EP: 235 Doncaster, Newbury, Cheltenham & Hong Kong October 27, 2023 Doncaster hosts the Group 1 Futurity Trophy Stakes for 2-year-olds on Saturday with Newbury the venue for the Horris Hill and St. Simon Stakes – both Group 3 races, plus it’s the second day of ‘The Showcase’ jumps meeting at Cheltenham on the same afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of [...]
Massive expansion of Wimbledon tennis grounds gets closer after planning victory October 27, 2023 The new Wimbledon Park Project is set to bring £38m to the London economy, including 250 new jobs.
Ollie Phillips: All Blacks, Springboks, England and a new dawn October 27, 2023 Beating the Springboks turned out to be a step too far for Steve Borthwick’s England despite the level of experience they took into the Rugby World Cup. But on Saturday, when the Springboks take on New Zealand in the final in Paris, I think the South Africa train will run out of steam. There’s so [...]
Where to watch the Rugby World Cup final in London this weekend October 26, 2023 It is here, the finals weekend of the Rugby World Cup. Tomorrow England are in action ahead of Saturday’s final between South Africa and New Zealand. Here are City A.M.’s top London spots to take in the action. Nordic Bar, Fitzrova This new listing in the heart of London looks to be a great addition [...]
Tom Curry fiasco: Fans must let due process run its course and refrain from launching vile attacks October 26, 2023 Far too much of this week’s X (formerly Twitter) timeline was full of abuse towards England flanker Tom Curry, for following through what he thought was a racial slur directed towards him and reporting it – something we should encourage. During Saturday’s Rugby World Cup match between England and South Africa, which the Springboks won [...]
Sandro Tonali’s ban explained: Why his punishment differed to Toney and Trippier October 26, 2023 Sports lawyer Stephen Taylor Heath examines Sandro Tonali's suspension for betting on football.
England loss to Sri Lanka their fourth ODI World Cup defeat in five October 26, 2023 England suffered yet another humiliating defeat at the Cricket World Cup, this time at the hands of Sri Lanka. Having lost three of their four matches heading into the battle in Bangalore, including a record defeat to South Africa, England needed a win to begin building hope towards the semi-finals in India. But England were [...]
Newcastle signing Tonali to miss Euro 2024 over gambling ban October 26, 2023 Newcastle United and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali has been banned for 10 months by his national side’s football governing body for breaching betting rules. Gambling campaigners have said the 23-year-old deserves “empathy and support” for his addiction. “An agreement has been reached between the federal prosecutor and Sandro Tonali,” Italian football federation (FIGC) president Gabriele [...]
Manchester United post Premier League record £648m revenue figure but make loss October 26, 2023 Manchester United have posted Premier League record revenue figures of £648.4m for the year ending June 30. It marks a 11 per cent rise from the previous year but the club have made a loss of £42.1m for the same period. The results come as the club edge closer to a deal with Ineos founder [...]
Rugby race scandal: World Rugby clears Mbonambi over Curry ‘white ***t’ claim October 26, 2023 World Rugby has said South Africa captain Bongi Mbonambi does not have a case to answer over claims he called England flanker Tom Curry a “white c**t” in last weekend’s rugby world cup semi final. Curry made the claims to the referee during the game and English authorities made a formal complaint to World Rugby earlier [...]