England cricket chiefs refusing to let counties blow Hundred cash on wages January 21, 2026 The England and Wales Cricket Board is at loggerheads with a number of counties who are growing increasingly frustrated at delays in accessing the proceeds from the £520m sale of stakes in the eight Hundred franchises last year. While the ECB have already distributed tens of millions of pounds from the sale to counties with [...]
Premier League boom ‘masking’ English football’s financial woes, says BDO January 21, 2026 The Premier League’s record revenues and transfer spending are masking deepening financial worries lower down the English football pyramid, according to a new report from BDO. The business advisory firm’s annual survey of finance directors at clubs in the top four divisions found that 90 per cent expected to report pre-tax trading losses for 2025. [...]
Gowel Hy on the list to land another Cleeve crown January 20, 2026 CHELTENHAM Trials Day on Saturday provides a chance to see some of the stars that could be on show at the Festival in March. Not many shine brighter than Sir Gino, who returned with a bang in the Christmas Hurdle and now faces a fascinating clash with last year’s Turner’s Novices’ Hurdle winner, The New [...]
Spindleberry’s a ripe pick for historic Gold Cup double January 20, 2026 PRIOR to the Cheltenham Festival, we’ve got the small matter of the Dublin Racing Festival in little over a week’s time, which brings two days of top-quality action from Leopardstown. The headline of the weekend is undoubtedly the Irish Gold Cup, where Galopin Des Champs will be looking to make it four successive victories in [...]
Episode 66: Cheltenham Trials Day and the Great Yorkshire Chase January 20, 2026 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are back to preview Saturday’s Cheltenham Trials Day and the Great Yorkshire Chase card at Doncaster. Bill has a long priced fancy for the Irish and Cheltenham Gold Cup, and Wally Pyrah returns with a preview of Sha Tin on Wednesday. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated [...]
Kingscote can reign Supreme with Universe on Sha Tin dirt January 20, 2026 HORSE racing enthusiasts in Hong Kong can look forward to a nine-race programme on the all-weather surface at Sha Tin today. Serious bettors are always wary about racing on dirt in the city, as there are so many imponderables to consider, most notably if the track will suit gallopers up with the pace from the [...]
Wind ready to Blaze the trail for Purton and Shum January 20, 2026 SPECIALIST big race trainer Danny Shum will be praying for some encouragement from his squad of 10 raiders at Sha Tin, before his stable star Romantic Warrior locks horns against great rival Voyage Bubble in the Group One Stewards’ Cup on Sunday. Shum has found it tough going in the city recently, with his stable [...]
Boycott 2026 World Cup over Greenland, European countries told January 20, 2026 European countries should consider a boycott of the 2026 World Cup over US president Donald Trump’s attempts to seize Greenland, say senior football figures in Germany and France. The US is set to stage the lion’s share of this summer’s tournament, which it is co-hosting with Canada and Mexico, including all knockout games from the [...]
Commonwealth Games chiefs defend move from BBC to TNT Sports January 20, 2026 Commonwealth Games chiefs have defended the multi-sport event’s move to TNT Sports, which ended a 70-year partnership with the BBC as chief broadcaster. The state broadcaster had held the rights to the coverage since the 1954 edition, then known as the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, in Vancouver. But the BBC’s 18-Games run will come [...]
Manchester Basketball to rival Man City and United for NBA Europe franchise January 20, 2026 The owners of Manchester’s Super League Basketball team are in talks over a bid, backed by private equity or sovereign wealth, for the city’s planned NBA Europe franchise. President Ben Pierson told City AM that their experience in operating professional teams in Manchester and neutrality to its partisan football scene could be assets in the [...]