Nick Kyrgios: I’ll always be there for Novak Djokovic May 16, 2024 Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has said he will always be there for Novak Djokovic after the duo revealed they’ve buried the hatchet on a chequered relationship. In the past Kyrgios has described the Serbian as a “tool” during the period where Djokovic was banned from entering Australia due to his Covid-19 vaccination status. He [...]
Maro Itoje and Ben Earl on Saracens, departing teammates and what success looks like May 15, 2024 Sat on the balcony overlooking the trading ring of Finsbury Square’s London Metal Exchange, Saracens stalwarts and England internationals Ben Earl and Maro Itoje take in what they’ve just witnessed. In the preceding hour a handful of men in suits debated, argued and eventually decided the price of zinc, copper and other metals for the [...]
Premier League clubs to vote on scrapping VAR next month May 15, 2024 Premier League clubs are set to hold a vote next month which could see VAR abolished from the English top flight. Introduced in 2019, VAR has been at the centre of a number of decisions this year which the PGMOL, Professional Game Match Officials Limited, have admitted were incorrect. The proposed vote would need 14 [...]
Netflix scores rights to screen NFL Christmas Day games May 15, 2024 Netflix has been experimenting with the NFL, for example with its 2023 series Quarterback and new series Receiver premiering this summer.
US firm offer Everton £150m loan to help finish Bramley-Moore Dock stadium May 15, 2024 Struggling Premier League club Everton have been offered a £150m loan by a private equity firm to help in the completion of their new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium. The Merseyside club’s owner Farhad Moshiri has been trying to sell the club to American firm 777 Partners but the deal has stalled. It has left the future [...]
Alex Albon extends Williams Racing contract beyond new era of F1 May 15, 2024 Williams Racing F1 driver Alex Albon has committed himself to the team in a multi-year contract that extends his association with the British firm to beyond 2026. The Thai racer has been the leading driver for Williams in recent seasons and has signed on with his team into a new regulation period for Formula 1 [...]
Who is playing in NFL London games in 2024? May 15, 2024 The NFL yesterday confirmed which regular season matches both Wembley Stadium and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would host in the 2024-25 season. The New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings will open the London series of games at the home of Spurs before the Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Chicago Bears at the north London [...]
Sam Torrance: History favours McIlroy but Scheffler’s still the man to beat at US PGA May 15, 2024 McIlroy is back at Valhalla as the US PGA Championship returns to the Kentucky venue, and that is not the only little bit of history repeating itself.
Jack Sullivan: West Ham director on trophies, succession and creating a legacy May 15, 2024 Jack Sullivan is the son of West Ham’s biggest shareholder David Sullivan. He was raised in and around the Hammers and is using his experience to forge his own business path. In a ranging interview; he talks about his family, West Ham and the future. If you were to ask any fan of West Ham [...]
I Spy the value with Catcher in York’s Clipper May 14, 2024 YORK’s Dante Festival begins today, where Oaks and Derby trials the Musidora and Dante take centre stage. Impressive Pretty Polly winner, Friendly Soul, is a strong favourite for today’s Musidora (3.45pm), while in tomorrow’s trial for the colts, Godolphin’s returning Ancient Wisdom heads the market. Neither look like great betting events though, and I’d rather [...]