EP: 99 Newbury, Newcastle & Hong Kong November 26, 2021 The Ladbrokes Trophy, previously known as “The Hennessey Gold Cup” is the feature chase at Newbury on Saturday, whilst Newcastle run the 52nd renewal of the “Fighting Fifth” hurdle on the same day. Kerry Lee runs Demachine in Newbury’s feature and she joins us on today’s podcast. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the [...]
Ollie Phillips: My autumn internationals team of the tournament November 26, 2021 I have been really impressed with how the northern hemisphere in general has performed across this autumn, and I truly believe we’re on top now. I had a pop at picking my Six Nations-based XV based on this November. Forwards 1 CYRIL BAILLE – FRA The power Baille possesses is simply incredible. He is very [...]
Can fans truly have a bigger role in sports clubs? November 26, 2021 The recommendations within the Crouch review will be, quite simply, a symphony to many sports fans up and down the country. But they are just that… recommendations. So just how can real-world examples of fans holding authority in sport push what are currently ideals into actions. Long have sports clubs been toys for owners: left [...]
Competition Law likely to have a place in sport long into the future November 26, 2021 Although historically associated more with corporate CEOs in smoke-filled rooms than the world of sport, competition law has certainly hit the back pages in 2021. The ever-increasing commercialisation of sport means that this crossover is only likely to continue and, in the case of football, could soon ultimately decide the future. European Super League While [...]
Really… who would want to open at the Gabba this winter? November 26, 2021 Come the second week of December, it will, in all likelihood, be Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns walking down the famous Gabba steps to open England’s Ashes batting account. The Brisbane ground is the traditional Ashes curtain raiser Down Under and an Aussie fortress – not since 1986 have England won at the Gabba, and [...]
Top super yachts, from slick new hybrids to the giants of the sea November 25, 2021 Even though the sky is an ominous steely grey and a storm is forecast, we set sail from Monaco to Cannes aboard the new 55-metre Moskito super yacht, which was built by Dutch shipyard Heesen and unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show in September. With a “displacement hull” gleaming like a white shark’s tooth, it [...]
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We swing by The Ned’s new jazz and cabaret lounge The Parlour November 25, 2021 The City’s vast eating and drinking destination The Ned has opened a new jazz and cabaret lounge called The Parlour. One of six restaurants housed in the former banking hall (the others being The Nickel Bar, Electric Bar & Diner, Malibu Kitchen, Kaia, and Lutyens Grill), The Parlour is an intimate venue located in the [...]
The Raeburn and Utrecht Shields: The newest, oldest trophies in rugby? November 25, 2021 It’s the one thing clubs strive for. Silverware. A piece of, usually, silver metal or varnished wood shaped into something teams grow to idealise. The trophies of note tend to be the ones which have been around for the longest, and adopting new ones doesn’t always have a lasting effect. So just what happens if [...]
Ed Warner: Select committees are ultimately toothless November 25, 2021 The political pile-on has been swift. But although they secured detailed testimony on cricket racism under the cloak of parliamentary privilege, MPs show no signs of learning from the futility of their past hearings into sporting crises. It needn’t be so. I’ve had the dubious honour of appearing before three Westminster select committees down the [...]