It’s been fun but English clubs will now bow out of Champions Cup April 7, 2023 Though English clubs represent three of the eight Champions Cup quarter-finalists, I think this weekend the gulf in class between them and the giants left in the competition will show and the trio will be knocked out. Leicester Tigers, Exeter Chiefs and Saracens remain in the hunt for European honours and are in action across [...]
Lampard named Chelsea manager two years after Blues sacked him April 6, 2023 Frank Lampard has been named as Chelsea’s interim manager for the remainder of the season. The former Chelsea midfielder will take charge of the Blues following the sacking of Graham Potter on Sunday. Potter’s former assistant Bruno Saltor was in charge for the side’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Tuesday. Lampard at the helm Lampard [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Referee on the rise for France 2023 April 6, 2023 | Sponsored In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, City A.M. have put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to look at which players and other personnel are hot and not in the race to be part of the quadrennial event in France later this year. Rugby player of the week Props are employed [...]
Women’s Finalissima explained: Why England are playing Brazil at Wembley April 6, 2023 England’s Lionesses are playing in the first ever Women’s Finalissima this week at Wembley Stadium. But what is a Finalissima anyway? Why are England playing in it? And are there tickets still available? For all of those details, as well as how to watch it on TV and online in the UK, read on. What [...]
Ed Warner: Fear of losing to the Poms may get Australian sport its extra A$2bn April 6, 2023 As an English sports fan it’s always fun when others cite your nation as their greatest rivals when they wouldn’t make your own top three. Cricket aside, such is the case with Australia. Last week a cry from Australia’s sporting hierarchy for more financial backing from politicians caught my eye. The need to beat the [...]
LIV’s Norman slams Augusta for lack of invite to Masters April 5, 2023 LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman has slammed Masters organisers for not inviting him to Augusta National for this week’s major. The Australian runs the Saudi-backed breakaway golf circuit which has sparked a major row in the sport by signing up the likes of former Masters winners Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia. “Funnily enough, I haven’t [...]
England’s Jason Roy heads to Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL for £275k April 5, 2023 England cricketer Jason Roy has accepted a late offer to join Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise the Kolkata Knight Riders. The opening batter has headed to the subcontinent for the remainder of the Twenty20 competition, which started last week, after India’s Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the 2023 edition with a lower back injury. Roy [...]
Nottingham Forest owner backs Steve Cooper despite poor form April 5, 2023 Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis insists manager Steve Cooper is not about to be sacked despite the club’s poor run of form. Marinakis, who is on his sixth manager in six years at the City Ground, warned however that results would have to “improve immediately”. Forest are without a win in the Premier League since [...]
Another Victory on the cards for Chadwick and So April 5, 2023 KEEP an eye on the weather when racing resumes with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong for the start of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. With plenty of rain in the vicinity over the past week, and the likelihood of showers and possible thunderstorms during the action at the city track, surface [...]
Currie Sizing up success with well-handicapped Elon April 5, 2023 WITH rookie trainer Jamie Richards’ stable in top-form at present, it makes sense to keep a close scrutiny on his raiders, especially when jockey Zac Purton climbs aboard at the city track. Richards and Purton already have a near 25 percent win strike-rate record and team up with four contenders, all of whom can be [...]