Burnham 1-0 Khan: Cardiff right place for Fury vs Joshua boxing bout September 13, 2026 Cardiff is a wonderful city in which to watch sport; the Millenium Principality Stadium is one of the world’s great arenas, the adjacent Cardiff Arms Park one of the country’s most historic grounds and Sophia Gardens will always be one of the nation’s premium Test cricket hosts. Throw in the famous Chippy Lane, an often [...]
Serie A won’t catch the Premier League by selling its rights better September 12, 2026 Serie A was the creme de la creme in the nineties and noughties. Maldini, Totti and Gattuso were household names everywhere from the hills of Naples to the streets of Salford. But that global prestige has waned and our own data shows that Italian football has nowhere near the same pull for overseas football fans [...]
Crystal Palace agree deal with HSBC that paves way for new training ground September 11, 2026 Crystal Palace FC have agreed to buy the 27-acre HSBC Sports Ground in Beckenham, South London, in a move that will allow the club to significantly expand their training facilities. The HSBC grounds, which currently comprise cricket and football pitches as well as a pavilion, border Palace’s academy complex, which is itself across the road [...]
Manchester United deny financial motive behind nearly 700 season ticket bans September 11, 2026 Manchester United have banned 685 season ticket holders for reselling their seats but insist that the crackdown is not a cash-grab by the club. It follows an investigation by United chiefs that found “unusual activity” on the accounts of 1,617 members, who were asked to provide explanations. The operation caused outcry among some supporters, who [...]
Fritz accuses US Open supplier Wilson of misleading players September 11, 2026 Tennis player Taylor Fritz has accused US Open supplier Wilson of misleading players over the quality of their replica balls. The American player, who was beaten by Francisco Cerundolo in the third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows, issued a rant on X accusing the firm of distributing different quality balls despite assurances [...]
Chelsea valuation doubles under BlueCo to £5bn as Boehly and Walter eye exit September 11, 2026 Todd Boehly and Mark Walter’s exit from Chelsea is set to see the business valued at around £5bn in another marked escalation of elite football club valuations. The valuation is double the £2.5bn price that saw the Boehly and Clearlake consortium beat off competition to buy the London club from Roman Abramovich in 2022. That [...]
Allowing South Africa vs New Zealand to clash with NFL is classic rugby September 11, 2026 South Africa and New Zealand choosing to stage their money-spinning Greatest Rivalry rugby match in Baltimore on the opening weekend of the NFL season is, at best, short-sighted and realistically rather daft. What is the point in the sport trying to break the US, five years out from a North American World Cup many are [...]
Bath City tipped to be next Wrexham after non-league record £6m investment September 10, 2026 A consortium led by mobile gaming entrepreneur Andrew Stalbow has completed a takeover of Bath City FC in a £6m deal said to represent a record investment for non-league football. Stalbow, who helped create the Best Fiends and Angry Birds games franchises, heads an international group of investors which also includes executives from consultancy giant [...]
Inter Milan owner Oaktree keen to copy Chelsea BlueCo multi-club model September 10, 2026 Oaktree Capital Management wants to copy Chelsea owner BlueCo’s strategy by acquiring a sister club for Inter Milan. The global investment manager has allocated a budget of €25m-€40m (£20m-£35m) to buy a team from either the top division in Belgium or Portugal or the second tier in Spain, according to multiple Italian media reports. It [...]
Crystal Palace owner Blitzer part of £1bn mega stadium redevelopment September 10, 2026 Co-owner of Premier League club Crystal Palace, David Blitzer, is part of a group spending around £1bn on a major new stadium that his team will share with another club. The American, who became the first investor to hold stakes in the big five North American leagues – MLS, MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA – [...]