The big fat sports quiz of 2023: October to December January 2, 2024 Here at City A.M we love a quiz. And this year our sports trivia competition is so fun we have divided it into four sections, one for each quarter of the year. This is for the final quarter of 2023. We saw the Ryder Cup and the Davis Cup dazzle. Vegas hosted a F1 Grand [...]
Sports Law in 2024: The cases that will define the year December 31, 2023 The courtroom (or more often, arbitration centre) has long been an important field of competition in sport, but the day-to-day news may never before have contained so many high-profile cases in the sector. We take a look at the decisions and disputes that will define 2024 as a year in sports law. Football For those [...]
Fantastic Treasure awaits punters on New Year’s Day at Sha Tin December 30, 2023 ANTICIPATE long queues of enthusiastic racegoers clamouring to get through the turnstiles when the gates open for the popular New Year’s Day programme at Sha Tin on Monday. Given the name of ‘Lucky Start 2024’ by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, racing fans will be adorned in lucky blue caps and armed with newly purchased [...]
Ng’s Mugen can force his rivals into raising White flag December 30, 2023 THE EXTRAORDINARY winning sequence of trainer Pierre Ng, who saddled winners at 15 consecutive meetings, may have ended recently, but it would be a brave man to overlook his runners at Sha Tin on Monday. The runaway leader in the trainers’ championship sends nine raiders to the track and notably saddles four contenders in the [...]
The big fat sports quiz of 2023: July to September December 30, 2023 Here at City A.M we love a quiz. And this year our sports trivia competition is so fun we have divided it into four sections, one for each quarter of the year. This is for the third quarter of 2023. We saw Wimbledon and the Ashes create amazing contests Team GB were on tour and [...]
‘The stupid footballer is dead’: Why 2023 was the year of the athlete investor December 29, 2023 Jordan and Beckham were the pioneers, but this tremd shows no signs of slowing.
David Beckham’s business empire sees revenue more than double, but losses continue to mount for wife Victoria’s firm December 29, 2023 David Beckham netted more than £70m in revenue through his business empire last year but his wife Victoria’s fashion firm required millions in cash injections to stay afloat, new accounts have shown.
EP: 245 Newbury & Haydock December 29, 2023 The Grade One Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury is the feature race in the UK on Saturday afternoon with a really good field lining up, plus there’s jumps racing action taking place further north at Haydock Park. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews Saturday’s UK racing highlights. Hosted by Chris Barnett. The Punter ‘The [...]
Trevor Steven: My hope for 2024 is that Southgate takes final step with England December 28, 2023 Our columnists reflects on his footballing hopes for 2024.
Feeling right for Richards’ Eagle to soar to victory December 28, 2023 WITH the action having come thick and fast for racing fans in Hong Kong over the festive period, there’s more to look forward to with another exciting and competitive eight-race programme at Happy Valley today. Racing takes place on the C+3 track, renowned for measuring just the narrow width of a cricket pitch, and where [...]