NBA invests in Silicon Valley firm ahead of London game at the O2 January 14, 2026 The NBA has announced an investment in Silicon Valley firm Evergent Technologies on the eve of the US basketball league’s long-awaited return to London this weekend. The tech firm is a key cog in the competition’s successful NBA League Pass direct-to-consumer platform, which offers live streaming of games to subscribers in more than 185 countries. [...]
London Broncos: Sunday fixture begins wild ride on journey to Super League January 14, 2026 On Sunday at the home of AFC Wimbledon, a rebranded, refreshed and resurrected London Broncos will make their Championship rugby league debut under new ownership. After former owner David Hughes put the club up for sale in 2024, the Broncos were staring down the barrel of extinction, a fate visited on a number of sports [...]
Exclusive: Former Man United CEO’s firm partners with CVC volleyball league January 14, 2026 Former Manchester United chief executive Richard Arnold’s sport commercial consultancy has entered into a partnership with the CVC Capital Partners-run Volleyball World, City AM can reveal. Red Tiger Marketing will today announce a deal with the league, owned by the private equity giant thrusted into the sporting world through Formula 1, which will “drive the [...]
Sheffield United cut ties with data firm over takeover bid for rivals Wednesday January 14, 2026 Sheffield United have terminated their consultancy contract with Short Circuit Science after the data company was named the preferred bidder of rivals Sheffield Wednesday last month. The business founded by former professional poker player James Bord had been advising Sheffield United on new signings and recommended the recruitment of Ruben Selles as manager last summer, [...]
Exclusive: London Broncos plan Challenge Cup game at Stoop January 14, 2026 London Broncos plan to take a game to the Twickenham Stoop this year as part of their first season under Australian ownership. Brisbane Broncos NRL legend Darren Lockyer and a consortium of fellow countrymen acquired the Championship team, based at AFC Wimbledon’s Cherry Red Records Stadium, in 2025 with ambitions to see a London side [...]
Worth taking a plunge with Issam and Lake January 13, 2026 A SMALL field of five have been entered for this weekend’s feature race, Ascot’s Grade One Clarence House Chase (3.30pm), with Willie Mullins’ Il Etait Temps heading the betting. He hasn’t been to Ascot before but judging by his recent performances at Sandown, last time when thumping Jonbon in the Grade One Tingle Creek, he [...]
Wendi looks a Goer for Snowden in Brown Advisory January 13, 2026 WITH the big week growing ever closer, it’s time to take another look at the ante-post betting markets for the Cheltenham Festival. I’m going to focus on the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase, where the market is dominated by the likes of Final Demand and Romeo Coolio for Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott. Final Demand is [...]
Take a swing with Golf in Hong Kong’s January Cup January 13, 2026 WEDNESDAY’s Group Three January Cup Handicap (1.40pm) over nine furlongs is the centrepiece of a highly competitive nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong. The feature race on the card is the only Group contest of the season at the iconic city track – first run in 2004 – and has in the past [...]
Max Que to give Purton a perfect day at the Valley January 13, 2026 LOOK no further than MAX QUE to atone for an unlucky defeat at the hands of rival Silvery Breeze in the APM Monaco Cup Handicap (12.35pm) over a mile. The Mark Newnham-trained five-year-old is already a dual winner this season at Sha Tin and was undone by an awkward draw when he finished a fast-closing [...]
NBA Europe suffers setback as Barcelona eye EuroLeague extension January 13, 2026 The NBA’s plans to launch a new basketball league in Europe next year appear to have suffered a setback after Barcelona reportedly decided against signing up to the ambitious project. Barcelona, one of the continent’s most successful and prestigious teams, were among the established names courted by the NBA and its advisors JPMorgan and Raine [...]