The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:04 King George – Ascot Preview October 29, 2020 City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile joins us to preview this weekend’s racing action, where we hear from the Ballydoyle training maestro Aidan O’Brien and ENABLE’s trainer John Gosden. Both discuss their chances of winning the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. Beckhampton trainer Roger Charlton chats about his [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:03 Irish Oaks Preview October 29, 2020 City A.M. racing editor, Bill Esdaile joins us to discuss this weekend’s racing action, along with Yorkshire based trainer John Quinn, who has some lovely horses to look forward to this season. We preview races at York and Ascot as well as the Group 1 Irish Oaks at the Curragh. – Hosted by Chris Barnett [...]
The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:01 The Derby October 29, 2020 Join us as we look ahead to one of the great days racing in Great Britain, The Derby at Epsom Racecourse. Professional race analyst, Terry Norman joins host Chris Barnett to find out some clues on who will stay the distance and who will need to improve on the day. Join the discussion on Twitter [...]
Six Nations permutations: What England, Ireland and France need to win the title October 29, 2020 Eight months after it kicked off back in February, the Six Nations Championship will finally conclude on Saturday evening in Paris. Ireland, England and France are all in contention for the title as the decisive final weekend approaches. And drama is assured until the end: the very last fixture is guaranteed to be pivotal, no [...]
Turner at the Tate Britain: An Imax-sized naval blockbuster October 28, 2020 Tate Britain’s first major exhibition since the onset of our present crisis, Turner’s Modern World, is an Imax-sized naval blockbuster screened across a hundred canvases. This collection of works from across the span of JMW Turner’s career is a wild, terrifying documentary about a world turned on its head by industrialisation and war. Turner’s 19th [...]
‘Netflix of sports’ DAZN to launch in UK in December at cut-price £1.99 per month October 28, 2020 Sports streaming service DAZN has rescheduled its UK launch for December and slashed the price to £1.99 a month. DAZN has spent big on boxing rights and its first major live event for UK viewers will be British lightweight Luke Campbell’s fight with American Ryan Garcia on 5 December. The self-styled ‘Netflix of sports’ is [...]
‘Cultural relevance’ is the key to brands connecting with Generation Z sport fans October 28, 2020 ‘Cultural relevance’ is a phrase increasingly being discussed in boardrooms of brands and advertising agencies across the world. As reaching Gen Z becomes more important every year, the need to go beyond traditional marketing and connect with the values and beliefs of this audience is now vital. At Ear to the Ground, we know that [...]
Will Tao Geoghegan Hart’s Giro d’Italia win get more people in Britain cycling? October 27, 2020 Tao Geoghegan Hart’s surprise victory at the Giro d’Italia on Sunday was just the latest success story in a golden era for British cycling. Coinciding with the unprecedented Olympic medal tallies of Team GB and the Grand Tours won by Sir Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas has been a surge in people picking [...]
Champions League trends in six charts: Goals, possession, set-pieces and most effective goalkeepers and forwards October 27, 2020 How many goals per game do you get in the Champions League? How are those goals being scored? And is it all changing? Uefa’s technical report on last season’s Champions League answers all those questions and more. It’s a goldmine of insights that reveals how football is subtly shifting at the very highest level. The [...]
It may not feel like it but the greatest year of sport is almost upon us October 26, 2020 As we fast approach the end of the year we should all allow ourselves to look forward to crawling out of the dark cloud of Covid-19 and into 2021, the greatest year of sport ever. Euro 2020, the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Twenty20 cricket World Cups, the Women’s Euros, a Ryder Cup, a Rugby League World [...]