The UK is lagging behind in supporting the scale and economic potential of growing sectors, including sports and recreation: Padel is a prime example March 1, 2024 | City Talk With over 25 million players in more than 90 countries, padel has been taking the world by storm, and has frequently been reported as the fastest-growing sport across the globe. Spain has six million players, and over 20,000 courts. Italy is the fastest new adopter of the sport, making up 18.5% of all global Google [...]
Wolves and the waning Chinese interest in English football March 1, 2024 Wolves have bucked the trend of Chinese owners selling up. Are they here to stay?
EP: 254 Kelso, Doncaster, Newbury & Hong Kong March 1, 2024 We can look forward to a host of jumps racing on Saturday with no less than three meetings featuring on ITV, including Grade 2 action at Kelso, the Greatwood Gold Cup at Newbury and the Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, with Wally [...]
England rugby team could go rest of 2024 without win March 1, 2024 Having watched how England faded in the Calcutta Cup I do fear it could be one long year for fans of the Red Rose. Steve Borthwick’s luck started this year with back-to-back Test wins against Italy and Wales – who themselves are going through rebuilds of sorts. But after their loss to Scotland last weekend [...]
F1 calendar: Where do they race and what F1 race is next? February 29, 2024 This weekend Formula 1 returns to Bahrain with the 2024 F1 season getting underway on Saturday in the Middle East. But here we look at the sheer global travel schedule that’s put on the paddock, starting in Bahrain and travelling the world before its Abu Dhabi conclusion. This is what the season would look like [...]
Crystal Palace owner John Textor wants football to create ‘World Super League’ February 29, 2024 Textor also called football's sustainability rules 'fraudulent'.
Paul Pogba handed four-year ban from football for failing doping test February 29, 2024 Pogba has been provisionally suspended since September.
Doped Olympics, the Enhanced Games, is “bollocks”, says Seb Coe February 29, 2024 World Athletics chief Seb Coe has rubbished plans for a doping Olympics, the Enhanced Games, as “bollocks”. The former Olympic champion was speaking ahead of this weekend’s World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. “It’s bollocks. I can’t really get excited about it,” Coe said. “There’s only one message and that is if anyone is moronic [...]
Horner: Red Bull F1 team never been stronger February 29, 2024 In the first interview since being cleared by Red Bull of inappropriate behaviour, Christian Horner has said his F1 team has “never been stronger”. The 50-year-old was under investigation for misconduct until this week when a Red Bull statement announced the team principal had been cleared of all accusations by a female employee. “I am [...]
Motorsport UK chair: F1 and sport here needs more recognition February 29, 2024 City A.M.’s Matt Hardy sat down with Prodrive and Motorsport UK chair David Richards to discuss the quality of “our” Silicon Valley, entering Formula 1 and the future of motorsport on these shores. When you compare the Bay region of California with its millions of inhabitants overheating in the West Coast sunshine with the often [...]