Chelsea Board of Directors confirm sale of club to Todd Boehly consortium completed May 30, 2022 Chelsea have today completed the sale of the Premier League outfit to the consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. With the £4.25bn takeover completed, Roman Abramovich’s 19-year relationship with the London club as owner has come to a conclusion. In a statement, the board of directors said: “We would like to think all [...]
John McGuinness still has fire for Isle of Man biking at 50 years old May 30, 2022 John McGuinness MBE attended his first Isle of Man TT motorbike race with his father at the age of 10. Competing in an event himself that day, McGuinness Sr passed the torch on to his son and kick-started a distinguished career. Now 50, the English veteran and second most successful TT rider of all time, [...]
CVC Capital Partners’ cricket franchise Gujarat Titans win Indian Premier League May 30, 2022 Gujarat Titans, the cricket franchise owned by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, won the Indian Premier League at their first attempt on Sunday. Gujarat beat Rajasthan Royals, who feature big-hitting England batter Jos Buttler, by seven wickets in a final played in front of more than 100,000 fans in Ahmedabad. CVC won a bidding [...]
Outrage growing over French police’s ‘disgusting’ and ‘brutal’ behaviour against Liverpool fans in Paris May 30, 2022 The behaviour of the French police, during the Champions League final in Paris last weekend, is increasingly criticised. The Mayor of Liverpool ,Joanne Anderson, who was at the Champions League final in Paris, has described the behaviour of French police against Liverpool fans as “absolutely disgusting”. Speaking on BBC Breakfast this morning, Anderson, who arrived [...]
La Rochelle: Coastal Atlantic outpost to European Champions May 30, 2022 “Ici, ici, c’est Stade Rochelais.” “Here, here, it’s La Rochelle.” The chanted hymn of the French outpost on the Atlantic coast – now European champions. From their humble beginnings, La Rochelle have risen through the ranks and, after promotion to France’s Top14 in 2014, have never looked like a side likely to slip up. They [...]
Perez wins in Monaco as race for F1 title intensifies May 29, 2022 Just a week after decisions taken on the pit wall forced Sergio Perez to move aside and give up an almost certain victory, smart Red Bull strategy yesterday in the principality of Monaco handed the Mexican his third F1 win. But it wasn’t quite the procession that the narrow streets of the microstate have become [...]
Nottingham Forest promoted to confirm 20-team Premier League line-up May 29, 2022 Nottingham Forest secured their return to the Premier League after a 23-year absence – and a guaranteed £170m boost to their income – with victory over Huddersfield Town in the Championship Play-Off Final yesterday at Wembley. The only goal in Forest’s 1-0 win came late in the first half when Huddersfield defender Levi Colwill turned [...]
Champions League final: Trauma of Liverpool fans raises serious questions for Uefa May 29, 2022 When Uefa moved the Champions League final from St Petersburg to Paris three months ago in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the assumption was that it would result in the smooth execution of the biggest match in club football. Regrettably, the footage and testimony of many Liverpool fans and neutral observers who attended the [...]
Sky Sports teams up with UK broadcasters to make World Cup qualifier available to all May 27, 2022 Sky has confirmed that the World Cup Play-Off Final next Sunday will be available free to air thanks to agreements with UK broadcasters ITV, STV and S4C.
EP: 132 Beverley, Haydock, Chester & Hong Kong May 27, 2022 Beverley hosts an exciting day of flat racing on Saturday featuring the Trophy Conditions Stakes and the Hilary Needler Stakes, both run over 5 furlongs for 2-year-old horses. Trainer Darryll Holland sends his filly Primrose Ridge to the Yorkshire course and joins us today to discuss her chances. Jockey Ali Rawlinson also chats to us [...]