European football chief Ceferin plays down fears of talent drain to Saudi Pro League June 19, 2023 Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin insists he is not worried about the Saudi Pro League’s ambitious transfer policy stripping European football of its top stars. Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante and Ruben Neves have already followed Cristian Ronaldo in moving to Saudi, where a major investment programme from the Public Investment Fund is also reported to be [...]
EP: 207 Royal Ascot – Tuesday June 19, 2023 Three Group 1 races for us to enjoy on the first day of Royal Ascot as the best week of international racing gets underway on Tuesday. The Queen Anne, the King’s Stand and the St. James’s Palace Stakes all look to provide a great deal of excitement for flat racing fans, and we get to [...]
The Punter Summary Podcast 20 June June 19, 2023 Here’s your chance to hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s best racing tips for Tuesday at Royal Ascot in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting [...]
20,000 abusive social media posts made during Fifa World Cup, England v France with the highest proportion June 19, 2023 There were almost 20,000 abusive social media posts aimed at players, teams and officials during last year’s Fifa World Cup, according to a new report by the sport’s governing body and player union Fifpro released yesterday. The 19,600 abusive messages came from 12,600 accounts during the showpiece event held in Qatar last winter. Fifa went [...]
Ashes: Australia gain momentum as rain dampens England June 18, 2023 Australia gained the momentum off England and into their camp after the third day of the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Ben Stokes’s England lead by just 35 at close after Australia ate into much of the lead built up on day one before a bolshie declaration. Australia – powered by a stunning knock of [...]
Rafael Nadal hopes of retiring at Paris 2024 Olympics set to be scuppered by ITF rules June 18, 2023 Rafael Nadal is being denied a potential farewell at the Paris 2024 Olympics by inflexible International Tennis Federation rules that need changing, says one of the sport’s leading chiefs. Nadal, 37, has announced that he plans to retire next year and it is understood that the King of Clay had hoped to bow out on [...]
‘Tennis is asleep at the wheel. It needs a wake-up call’ – Dietloff von Arnim interview June 18, 2023 Dietloff von Arnim on why the International Tennis Federation needs change, the Davis Cup ‘failure’, and running for president. With Novak Djokovic still in record-breaking shape, Iga Swiatek underlining her status as one the sport’s new stars and focus turning to the pristine lawns of Wimbledon, it would be easy to assume that all is [...]
Brits win men’s and women’s singles titles at Nottingham Open in grass court bounce June 18, 2023 Andy Murray and Katie Boulter won the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Nottingham Open yesterday in a grass season bounce for Brits following a disappointing spell on clay. Former British No1 Murray backed up Challenger Tour wins on clay in France with a straight sets 6-4 6-4 win against Frenchman Arthur Cazaux. The [...]
Murray wins in Nottingham as Scot closes in on Wimbledon seed June 18, 2023 Andy Murray edged closer to a Wimbledon seed with his third Challenger title of the year at the Nottingham Open. The former British No1 backed up Challenger Tour wins on clay in France and on grass at Surberton at the Nottingham Open to leave him on the cusp of a favourable draw at tennis’ third [...]
Moeen punished for spraying substance on hand during Ashes June 18, 2023 England’s returning cricketer Moeen Ali has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee after admitting to spraying an unauthorised drying agent on his hands. The all-rounder was standing on the boundary on the second day of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia. Moeen – who has returned to the Test side [...]