Champions Cup rugby: ‘I predict eight home wins out of eight’ March 31, 2023 Though the fixtures suggest a couple of upsets, I am going out on a limb and saying that there will be eight home wins in the Champions Cup round of 16 ties this weekend. It’s one of those weekends where I will be putting my phone on vibrate and just enjoying what is set to [...]
Premier League to ban potential owners on human rights grounds March 30, 2023 The Premier League has announced tougher rules for anyone looking to buy one of its clubs, including incorporating human rights in its new owner’s and directors’ test (OADT). English top-flight clubs unanimously approved the changes, which will take effect immediately, at a shareholders’ meeting today. Potential owners could now be banned from purchasing clubs if [...]
How to watch the 2023 IPL, which starts TODAY March 30, 2023 Tomorrow sees the beginning of the 16th IPL season, the Indian domestic T20 competition leading the way for franchise cricket. But how can you watch it, who is in it, which fixtures are this weekend and what are the odds? We take a look. How to watch the IPL The IPL will, for the first [...]
London bar where Paul O’Grady became famous as Lily Savage pays touching tribute to late star March 30, 2023 The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, one of the gay bars where Paul O’Grady became famous performing as his drag persona Lily Savage, has paid tribute to the star, who died suddenly two days ago. The Royal Vauxhall Tavern is a historic LGBT bar, where there are nightly live cabaret performances. O’Grady performed here in the 1980s [...]
Tetris movie is a surprisingly slick thriller about the iconic game March 30, 2023 Whatever your level of video game experience, chances are you have played Tetris. The most adapted video game of all time found success in the early 90s and has been available on virtually every platform – latterly including mobile phones, ever since. Simple to learn but fiendishly tricky to master, the story of how it [...]
Dungeons & Dragons Honour Among Thieves review: An unlikely hit March 30, 2023 Whether it’s the elastic nature of the game, or just bad filmmaking, Dungeons & Dragons has resisted a quality screen adaptation. The 2000 fantasy film of the same name is notoriously bad, and its two straight-to-DVD sequels are even worse. However, a boom in the IP’s popularity and namechecks in shows including Critical Role and [...]
How Premier League clubs may have avoided paying £250m in tax March 30, 2023 Premier League clubs may have avoided paying up to £250m in tax, experts have warned. The Tax Policy Associates say that the 20 top flight clubs could have cost a quarter of a billion in lost tax between 2019 and 2021, and £470m since 2015. The group says in their report that: “Football clubs at [...]
Bake Off’s Prue Leith: Why I’m simulating sex on London stage March 30, 2023 Bake Off’s Prue Leith tells Adam Bloodworth about her latest work, a riotously funny one-woman show Just last month, Prue Leith was on This Morning talking about libido enhancers for the overeighties. Her husband, sat in the audience, was asked whether he’d like Leith to take some herself. “Don’t give her anymore!” he said, as [...]
Manchester City owner Mansour bin Zayed named UAE vice president March 30, 2023 The owner of Manchester City, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has been named vice president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The move comes amid a number of major political appointments by Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the nation. Sheikh Mohamed also named Kahled bin Mohamed as Crown Prince of Abu [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Who’s in form for France 2023 March 30, 2023 | Sponsored In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, City A.M. have put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to look at which players are hot and not in the race to be part of the quadrennial event in France later this year. Player of the week London Irish back-row Tom Pearson [...]