Tour de France: How coverage of the cycling has changed July 7, 2023 Veteran broadcaster Simon Brotherton has done it all on the Tour de France, except riding the tour itself. He’s been on the beat since the 1990s and has seen massive change to how the tour is covered. He tells City A.M. about the evolution of covering the Tour de France. Tour de France shines “It’s [...]
England’s surprise run to the Under-21 Euros final – and how to watch it in UK July 7, 2023 So bad were England’s men at the last European Under-21 Championship that no UK broadcaster took up the rights to show this summer’s edition of the tournament. Now it is here and the Young Lions have exceeded expectations, blazing a trail to the final against Spain on Saturday in Georgia. It’s enough to cause a [...]
‘Borthwick’s England squad prolongs status quo, but that’s no bad thing’ July 7, 2023 When I looked at Steve Borthwick’s 36-man England World Cup training squad, which will be finalised next month, my first feeling was that it represented the status quo. There’s no huge shock inclusion; no Sam Burgess or Willi Heinz to throw fans into a frenzy. And while there are some shocking omissions – Alex Mitchell [...]
Mirra Andreeva: Russian tennis prodigy, 16, continues march on Wimbledon debut July 6, 2023 Teenage tennis sensation Mirra Andreeva has continued to wow Wimbledon on her debut by reaching the third round of the Grand Slam tournament. The Russian 16-year-old – the youngest player in the men’s or women’s draws in SW19 this year – was leading 6-1, 4-0 against 10th seed Barbora Krejcikova when her Czech opponent retired [...]
Chelsea fans’ group hail supporter power after Stake.com sponsorship deal axed July 6, 2023 The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust has welcomed suggestions that the Premier League football club has shelved a possible sponsorship deal with crypto betting platform Stake.com. Chelsea had been in talks to make Stake.com their new front-of-shirt sponsor for next season, replacing mobile network Three, which chose not to renew its £40m-a-year contract. The news provoked a [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Farrell to lead England in France July 6, 2023 | Sponsored In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to assess whose form is hot – and whose is not – in the race to be part of the tournament in France later this year. Player of the week Even though he [...]
Tour de France: Wines from Ventoux to enjoy as you watch the race July 6, 2023 With the Tour de France returning on Saturday, it seems fitting to consider Ventoux, a place where cycling and wine meet. Ventoux, one of the most celebrated stages of the Tour de France, has a long history with the sport, the Tour having ascended the summit eighteen times since 1951. Mont Ventoux, or La bête [...]
A Strange Loop writer Michael R. Jackson on creating the buzziest musical since Hamilton July 6, 2023 A surprise hit in the US, A Strange Loop has now landed a huge London run. Adam Bloodworth speaks to the man who dreamed it up while working as an usher on Broadway Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, becoming the second ever musical to win the accolade. The [...]
Ed Warner: Thompson’s ECB era will always have report in its shadow July 6, 2023 Ed Warner writes about ECB chair Richard Thompson and how his tenure – much like Seb Coe’s – will always have its connotations despite best efforts. Through the cloud of orange powder, I couldn’t check the privilege of the protester hauled off the Lord’s pitch by Jonny Bairstow last week to see whether he is [...]
Pixar’s Elemental shows how the animation studio needs to work harder July 6, 2023 Elemental arrives on these shores with the unwanted title of worst performing Pixar movie. Struggling to compete with Spider-Man: Into The Spider-verse, can the family comedy drawaudiences here? It imagines a world in which the elements – earth, fire, water, and air – are people living happily in separate communities, avoiding contact with each other. [...]