Take Frero and Harry against the field in the Sefton November 4, 2025 WITH the Flat action drawing to a close at Doncaster, National Hunt racing really kicks into gear with quality cards from Aintree and Wincanton this Saturday. For the first time this season, the Grand National fences will be in use in the Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (2.40pm), the feature at Aintree. Frero Banbou goes well [...]
Von Baer ready to lead Dash for Gold November 4, 2025 HONG Kong racegoers face a quick turnaround following their visit to Happy Valley last Sunday. The city track once again takes the spotlight on Wednesday, when hosting a competitive nine-race programme, starting at 10.40am. Will wonders ever cease! On Sunday trainer Mark Newnham failed to visit the winners’ circle for the first time since September [...]
Prince can Thunder home for Richards and Bowman November 4, 2025 WINNERS may have dried up a touch for trainer Jamie Richards recently – he last saddled a winner at Sha Tin 10 days ago – but his stable is still lying seventh in the trainers’ championship table with an impressive 12 precent strike-rate from just 67 runners. With new arrivals filtering into the yard over [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 55: Wincanton, Doncaster and Aintree November 4, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are back to preview Saturday’s action from Wincanton, Doncaster and Aintree with fancies across the three cards. Hong Kong man Wally Pyrah returns to look at Wednesday’s card at Happy Valley. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary [...]
Sabalenka to face Kyrgios in Battle of the Sexes in Dubai November 4, 2025 The United Arab Emirates will host a “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios this year. Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena will stage the first such match since 1992 when world No1 Sabalenka faces Australian Kyrgios, who reached a career-high 13th in 2016. “I have a lot of respect for Nick and [...]
Hundred: Northern Superchargers to become Sunrisers Leeds November 4, 2025 The Northern Superchargers Hundred franchise is set to be known as Sunrisers Leeds from the 2026 season, new documents reveal. A complete 100 per cent stake in the Headingley-based cricket team was sold by the England and Wales Cricket Board and Yorkshire County Cricket Club to Indian conglomerate the Sun Group for around £100m. The [...]
Tottenham Hotspur set for new front-of-shirt sponsor despite AIA deal November 4, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur is ending its front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with insurance giant AIA Group Limited at the end of next season. The Hong Kong–based multinational firm has featured on the front of the north London club’s home shirts for a decade and will continue to do so until the conclusion of the 2026-2027 season. But then [...]
Burnley owner ALK Capital secures £150m injection following Espanyol takeover November 3, 2025 Burnley’s owner, Alan Pace’s ALK Capital, has attracted a further £150m injection from an early backer of its Premier League project, Dave Checketts. Checketts, who enjoyed success with Pace as president of his Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake, has invested in ALK Capital following its takeover of Spanish club Espanyol. It is among [...]
Premier League exec steps down to lead Major League Soccer challenger competition November 3, 2025 The Premier League is set to lose one of its top staff, chief football officer Tony Scholes, at the end of the season after he agreed to head up a challenger to Major League Soccer in the US. Scholes is to be president of a new top-tier competition to be launched in 2028 by the [...]
Kolisi, Villa and Diggins to advise CVC’s £10bn Global Sport Group November 3, 2025 Siya Kolisi, David Villa and Skylar Diggins are to advise CVC Capital Partners’ new £10bn consolidated portfolio, Global Sport Group, which owns stakes in several major leagues. Rugby World Cup-winning South Africa captain Kolisi, former Spain striker Villa and US women’s basketball star Diggins will form an athlete advisory group as part of a partnership [...]