Manchester City star says footballers will strike over too many matches September 17, 2024 This week sees the first round of a new 36-team Champions League with a 51 per cent increase in games.
Scotland set to host 2026 Commonwealth Games September 17, 2024 Scotland are set to step in and host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after a deal was struck this month. A scaled-down version of the Games, started initially as the Empire Games during the times of the British Empire, will return to Glasgow 12 years after the city last played hosts, according to BBC [...]
US gymnast Chiles takes bronze medal fight to Swiss court September 17, 2024 US gymnast Jordan Chiles is taking her legal fight for a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. Chiles was initially ranked fifth in the final of the women’s floor event in the French capital this summer but upgraded to third after her coach requested a review of her [...]
Saracens chief Mark Thompson: TV deals, club losses and future of rugby September 17, 2024 Saracens Rugby’s new chief executive Mark Thompson discusses TV broadcast deals, the club’s path away from their recent £5m loss and the state of rugby union and its future. Being a rugby bigwig cannot be far from the most stressful job in sporting governance; the English game is a borderline failure and clubs are churning [...]
Emery wants Villa victory for Shaw as pubs get set to cash in on Champions League September 17, 2024 Unai Emery has called upon his Aston Villa side to win their first top flight European tie since 1983 in honour of Gary Shaw, who won the cup with the Midlands outfit. Shaw, who was a key part of the victorious 1982 European Cup team, died on Monday at the age of 63. Aston Villa [...]
Premier League v Man City: What to expect from the eye-catching legal battle September 16, 2024 What exactly is the hearing looking at, and what should we expect to learn?
English football referees’ v HMRC: Top UK court dismisses £584,000 tax appeal September 16, 2024 The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from the football refereeing body regarding the employment status of 60 referees after the body was hit a £584,000 tax bill. HMRC hit Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) with the tax bill after it determined it should have paid taxation and National Insurance payments for the tax [...]
Major League Cricket to tempt England great Anderson with six-figure offer September 16, 2024 Anderson was ushered into international retirement by England chiefs earlier this summer but is considering prolonging his career by playing lucrative white-ball competitions.
Rahm outlines Ryder Cup ambition after clinching LIV Golf title September 16, 2024 Rahm won the final counting event in Chicago on Sunday to clinch first place — and a £14m bonus — in his debut season in LIV Golf.
US survive Team Europe surge to win Solheim Cup for first time since 2017 September 15, 2024 Team Europe came agonisingly close to a sensational comeback but fell just short as the United States won golf’s Solheim Cup. Team USA led 10-6 before the third day’s 12 singles matches at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, and looked favourite to surge towards their first Solheim Cup win since 2017. But [...]