Can recycled rugby balls help sport’s fast fashion-style dilemma? April 1, 2024 Rugby balls are set to go green after major manufacturer Rhino announced they will produce balls made of recycled rubber. The initiative, which is set to be fully in place by the end of the decade, will look to bring an end to a sport’s version of fast fashion, whereby a high churn culture does [...]
Why Manchester City v Arsenal is just start of make-or-break month for Arteta’s team March 31, 2024 Last year Erling Haaland let down his hair and showed that City were head and shoulders above Arsenal.
The Boat Race: Who are favourites and where do Oxford and Cambridge race? March 30, 2024 It’s that time of year again, when the Gemini Boat Race makes west London’s Thames banks become awash with current and former Oxford and Cambridge students. So with the annual rowing regatta returning to the capital on this Easter weekend, albeit with a warning not to enter the water due to E. coli, we’ve taken [...]
Progressive Mugen can land feature for championship-leading trainer Ng March 29, 2024 HONG KONG racing fans can look forward to a typical highly-competitive 10-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday morning, featuring the £300,000 Class Two United Alumni Handicap (6.45am) over a mile. Form students be warned, a band of rain is sweeping into the territory over the weekend, and with possible thunderstorms, surface conditions may well [...]
Data and Setanta may Rise above their opposition March 29, 2024 THE CUHK Alumni Cup (8.10am), a handicap over seven furlongs, looks at the mercy of GOLDEN RISE, representing the all-conquering partnership of John Size and jockey Zac Purton. The combination have a 21 percent win strike-rate this season and should add to that impressive record with a galloper who has chased home progressive Patch Of [...]
London Lions: ‘Do-or-die’ EuroCup semi-final has crowds flocking to Copper Box March 29, 2024 Over 7,000 fans are expected to cram into the Copper Box tonight as London Lions take on Paris in the EuroCup semi-finals. The British Basketball League side come into this second leg of three with a deficit but know they’re on the cusp of an incredible achievement against competition favourites Paris. “I’ve already forgotten about [...]
EP: 262 Musselburgh, Dubai & Hong Kong March 29, 2024 There is some excellent racing this Saturday with flat action up at Musselburgh, whilst Worldpool are offering their unique bets on Dubai World Cup night which takes place at Meydan racecourse, with no less than five Group 1 races to look forward to on a truly international racecard. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews [...]
Red Roses dominance is bad omen for women’s game (but they’re great to watch) March 29, 2024 Having beaten Italy 48-0 with 14 players in their Women’s Six Nations opener, it is fair to say England’s Red Roses continue to be one of rugby’s most dominant teams ever. Yes, that makes successive World Cup failures harder to stomach but the England national team are otherwise seemingly unstoppable. However, their impressive win in [...]
Premiership rugby: Saracens make £5m loss and clubs to battle government? March 27, 2024 England’s top-flight Premiership rugby clubs are at loggerheads with the government over the repayment of loans worth over £150m from the Covid-19 pandemic. The first raft of repayments are due imminently, according to the Mail, and clubs are hoping to get repayment dates pushed back. The government is said to have provided low interest loans [...]
The Boat Race: Rowers urged to stay out of water due to E. coli March 27, 2024 Celebrations for the winning teams in this year’s Boat Race have been warned not to throw their cox in the Thames, as per tradition, due to the threat of E. coli in the water. Men’s and women’s crews from Oxford and Cambridge universities will take part in the iconic Boat Race along a stretch of [...]