Rafael Nadal to MISS the French Open and plans 2024 retirement May 18, 2023 Rafael Nadal will miss the 2023 French Open due to injury, the tennis star confirmed today. The 36-year-old has not played since sustaining an injury at this year’s Australian Open in January. It is the first time he will miss a French Open tournament since 2004. “I didn’t make the decision, my body made the [...]
Two thirds of Brits SUPPORT use of VAR in football, data shows May 18, 2023 Two thirds of British football fans support the use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in football, according to research exclusively seen by City A.M. Polling by market research leaders Ipsos has revealed that 65 per cent of fans in Britain support VAR in football while just shy of three quarters of those asked stated that [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Ford wading way into England squad? May 18, 2023 | Sponsored In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to assess whose form is hot – and whose is not – in the race to be part of the tournament in France later this year. Player of the week: George Ford, England [...]
Everton could be sold to 777 Partners NEXT WEEK for £600m, reports May 18, 2023 Premier League strugglers Everton could be under new ownership as early as next week with US fund 777 Partners reportedly willing to pay around £600m. Everton under existing owner Farhad Moshiri has been plagued with discontent from fans, despite a last ditch run at the end of last season to keep the Liverpudlians in the [...]
Dani Holmqvist on flying helicopters, swilling wine and fighting off venomous spiders May 18, 2023 Swedish golfer Dani Holmqvist on training to be a sommelier, learning to pilot a helicopter, squeezing venom out of a spider bite and this week’s “home” Aramco Team Series event in Florida. For some, a long recuperation following a crash would be the perfect excuse to put feet up, reach for the biscuit tin and [...]
‘It’s not hard to imagine a future where the IPL simply is cricket’ May 18, 2023 As the ICC is set to change the way it distributes revenue, with India getting a significant portion, Ed Warner states that it is not hard to imagine a world where the IPL simply is cricket. The venality and self-interest that drive decisions in international cricket have been so well known for so long that [...]
Kylie Henry back on tour and eyeing top-five encore at Aramco Team Series – Florida May 18, 2023 Scottish golfer Kylie Henry on being a tourist, feeling “unemployed” and this week’s Aramco Team Series event in Florida. Watching the Lion King musical on Broadway inspired Kylie Henry to one of her best results of the season the last time the Scottish golfer teed it up in the US. The Ladies European Tour stalwart [...]
Moyes looks to replicate his 2007 success against AZ Alkmaar with West Ham May 17, 2023 West Ham manager David Moyes has said he can topple AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands tomorrow having been the first manager to breach the Dutch fortress in Europe in 2007 when his Everton side beat Louis van Gaal’s men to end a 32-match record spanning three decades to an end. West Ham lead 2-1 going [...]
Qatar show interest in hosting 2025 Rugby League World Cup May 17, 2023 Recent Fifa World Cup hosts Qatar have expressed their interest in hosting the 2025 Rugby League World Cup, the International Rugby League (IRL) chairman has stated. The Gulf state, whose Qatar Islamic Bank chairman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani is bidding to purchase Manchester United – could step in after the original hosts France pulled [...]
Bairstow: I’ve got some sympathies for Ben Foakes May 17, 2023 England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow said he has some “sympathies” for fellow gloves-man Ben Foakes amid the Surrey player’s exclusion from England’s Test squad versus Ireland. Bairstow, who has recently recovered from a freak leg break, has displaced Foakes – seen as one of England’s in-form wicketkeepers – ahead of the Test side’s solo Ashes preparation [...]