British basketball probes league chief over allegation of racism by referee March 18, 2025 The British Basketball Federation is investigating social media posts made by the chair of Super League Basketball, Sheffield Sharks owner Vaughn Millette, in which he accused a referee of racism. The incendiary comments, made by Millette on Saturday night after the Sharks lost in SLB to Surrey 89ers, alleged that they had repeatedly received unjust [...]
Premiership Rugby ringfenced again as Ealing and Coventry fail RFU tests March 18, 2025 Championship leaders Ealing have failed the RFU’s minimum standards audit and will be denied promotion to the Premiership, which will retain its existing 10 teams next season. Third-placed Coventry have also failed the audit, which was conducted by the RFU’s Professional Rugby Board, in a development that is likely to increase tensions ahead of next [...]
Global women’s sport set to hit £2bn in revenues in 2025 March 18, 2025 Global revenues across women’s elite sport will reach nearly £2bn in 2025, according to Deloitte. Basketball and football continue to lead growth across the sector – combined revenues from the whole of women’s sport are set to rise by over 240 per cent in just four years. The report backs up the “growth mode” storyline [...]
JD Sports: Retailer partners with UFC ahead of London Fight Night March 17, 2025 UK retailer and FTSE 100 giant JD Sports has partnered with fighting organisation UFC in a deal that begins this weekend at London’s Fight Night. The Manchester-headquartered brand forms half of a European partnership, which will see it become a key partner across UFC despite it issuing a profit warning in January. JD Sports forecast [...]
Investec Champions Cup Barometer: Itoje for British and Irish Lions captain? March 17, 2025 In the lead up to the 2024-25 Investec Champions Cup round of 16, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with Investec to assess which teams are hot – and which are not – ahead of April’s knockouts. Player of the week: Maro Itoje, Saracens For a long time no other name but [...]
Boxing nearing Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games inclusion March 17, 2025 Boxing’s once uncertain Olympic future appears to have been resolved with the sport set to feature in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. The International Olympic Committee itself organised the sport’s competitions at the last two Games – in Tokyo in 2021 and Paris in 2024 – after governance issues relating to the International Boxing [...]
No10: Government ‘absolutely committed’ to independent football regulator March 17, 2025 The government has insisted it remains “absolutely committed” to the incoming football regulator despite chancellor Rachel Reeves’ desire to slash bureaucratic bodies. Reports suggested that plans to get rid of a number of quangos, as well as Reeves’ opinion that regulators are “too slow to get things done”, could have resulted in the Football Governance [...]
Umbro owner at Supreme Court over football boot logo row March 17, 2025 Umbro's owner is at court seeking to fight off an appeal over a ruling in its favour over the similarity between its logo and an online footwear brand
Michail Antonio swaps Ferrari for people carrier after career-threatening crash March 17, 2025 West Ham striker Michail Antonio says he has sworn off sports cars after the December crash in which he cheated death and broke his femur in four places. Antonio, 34, needed surgery to pin his right leg back together after ploughing his Ferrari into a tree in Epping during stormy conditions more than three months [...]
Harry Redknapp and Robbie Fowler sign up for North v South football match March 17, 2025 FA Cup winner Harry Redknapp and Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler have signed up as managers for an all-star North v South football match this summer in London. The match is scheduled to be played at Charlton Athletic’s ground The Valley on Sunday 1 June, the day after the men’s Champions League final. Organisers have promised [...]