EP: 264 Aintree – Thursday April 9, 2024 The opening day of this year’s Aintree Festival sees no fewer than four Grade 1 races for jumps fans to savour, including the Aintree Bowl and Aintree Hurdle, plus the big field Foxhunter Chase which is run over the famous grand national fences. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all of Thursday’s Aintree action. Hosted [...]
Meet Gregg Stevenson, the commando who lost both legs now going for Paralympic gold April 9, 2024 Stevenson lost both of his legs in Afghanistan but has a new career in sport.
Team GB rower Glover happy to take back seat in pursuit of more Olympic gold April 9, 2024 The double Olympic champion came out of retirement for the second time with the aim of making it to Paris.
Team GB’s secret weapon in bid for Paris 2024 Olympic success? Covid measures April 9, 2024 Team GB’s performance chiefs still want their athletes to be vigilant.
Extreme E series cuts carbon footprint by nearly 10 per cent April 9, 2024 Electric racing series Extreme E this morning announced it has cut its carbon footprint by another 8.2 per cent. The off-road series – which has teams under the ownership of the likes of McLaren, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button – also saw 30 per cent of the series three’s energy needs fuelled by [...]
Tom Brady co-owned Birmingham City edge closer to new stadium after land acquisition April 9, 2024 Championship side Birmingham City, part-owned by NFL legend Tom Brady, are a step closer to a brand new stadium after Knighthead completed the purchase of a 48-acre site in the east of the city. It is hoped that the site will house a vibrant Sports Quarter for Birmingham and become home to the Blues, who [...]
Champions League: Arsenal ready to take on Kane’s Bayern Munich April 8, 2024 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised his side’s mentality and character ahead of an enormous Champions League tie tonight against German side Bayern Munich. The Bavarians may be 16 points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen but the side – with Harry Kane posing a threat – will not give Arsenal an easy ride as the Gunners [...]
Stokes, Broad, Ennis-Hill VC fund buys into ticketing platform Seat Unique April 8, 2024 The Players Fund have invested into premium ticketing platform Seat Unique as the athlete-led venture capital firm’s portfolio grows. The Players Fund includes star sporting names such as Jessica Ennis-Hill and Eni Aluko, United States sprinter Allyson Felix, Ben Stokes Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer. In August last year it was reportedly backed to the [...]
Enhanced Games: Swimmer Magnussen says money key but not deciding factor to join doping Olympics April 8, 2024 Swimmer James Magnussen, the first athlete to sign up for the Enhanced Games, admits that a $1m prize was the “tipping point” to agreeing to take part in the so-called doped Olympics but insists his decision was not just about money. Magnussen, a former world champion and Olympic medallist, is coming out of retirement to [...]
Everton handed another points deduction as Premier League relegation fears deepen April 8, 2024 The decision drops the Toffees one place to 16th in the table.