Lloyds Bank urges Premier League football fans to avoid ticket scams August 3, 2024 Football fans are being warned by Lloyds Bank to watch out for ticket scams, after it recorded a jump in cases.
Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics: How many medals will Britain win in athletics? August 2, 2024 The athletics got underway yesterday with the race walks but the Stade de France stadium programme really kicks off for Team GB this morning. Athletics will be a daily occurrence between now and the closing ceremony with Britain in the mix for medals. Team GB finished 24th in the Tokyo 2020 medal table, a low [...]
EP: 289 Glorious Goodwood – Saturday & Newmarket August 2, 2024 The hustle and bustle of the Stewards Cup takes place over the straight 6-furlong course at Goodwood on Saturday, with the fillies Group 2 Lillie Langtry Stakes another highlight at the West Sussex course. ITV also show two races from Newmarket’s Saturday afternoon meeting. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s [...]
Team GB sprint ace’s coaching switch tipped to help her win Olympic medal August 2, 2024 Asher-Smith begins her campaign at their Stade de France on Friday.
Captain Kerr ready for 1500m battle with Ingebrigtsen in Paris August 1, 2024 Josh Kerr is blocking out the noise as he begins his bid to compete in what he believes will be “one of the best 1500m races of all time” against Jakob Ingebrigtsen. The reigning world champion takes to the Stade de France track in the first of three heats tomorrow morning at 10.10am, with fellow [...]
Padel Takes Center Stage at Marble Arch: Play the World’s Fastest Growing Sport in an Iconic London Setting August 1, 2024 | City Talk Following the success of the Padel Tennis Festival in the City’s Crescent, EC1 in front of Tower Suites last year, a new initiative is now similarly encouraging workers back to their workplaces and attracting a new audience to London’s Central Activity Zone. This summer the Central London Alliance and in partnership with Marble Arch BID has capitalised [...]
Saudi Arabia: The proposed stadiums of the 2034 Fifa World Cup August 1, 2024 Saudi Arabia is probably going to be hosting the 2034 Fifa World Cup. They are the only bidder at the moment and the process has closed, so it’s odds on. And, unsurprisingly, they’ve gone all out in their stadium design. This week their respective delegation submitted their bid with renders of the proposed stadiums. Take [...]
The Olympics are about building a better world, not just muscles August 1, 2024 There’s more to the Olympics than “faster higher, stronger” – they inspire generations to create a more tolerant, inclusive society, says Matt Hardy The Olympic Games are more than sport and ego; they are an appreciation of dedication, patriotism and the highs and lows of humankind. Already we have seen the sheer jubilation of Adam [...]
Opera out to hit high notes in the Nassau July 31, 2024 THERE’s more Group One action to look forward to on today’s card from Glorious Goodwood, with the Nassau Stakes (3.35pm) for the fillies and mares. Aidan O’Brien has won four editions of the Nassau, but hasn’t triumphed since Winter’s victory in 2017, and the master of Ballydoyle relies on OPERA SINGER here. This daughter of [...]
Crisfords’ Mey looks like a Daan good bet in the Gordon July 31, 2024 WHILE the Nassau naturally takes precedence today, my eye is also drawn to the Gordon Stakes (3.00pm). This race is rarely a big-field cavalry charge, and it won’t be this year either with only five runners, but I still think there are bets to be had. Jan Brueghel is going to be the hot favourite, [...]