London Celebrates 3×3 Basketball with a One Day Pop-Up May 12, 2026 London Sports Festival is set to bring the energy of street basketball to the capital with a 3×3 basketball pop-up event in Paternoster Square. With only two weeks to go, here’s how you can participate in the one-day event on 26 May. Transforming one of central London’s most iconic public spaces into a dynamic 3×3 basketball [...]
How high-net-worth individuals can rival private equity in sport May 12, 2026 Sport has been dominated by private equity, but high-net-worth individuals and family offices are coming becoming more common. At the end of April, Andrea Agnelli, the former chairman of Juventus, launched Gamma Waves Partners, a sport-focused investment platform targeting opportunities in innovative sports competitions, teams and athletes. Co-founded with former Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini and [...]
Enhanced Games NYSE firm opens down on Friday close May 11, 2026 Enhanced Group Inc, the firm behind the pro-doping Enhanced Games, opened more than 10 per cent down on its previous close on its first full week on the New York Stock Exchange. The inaugural Enhanced Games, due to take place this month, encourages competitors to take performance enhancing drugs – in stark contrast with mainstream [...]
Darts: PDC aims to reel in Big Fish sponsor in multi-million-pound deal May 11, 2026 Darts chiefs at the PDC are seeking a multi-million-pound deal to sponsor one of the game’s most iconic moments, the “Big Fish” checkout. The contract will guarantee a brand exposure every time someone makes a 170 checkout – the highest possible, comprising two treble 20s followed by a bullseye – at all Professional Darts Corporation [...]
Drive to Survive backer buys stake in Hearns’ Matchroom empire May 11, 2026 Bruin Capital, a backer of the maker of Drive to Survive and Bruno Fernandes’ agency, has bought a minority stake in multi-sport promoter Matchroom. No terms were disclosed but the deal will see the Hearn family continue to majority own and run the business, which generates most of its revenue from boxing, darts and snooker. [...]
Cadillac F1 forced to fix phone ‘issue’ to satisfy FIA cost cap protocol May 11, 2026 It can be hard getting up to speed when you are the newest team on the grid in Formula 1, as Cadillac bosses have found. The US team, who joined F1 this year, are yet to win a point in their first four races – and off the track they have experienced the odd hiccup [...]
Formula 1’s reaction to season disruption a lesson for Fifa World Cup May 10, 2026 Formula 1 is firmly back on track but the consecutive Bahrain and Saudi Arabian race cancellations, the result of events in the Middle East, have highlighted how quickly established sporting fixtures can face significant disruption. The cost of the decision to cancel both races, given the potential risk to safety of staff working in the [...]
Promotion to Champ could be worth millions as Blackheath fight to go up May 9, 2026 Promotion to English rugby’s second tier Champ could be worth millions as Blackheath and Plymouth fight to go up this weekend. Blackheath, the world’s oldest rugby club, take on their south coast opposition in south east London on Saturday with the winner set to take on one of Richmond or London Scottish for promotion to [...]
Bulb’s chances are bright under Magic Man Moreira May 8, 2026 REGULAR Hong Kong racegoers will need to wait until the finale at Sha Tin for the feature race on the card – the six-furlong Class Two Sai Wan Shan Handicap (10.45am). The contest promises to be a mouth-watering spectacle, featuring some of the best handicap sprinters in town up against a couple of potential future [...]
Buddy can Blaze a trail under talented apprentice Yuen May 8, 2026 RICKY Yiu’s BLAZING WUKONG looks the best bet on an exciting and competitive 11-race programme at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Saturday. The four-year-old bids to successfully follow up last month’s barnstorming course-and-distance victory in the mile-long Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Handicap (10.10am) and, despite carrying a penalty, will be hard to beat. The [...]