 per cent uplift in matchday revenue to £12m, thanks to [...]
Can government force £2.5bn Abramovich Chelsea funds to Ukraine? June 8, 2025 Last week the UK government threatened to take Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to court to make sure the £2.5bn raised from his sale of Chelsea FC went to Ukraine. Abramovich owned Chelsea from 2003 until his forced sale in 2022 following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. But the proceeds of the sale to a consortium [...]
French Open prize money: How much does Roland Garros winner get? June 7, 2025 This weekend sees the crescendo of the French Open, but how much do the men’s and women’s singles champions win at Roland Garros? For those who are unaware, tennis pays its men’s and women’s champions the same at the four grand slams. The Australian Open earlier this year saw winners Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys [...]
Pick Midak to be in Derby mix June 6, 2025 This year’s Derby (Saturday, 3:30pm) is a feast for punters, and maybe best treated like a pick ‘n’ mix with the World Pool in action. With over 25 countries betting into the same pools there’ll be plenty of value and liquidity in the exotic markets, so I’ll take three to put into a Quinella, which [...]
Val and Sam can prove different class in Derby Day handicap June 6, 2025 The race that immediately follows the Derby, the 4:15pm, does naturally have somewhat of a “after the Lord Mayor’s show” feel to it, but nevertheless, I think punters can benefit from the World Pool exotics on offer. In this Class 2 Handicap is open to four-year-olds and above rated between 0-105, the pair that stick [...]
Dress a Royally good bet in Derby Day opener June 6, 2025 Derby Day kicks off with the Group Three Princess Elizabeth Stakes (1:00pm) and the shape of this race looks like it lends well to playing some World Pool exotics. There’s loads of value to be had with UK and Irish punters betting into the same pools as over 25 other countries, and I like the [...]
Aston Villa figure joins LIV Golf League June 6, 2025 Former Aston Villa bigwig Chris Heck has joined LIV Golf as the Saudi Arabia-backed league’s new president of business operations. Heck left Villa this season after a two-year stint that saw the Premier League club reach the Champions League. It comes as the US Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester snubbed a spot on the Korn [...]
Middlesex members force vote on County Championship and T20 Blast June 6, 2025 Middlesex cricket club have called a Special General Meeting for 26 June after receiving a petition from members demanding they oppose cuts to the County Championship and T20 Blast next season. The SGM will include a binding vote to determine the club’s position on proposed changes to the domestic schedule, in the first steps of a coordinated attempt by county members to [...]
Premiership play-offs: Bath and Leicester to set up old school final June 6, 2025 The final day of the Premiership was a brilliant advert for English top-flight rugby, but this weekend’s play-offs will turn that up another notch. On Friday night runaway league leaders Bath take on local rivals Bristol Bears while, on Saturday, Leicester face Sale Sharks in the East Midlands. The Premiership semi-finals are always a series [...]
Charm could prove Light Years ahead of rivals for Eustace June 6, 2025 HONG Kong racing enthusiasts can look forward to a lie in on Sunday morning, when Sha Tin hosts a 10-race programme starting at 9.00am. With temperatures soaring to 30 degrees and above in the coming months, a Summer Series campaign has been announced, which will see racing start later than the normal, to give both [...]