Bayern Munich end £17m-a-year Qatari sponsor deal following fan protests June 28, 2023 Bayern Munich have ended a long-standing sponsorship relationship with Qatar following sustained protests from some supporters. Germany’s most successful football club have sported Qatar Airways’ logo on their shirt sleeves since 2018 in a deal reported to be worth around €20m (£17m) a year. That replaced a similar sponsorship agreement with Doha Airport, while the [...]
Chris Tremlett: Four seamers right call for England in Lord’s Ashes Test June 28, 2023 A Lord’s Test match is always special, even more so during the Ashes. It is the Home of Cricket and Ben Stokes and his England side will be keen to level up the series after their opening loss to Australia. The tourists played their part in an exceptional Test match and while the early declaration [...]
Denfield can break duck under Valley Wonder Vincent Ho June 27, 2023 BANK on the talented, but sometimes frustrating, DENFIELD to finally recoup some of his expensive sales purchase price when lining-up in division one of the Dianthus Handicap (1.15pm) over six furlongs, on the mid-week Happy Valley card. Connections had to go to around £780,000 to buy this Australian-bred son of Deep Field at last season’s [...]
Juneau no Flash in the pan as he aims for overdue win June 27, 2023 BETTORS may have left Sha Tin last Sunday with a smile on their faces after six favourites obliged on the 10-race programme, but they will surely face a different scenario when they arrive at Happy Valley. The nine-race card looks a minefield and typical end-of-season action, so anyone showing a profit come its conclusion should [...]
Exclusive: Northampton Saints to appoint ex-League boss Radford as defence coach June 27, 2023 Premiership rugby club Northampton Saints are set to appoint former Castleford Tigers boss Lee Radford as their defence coach, City A.M. understands. Saints have been in the market for an addition to their coaching team since former defence lead Ian Vass left the club last Friday. A move to rugby union and Northampton would make [...]
Trevor Steven: Declan Rice should choose Manchester City over Arsenal June 27, 2023 There is no question that this is the right time for Declan Rice to leave West Ham United. Firmly established in the Premier League at 24, now is a natural juncture for him to move on and he can depart on good terms after helping the Hammers win a European trophy. I also don’t think [...]
Ashes: Tongue in for Moeen as England look to level series at Lord’s June 27, 2023 Josh Tongue will make his Ashes debut tomorrow at Lord’s with the seamer England’s only change for the second Test against Australia. The 25-year-old seamer replaces spinner Moeen Ali as Ben Stokes’s side look to level the Ashes series at 1-1. The England side is otherwise unchanged and will see a full-time bowling attack made [...]
Women’s tennis gets financial boost as WTA Tour pledges more equal prize money events June 27, 2023 The WTA Tour has announced plans for a major increase in the number of tennis tournaments that will pay equal prize money to women and men. From 2027, at least seven WTA 1000 events, the most important tournaments outside of the Grand Slams, will offer equal prize money, the tour said. By 2030, all 10 [...]
Manchester United forecast record revenues as fans protest Glazers’ stalling on a sale June 27, 2023 Manchester United chiefs expect to achieve record revenues of up to £640m this year after raising their guidance for investors. United’s revenue for the three months to March 2023 increased 3.5 per cent on the same period last year to £481.1m. It comes after the 20-time English champions enjoyed a return to form on the [...]
Stormzy and Wilfried Zaha team up to buy hometown football club Croydon Athletic June 27, 2023 Rapper Stormzy and Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha have agreed to buy their hometown football club, AFC Croydon Athletic. Stormzy and Zaha are part of a three-man consortium, which also includes former Palace kit man Danny Young, that has exchanged contracts for a takeover with the current ownership. No financial details have been disclosed and [...]