Manchester United record most expensive squad EVER at £1.2bn, Uefa report February 14, 2024 The Manchester United squad that concluded the 2022-23 season was the most expensively-assembled team on record, a new report revealed this morning. An official Uefa document, titled European Club Finance and Investment Landscape Report, says the Old Trafford club’s 2023 financial year-end squad cost a collective €1.42bn (£1.21bn), which topples the previous record of €1.33bn [...]
Mapletoft: Pathways must be key in upcoming rugby recalibration February 14, 2024 England under-20 head coach Mark Mapletoft has issued a rallying call to rugby chiefs to recalibrate the game and prioritise pathways to improve the national team when stakeholders decide on the future of the sport. The Professional Game Agreement was last officially signed eight years ago and is due for renewal in July this year. [...]
Lor has found Right race for Golden Long February 14, 2024 IT’S BACK to normality for racing fans in Hong Kong today, when Happy Valley serves up a nine-race programme full of hotly contested handicaps, for which plenty of luck will be required to find winners. It wasn’t easy for racing fans seeking to celebrate the start of Chinese New Year with a host of surprise [...]
Caspar Fownes in Noble Pursuit of another Valley winner February 14, 2024 THERE has been no stopping the proclaimed ‘King of the Valley’, trainer Caspar Fownes, at his favourite venue in Hong Kong this season. The former four-time Champion Trainer has been in the form of his life at the city track, saddling 20 winners already this season, with a win and place strike rate of over [...]
Chelsea approach Lyon and Bompastor amid Hayes replacement search February 14, 2024 Chelsea Women have reportedly approached Lyon’s Sonia Bompastor as a potential replacement for Emma Hayes. Hayes will leave the Blues at the end of the season to take up a role with the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT). Bompastor has won the Champions League as both a player and a manager and is the [...]
The record salary Emma Hayes is set to earn as US women’s manager February 14, 2024 Hayes is the most successful manager in Women's Super League history.
Tuilagi returns to England Six Nations squad after injury recovery February 14, 2024 England have recalled centre Manu Tuilagi to their 36-man training squad ahead of their Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland next weekend. Tuilagi missed England’s wins over Italy and Wales with a groin injury but the 108kg centre is back as they seek to beat Scotland for the first time in three years. The Sale Shark [...]
McLaren F1 boss Brown lambasts team co-ownership, calls for FIA action February 14, 2024 Chief executive of McLaren Racing Zak Brown called for the FIA to look into the practice of co-ownership in Formula 1. Brown has long been critical of co-ownership in the sport and reiterated his concerns when speaking to Sky Sports. He explained: “If you look at every other major sport you’re not allowed to own other [...]
Legal take: What we, and cricket, can learn from Rehan Ahmed visa saga February 14, 2024 England begin the third of five Tests against India in Rajkot tomorrow. But after issues with the visa of Shoaib Bashir before the first Test in Hyderabad, England have again come up against issues with entering the county. This time, though, it’s leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed. Dipesh Shah, Head of Corporate Immigration at JMW Solicitors breaks [...]
Le Tissier, Hartson and Fowler given ticking off by advertising watchdog over Supreme CBD social media ads February 14, 2024 Matt Le Tissier, John Hartson and Anthony Fowler have been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over social media posts promoting CBD products. The advertising watchdog upheld complaints relating to posts about Supreme CBD by the trio of former sports stars for failing to disclose they were advertisements and “making health claims about a [...]