Why Barcelona settled for Qatar Airways as shirt sponsor and will always struggle to match Manchester United’s commercial clout August 2, 2016 Despite being one of the largest football clubs on the planet, Barcelona were compelled to ignore calls from within their own fan base to cut ties with Gulf state Qatar, which included a petition signed by over 60,000 people, and sign a one-year extension to their Qatar Airways shirt sponsorship deal earlier this month after struggling to [...]
Lyon manager admits Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette could still be sold at the right price August 2, 2016 Arsenal may still be able to prise transfer target Alexandre Lacazette away from Lyon according to the manager of the French club. The Gunners were unsuccessful with a £29m bid for the striker earlier this summer, but Lyon boss Bruno Genesio has conceded that "there are some offers you cannot refuse". Lyon believe Lacazette, who has scored over 20 goals in each of the [...]
Ed Warner interview: UK Athletics chairman hits out at scandalously weak and lily-livered IOC over handling of Russia doping scandal August 1, 2016 UK Athletics chief Ed Warner has issued a scathing assessment of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) failure to impose a blanket ban on Russia competing at this month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The build up to the Games, which start on Friday, has been overshadowed by the World Anti-Doping Agency-commissioned (Wada) McLaren report, [...]
Sunderland boss David Moyes keen to raid former club Manchester United for duo August 1, 2016 Sunderland boss David Moyes has confirmed that he hopes to lure Manchester United duo Marouane Fellaini and Adnan Januzaj to the Stadium of Light as the Black Caps embark upon a recruitment drive. Former Everton and United manager Moyes was handed the Sunderland reins on 23 July after incumbent Sam Allardyce was appointed England boss [...]
Chris Ashton, Danny Cipriani and Luther Burrell miss cut as Eddie Jones names 45-man pre-season training squad August 1, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones has dealt a blow to the international futures of Chris Ashton, Danny Cipriani and Luther Burrell after omitting the high-profile trio from his 45-man pre-season training squad. Burrell was hauled off after only 29 minutes of England’s opening clash of their historic 3-0 series win in Australia and failed to [...]
Manchester City to take spending past £70m mark with Leroy Sane signing August 1, 2016 Manchester City are closing in on the signing of 20-year-old Germany winger Leroy Sane from Schalke for a fee that could rise to £42m. Sane’s club confirmed on Monday that he was in Manchester, rather than joining them on a pre-season training camp, where he was expected to undergo a routine medical examination. City are [...]
City A.M. Rio 50: Stars of athletics prove top draw for marketers at Olympic and Paralympic Games August 1, 2016 It may lack the year-round profile of some other sports but athletics and stars such as Usain Bolt and Jessica Ennis-Hill remain a bankable commodity for sponsors, according to industry experts. City A.M. will this week publish the Rio 50 – a ranking of the most marketable sportsmen and women due to compete at this [...]
Let’s park the negativity and remember how incredible the Olympics can be August 1, 2016 Incredibly, it is now less than two weeks until the Olympics starts in Rio de Janeiro. Yet rather than hype, excitement, and expectation, it has been an avalanche of negativity. Rarely has a city been buffeted by so many crises leading up to a major event. London had its wobbles, but our road to hosting [...]
Classy Jimmy Walker seized his chance at US PGA and has an old-fashioned swing built to last August 1, 2016 Jimmy Walker, chasing his first Major title at the age of 37, could quite easily have been affected by having to play his last 36 holes of the of the US PGA Championship in one day on Sunday. Instead, the minimal break in between his third and fourth rounds, following delays caused by the threat [...]
Economists’ Olympic predictions: No investment boost to the Brazilian economy and Team GB to come third August 1, 2016 Most people would think that hosting two of the largest sporting events in the world taking place just two years apart would provide a huge boost to the economy. But a report released by Goldman Sachs today indicates that investment spending in Brazil – which hosted the 2014 Fifa football World Cup and is preparing this summer to [...]