Chelsea get Club World Cup update after Club Leon ban upheld May 6, 2025 Chelsea are set to face either Los Angeles FC or Mexican side Club America at the Club World Cup this summer after Club Leon and Deportiva Alajuelense lost legal appeals for inclusion. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Fifa was right to exclude Club Leon on the basis that they share an ownership [...]
Top UK golf event to be staged at Donald Trump course in Scotland May 6, 2025 A UK Donald Trump golf course will host a top event this summer amid rumours the US President could be on the verge of being let back into the British golfing establishment. The UK government has recently been forced to deny lobbying the sport’s UK governing body the R&A over attempts to see the iconic [...]
Will snooker really boom in China after Zhao Xintong’s landmark win? May 6, 2025 Predictions of a snooker boom in China following Zhao Xintong’s landmark World Championship victory may be more bluster than substance, say global sports business experts. Zhao’s stylish triumph at the Crucible on Monday made him the first Asian to win the title and raised expectations that the sport will rocket in popularity among China’s 1.6bn [...]
Liverpool may demand fee from Real Madrid for Alexander-Arnold release May 6, 2025 Real Madrid have asked Liverpool to release Trent Alexander-Arnold from his contract early so that he can play for them in this summer’s Club World Cup. The England right-back confirmed his impending departure from Anfield on Monday and is set to join the 15-time European champions in July after his deal with Liverpool expires. But [...]
Northampton Saints a Champions Cup tonic for English Premiership May 6, 2025 With Northampton Saints in the Investec Champions Cup final, the English Premiership has a representative for the first time since 2020. At the end of January former Investec Champions Cup winners Exeter Chiefs were dumped out of the competition without a win to their name, Premiership leaders and title favourites Bath were dumped out with [...]
Saints and Bordeaux prove Champions Cup magic remains May 5, 2025 Whether or not you are a betting person you only needed to have a gander at the bookmakers’ predictions for the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals to get a good read on how each of the two matches last weekend should have gone. The first semi-final of the weekend saw tournament favourites Leinster host English champions [...]
Michele Kang eyes new faces after London City Lionesses reach WSL May 5, 2025 London City Lionesses and their owner Michele Kang have already begun drawing up plans for their first season in the Women’s Super League (WSL) after clinching a historic promotion on Sunday. The Lionesses held off a comeback from Birmingham City to draw 2-2 at their title rivals and clinch the Championship on the final day [...]
Global jockey league: Dettori among stars set for $15m competition May 5, 2025 Frankie Dettori, Ryan Moore and William Buick are among a dozen elite riders who have signed up to compete in a global jockey league that its backers believe will revolutionise horse racing. Australian James McDonald, Brazilian Joao Moreira and French jockeys Christophe Lemaire and Mickael Barzalona have also committed to the competition, which could start [...]
Lewis Hamilton insists Ferrari move hasn’t turned sour after Miami spats May 5, 2025 Lewis Hamilton insists he has no problems with Ferrari or fellow driver Charles Leclerc but says he won’t apologise for spiky exchanges with the team during a frustrating Miami Grand Prix. The seven-time Formula 1 champion snapped at race engineers on the team radio as he waited for them to ask Leclerc to let him [...]
Trent Alexander-Arnold: ‘Leaving Liverpool is something I need to do’ May 5, 2025 England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has paved the way for an anticipated free transfer to Real Madrid by announcing his departure from Liverpool. The right-back, 26, will leave Anfield after two decades at the club at the end of the season, when his current contract comes to an end. Alexander-Arnold is widely expected to join Real [...]