English teams in Champions Cup showed Premiership still has aura May 6, 2024 For the fourth consecutive Investec Champions Cup final there will be no Premiership side, and for the fourth consecutive final there will instead be representatives from both the multi-national United Rugby Championship and the French Top 14. But is that reason to be gloomy about the English top flight? Not at all. Because in the [...]
777 Partners takeover of Everton in further doubt after firm hit with legal action May 6, 2024 A prospective takeover of Everton has been plunged into further doubt by legal action from the former owners of Standard Liege. The American private equity firm could lose all of its assets in Belgium as a result. Former owner Bruno Venanzi and the shareholders of Standard’s stadium allege that they have not received the second [...]
Champions Cup: Leinster vs Toulouse is the final we deserve, and want May 6, 2024 So there we have it; seven weekends of Investec Champions Cup action has delivered the final many wanted, and expected. When the final concludes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 25 May, it’ll either see French giants Toulouse extend their record of European trophies from five to six, or see Irish stalwarts Leinster move level [...]
Julen Lopetegui emerges as favourite to replace Moyes as West Ham manager May 6, 2024 The 57-year-old Spaniard has a verbal agreement in place to join West Ham, according to widespread reports.
Zharnel Hughes: Team GB will bring relay ‘fireworks’ at Paris 2024 Olympics May 6, 2024 Britain were one of just two nations to qualify for the Games in all five races.
We are non-political, say McLaren after Trump-Norris “charm” May 6, 2024 It came after Lando Norris said it had been “cool” to meet Trump after his victory in Miami – the first of his Formula 1 career.
Koepka ‘feeling good’ after rediscovering winning touch at LIV Golf Singapore ahead of US PGA defence May 6, 2024 Koepka won his first title since October in his last event before defending the major.
F1 attendances: Miami behind Las Vegas and Austin in US May 5, 2024 When the 20 Formula 1 drivers race off the start line in Miami on Sunday night it will be the first lap of three races in the US this season. The 2024 F1 season has repeated the feat of 2023 and stuck with three races across the pond – in Miami, Austin and Las Vegas. [...]
Team GB can set Olympics marker at World Athletics relays championships May 4, 2024 One of the most exhilarating athletics events in an Olympics track and field schedule, relays captivate the mind. They’re fast, elegant and hold enough risk to keep viewers interested until the very end. Great Britain have a mixed set of results at the Olympic games: But the 4x100m women’s race is where the interest is. [...]
Fans vote with feet as Champions Cup semi-final weekend set for bumper attendance May 4, 2024 When Dublin’s Croke Park and Toulouse’s Le Stadium play hosts to this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup semi-finals, it’ll mark a bumper weekend of attendance figures for European rugby’s governing body EPCR. Because the sell-outs across the Irish Sea – for Leinster’s clash with Northampton Saints – and the English Channel – for Toulouse’s tie against [...]