Cause for Newnham celebration with Beer Palace December 24, 2023 IT WILL be good to see legendry Australian jockey Hugh Bowman back in action at Sha Tin on Boxing Day, with three booked rides on the 10-race programme. Bowman, who suffered a nasty fall at Sha Tin on November 11th, fracturing his scapula and three vertebrae, returns to the saddle just six weeks later, proving [...]
Wise to back Dragon to land a Gorgeous first Win December 24, 2023 RACEGOERS better make the most of supporting reigning champion jockey Zac Purton before he takes a leave of absence for three race meetings at the beginning of January. Purton, a runaway leader in the jockeys’ championship table with 46 victories, has already accumulated 14 wins this month, and will be very short odds to improve [...]
The big fat sports quiz of 2023: January to March December 24, 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 first quarter of 2023. We saw the Premier League continue, the return of LIV Golf and the Six Nations. [...]
How Africa Cup of Nations and Asian Cup will impact Premier League clubs in January December 23, 2023 Some clubs are set to lose six players for up to seven weeks.
Chris Tremlett: Ashes, England, Stokes and Broad in my 2023 review December 23, 2023 The last 12 months haven’t, on the surface at least, been the best for England cricket. They’ve completed the year without a Test or T20I series win and their one-day World Cup performance in India was below par. But there have been some astonishing moments across 2023 both for England and others. Here are my [...]
EP: 244 Ascot, Haydock & Hong Kong December 22, 2023 The Long Walk Hurdle is the feature race at Ascot on Saturday, with Haydock also staging an afternoon meeting just before this year’s Christmas celebrations get underway. We also preview both the King George on Boxing Day at Kempton and the Welsh National the following day at Chepstow. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews [...]
European Super League: Arsenal issue muted response but Ancelotti backs plans December 22, 2023 The European Super League attempted a soft launch of a new format yesterday having won a landmark ruling at the European Court of Justice with Arsenal issuing a muted response to the announcement. The move will see a number of clubs partake in a European competition that has been marketed as above any domestic league. [...]
2023 rugby review: Jones, Sexton, England, London Irish and Hunter December 22, 2023 It’s been quite the 2023 in rugby. This year South Africa won the Rugby World Cup, La Rochelle lifted the Champions Cup after Leinster No10 Johnny Sexton abused the referee, the women’s game has grown further and Australia had 12 months of Eddie Jones. Well, almost. It has had it all. English rugby lost two [...]
ECJ ruling on Super League ‘opens door’ to Gulf and US private equity December 21, 2023 This week’s ruling on the European Super League by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) opens the door to economic and political opportunity from Gulf states and the US, according to a top geopolitics professor. The judgment deemed some of the rules used by Uefa and Fifa to block the creation of the European Super [...]
European Super League: Brexit means UK doesn’t need to follow ECJ ruling December 21, 2023 On Thursday the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on a case relating to Uefa, Fifa and the European Super League (ESL). The judgment stated that rules used to prevent the breakaway were unlawful and anti competition. City A.M. have spoken to a number of lawyers who have offered their reaction to the ECJ judgment. [...]