The Punter Podcast Episode 8: Trials Day at Cheltenham, Donny, Sha Tin and Sammy Twiston January 24, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are joined by jockey Sam Twiston-Davies as they run through Saturday’s ITV races at Cheltenham and Doncaster, plus Hong Kong expert Wally Pyrah gives his best bets on Sunday at Sha Tin. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a [...]
Teetan on the Express train to Success aboard Lifeline January 24, 2025 IT WAS good to see popular jockey Karis Teetan back in the winners’ circle when steering Amazing Award to victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday. With only four victories since the beginning of the year, and a lowly 20 wins so far in the current campaign, – remembering he finished runner-up in the jockeys’ table [...]
Record-breaking Purton searches for more Winners at Sha Tin January 24, 2025 FOLLOWING all the hullabaloo and media coverage celebrating Zac Purton making history by becoming the winning-most jockey in Hong Kong at Happy Valley on Wednesday, racing gets back to some normality in the city with an exciting and competitive 11-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Zac-Man has thoroughly deserved all the plaudits thrown [...]
Australian Open prize money 2025: How much can tennis players earn? January 24, 2025 There has never been a more lucrative time to be a top tennis player, with prize money at the Australian Open more than doubling in the last 10 years. The Grand Slam is paying out A$96.5m ($61m/£49m) in total over the fortnight in Melbourne, where play culminates with the women’s and men’s singles finals this [...]
Man United investor Ineos splits with key sport figure January 24, 2025 Ineos, minority investors of Manchester United, split with a key sports figure on Thursday, citing a failure to agree over the future. The Sir Jim Ratcliffe-owned chemicals giant and British Olympic gold medal winner Sir Ben Ainslie have parted ways following Britain’s first appearance in an America’s Cup final in 60 years. The two parties [...]
It’s a shame Premiership Rugby stars aren’t playing this weekend January 24, 2025 Off the back of two brilliant weeks of Champions Cup rugby and just a week away from the start of the Six Nations, it is a shame that this week’s Premiership fixtures will be devoid of all England players set to feature in the looming international championship. Having seen the league drop from 13 teams [...]
No noise LA fires could impact 2028 Olympic Games, UK broadcaster says January 23, 2025 LA Olympics broadcaster Warner Bros. Discovery doesn’t believe recent Los Angeles fires will impact the 2028 Games. Wild fires have swept across swathes of California in recent months, causing huge amounts of damage and forcing mass evacuations. The city is set to host the next summer Olympics, in 2028, following on from Paris last year. [...]
Manchester City’s January transfer window spending is smashing records January 23, 2025 Manchester City’s January transfer window spending has rocketed to record levels with the signing of Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis, as Pep Guardiola attempts to revive their season. The trio have cost the Premier League champions a combined £128m. That is more than Manchester City’s spending in the eight previous January transfer windows [...]
Six Nations investors CVC Capital Partners table Oval Invincibles bid January 23, 2025 Private equity giant CVC Capital Partners have reportedly tabled a bid for Hundred franchise Oval Invincibles. It comes as the eight teams are being asked by the England and Wales Cricket Board to shortlist three or four preferred bidders to take through to the next stage of the auction. The ECB is selling each of [...]
HSBC Championships: Bank replaces Cinch as Queen’s Club sponsor January 23, 2025 HSBC has doubled down on tennis by taking title sponsorship of the new combined men’s and women’s championships at Queen’s Club. The bank, which already counts Emma Raducanu and Tim Henman as ambassadors, has signed a four-year agreement with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). This year the traditional pre-Wimbledon event in west London will add [...]