Fifa+ deal to boost Dazn’s quest for first profit, says CEO June 8, 2026 Dazn CEO Shay Segev insists the global sport streaming platform will make money from hosting Fifa+, the world governing body’s mothballed direct-to-consumer product. Fifa+, which comprises archive footage, live games from obscure competitions and magazine shows, is now only available on Dazn after Fifa pulled the plug on its four-year-old D2C offering. Segev told City [...]
Why investors will be keeping a close eye on rugby’s Nations Championship June 7, 2026 The Nations Championship begins in a month and it will be a stress test for investors looking at rugby, Neil Barlow says. International rugby tournaments have always been the sport’s biggest draws. There is nothing quite like the Six Nations to bring out classic memes of rugby fans wearing bootcut jeans and loafers filling pubs. [...]
London Broncos raid Super League club ahead of hopeful top flight return June 6, 2026 London Broncos have raided the Super League for an experienced centre as the rugby league club looks to build for the top flight. The club – which was purchased last year by a consortium of Australians led by Brisbane Broncos legend Darren Lockyer – have signed Toby King from Warrington Wolves on a two-year deal, [...]
Back Bonnard to upset Cellini in the Derby June 5, 2026 WORLD Pool is in operation for a second successive day at Epsom, with all eight races on Derby Day being globally commingled. I’m keen to play in the feature and take advantage of the potential for healthy overpays offered by the global pools, and you can too by betting with the Tote. BENVENUTO CELLINI spearheads [...]
Kinswoman to take the honours in Dash for glory June 5, 2026 THERE aren’t many races that are over more quickly than the Epsom Dash (3.15pm), a five-furlong handicap run largely downhill that takes about 55 seconds to run. It goes without saying that you need blazing speed for this test and KINSWOMAN certainly has that sort of raw pace. William Haggas’ filly had a busy first season, [...]
Pay Attention to Crawford’s Public at Sha Tin June 5, 2026 SERIOUS minded bettors in Hong Kong will need to keep a close-watch on the weather again, as racing gets underway at the later time of 9.00am for an 11-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday. There have plenty of thunderstorms and heavy showers circling the city over the last few days, and it is anyone’s [...]
Purton to tuck into a weekend winner with Gusto June 5, 2026 SPARE a thought for 29-year-old local jockey Angus Chung when he arrives at Sha Tin on Sunday. The two-pound claiming rider, retained by the Tony Cruz stable with 23 winners to his name this season, has only four rides on the card but more importantly has lost two plum rides on the programme. Unfortunately, despite [...]
Santander: Fans to spend thousands watching World Cup from Britain June 5, 2026 Santander have said to expect Brits to fork out thousands to watch the Fifa World Cup from afar this month. Research from the bank reveals that Brits will spend, on average, £630 on eating out and drinking over the 104-match tournament while it estimates over £200 will be spent on takeaways, the same on taxis, [...]
Tottenham Hotspur: Daniel Levy sells majority of shares in Spurs owner ENIC June 5, 2026 Daniel Levy has sold the majority of his shares in the parent company of Tottenham Hotspur to Eight Sports Capital. The British Virgin Islands-registered firm has agreed to buy a 24.99 per cent stake in Spurs’ majority shareholder, ENIC Sports and Developments Holdings Limited, from the trustee of Daniel Levy’s family trust. It leaves Levy, [...]
Manchester City now worth £7.5bn, says chairman Al Mubarak June 5, 2026 Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak insists the club are now worth at least £7.5bn but that owner Sheikh Mansour has no intention of selling. City have been the most successful English club of the last 10 years but have now gone two seasons without winning the Premier League title for the first time since [...]