Gloucester Rugby forced to pull Russia flag from player shirt January 8, 2025 Gloucester Rugby has been forced to remove a Russian flag from the shirt of one of their players after a complaint from a fan. The Cherry and Whites have operated a policy, since 2015, of rewarding their international stars with the flag of their Test nation on their club shirt. But Gloucester were forced to [...]
England star named world’s most valuable footballer January 8, 2025 England and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has been named the world’s most valuable football player in a new independent ranking. Bellingham’s double-winning success with the Spanish side and leading role at international level have lifted his value to £210m, according to the CIES Football Observatory. That puts the 21-year-old ahead of record-breaking Manchester City [...]
Two F1 races hang in balance after Belgian Grand Prix fate confirmed January 8, 2025 Formula 1 has confirmed that the historic Belgian Grand Prix will stop being an annual race in 2027. Under a new deal announced today, Spa will host races in the next three seasons and then begin a period of rotation with other European dates. It will take place in 2029 and 2031 but make way [...]
Ahead of the Game: India want rule change to World Test Championship January 8, 2025 India are pushing for an overhaul of the International Cricket Council’s points system for the World Test Championship after missing out on the final for the first time. Australia’s 3-1 Test series win over Rohit Sharma’s side secured their place in the final against South Africa at Lord’s this summer, condemning India to third in [...]
South Africa World Test Championship warm-up won’t be in London January 8, 2025 South Africa’s efforts to play a Test match in the UK ahead of their World Test Championship final have hit an obstacle as both of London’s big grounds are unlikely to offer up their wickets, City AM can reveal. South Africa have reached their first ever World Test Championship after a series win over Pakistan, [...]
Tamworth ticket price for Spurs FA Cup match justified by situation January 7, 2025 Luck of the draw, magic of the cup and giant-killing potential: these are the three cliches which circulate round after round, year after year, in the FA Cup. But there is something deeply romantic about the underdogs going on a David-like run against Goliath. In 2021, eighth-tier side Marine went on a brilliant run to [...]
British golfer to ditch PGA Tour to join Legion XIII on LIV Golf January 7, 2025 Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin is set to snub his newly-earned place on the PGA Tour to sign a shock deal with Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf team. McKibbin won a PGA Tour card in November via the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai but the 22-year-old Brit will instead take the final spot in Legion XIII. [...]
Elon Musk wants to buy Liverpool, claims his father January 7, 2025 Elon Musk would like to buy Premier League leaders Liverpool, who were put on the market by current owners Fenway Sports Group in 2022, according to his father. The world’s richest man, who has amassed an estimated net worth of £340bn, has family ties to the city through his grandmother, Errol Musk said. “He would [...]
Williams’ improving Djelo looks set to fly in the Ryanair January 7, 2025 CHELTENHAM is now little over two months away and in the coming weeks I’m going to begin to build an ante-post portfolio ahead of the Festival. The aim with these bets is to find something at big odds that is likely to go off a much shorter price if lining up in March. While there’s [...]
Charm the Silver Lining to Kempton rain clouds January 7, 2025 RECENT weather has wreaked havoc on the fixture list with wind, rain and snow battering Britain’s racecourses since the turn of the year. With the forecast remaining unsettled this weekend’s fixtures could well be in the balance, and if key meetings at Kempton and Warwick do get the go-ahead, then racing is sure to take [...]