Rugby World Cup: Why the legacy of Japan’s tournament will live on November 6, 2019 The Rugby World Cup may have ended without the ultimate prize for England last weekend but the tournament itself created winners beyond those in the triumphant South Africa camp. The decision to choose Japan as host nation, ahead of bids from Italy and the eventual winners, appeared bold back in 2009. With the benefit of [...]
Chelsea 4-4 Ajax: Fans get their money’s worth in relentless, epic clash at Stamford Bridge November 5, 2019 There’s rarely a dull moment with Chelsea at the moment, but even so tonight’s Champions League match against Ajax was scarcely believable. Frank Lampard’s exciting, exuberant and confident side only added one point to their total in Group H, yet fans certainly got their money’s worth at Stamford Bridge. The fast-paced nature of the match [...]
VAR has not helped the Premier League at all – but here is a how it can be fixed November 5, 2019 We all want to see the correct decisions being made and that is why video assistant referees were introduced but their implementation doesn’t seem to have been thought through. The introduction of VAR to the Premier League this season has not advanced the game at all but with every passing week has instead created more [...]
23 Capital: Meet the London-based finance company behind Barcelona’s signing of Antoine Griezmann and Atletico Madrid’s deal for Joao Felix November 5, 2019 Football’s two biggest deals of the summer transfer window had something in common, and not just that Atletico Madrid was either the buying or selling club. The other unifying factor in the signings of £113m Portuguese sensation Joao Felix and £108m France forward Antoine Griezmann was the involvement of financing from London-based 23 Capital on [...]
Saracens docked 35 points and fined £5m for breaching salary cap November 5, 2019 Premiership and European rugby champions Saracens have been docked 35 points for breaching Premiership Rugby’s salary cap. The English club must also pay a £5.4m fine after a probe into investment partnerships between its chairman, renowned City bigwig Nigel Wray, and a number of senior players. Read more: These were the six best players at [...]
Liverpool v Genk: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ready to grasp his chance in Jurgen Klopp’s midfield November 4, 2019 There’s no time like the present for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Having featured in just 19 minutes of last season due to a serious injury, the Liverpool midfielder is now making up for lost time. Damage to the cruciate and medial ligaments in the knee and hamstring tendons aren’t injuries you can just shake off and it [...]
Phenomenally consistent Rory McIlroy will draw motivation from Brooks Koepka’s comments November 4, 2019 Rory McIlroy has played some incredible golf this year and he put in another exemplary performance at the WGC-HSBC Champions in China last week to win his fourth title of 2019. Not bad for someone who world No1 Brooks Koepka has said he doesn’t consider a rival. McIlroy’s consistency is phenomenal. The Northern Irishman has [...]
The six best players at the 2019 Rugby World Cup November 4, 2019 From Cheslin Kolbe’s dancing feet in South Africa’s opening weekend defeat against New Zealand to Manu Tuilagi bursting through the gain line in England’s quarter-final with Australia, the 2019 Rugby World Cup was filled with individual moments of brilliance. Here, City A.M. picks six of the best performers at the tournament. Maro Itoje, England Where [...]
Where Lewis Hamilton’s sixth title puts him in Formula One’s all-time lists November 4, 2019 Another year in Formula One for Lewis Hamilton, another world championship. And just as the Briton continues to underline his and Mercedes’ utter dominance of the current era, so too does he climb the sport’s all-time lists. Here is where his title-clinching second-place finish at Sunday’s US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, leaves him. Titles [...]
Everton 1-1 Tottenham: Andre Gomes injury overshadows low quality match at Goodison Park November 3, 2019 A serious injury to Andre Gomes overshadowed Everton’s scrappy draw with Tottenham, but the video assistant referee still managed to prompt debate. The match contained three penalty shouts – two for Everton and one for Spurs – with VAR checks causing considerable delay only for none to be awarded by referee Martin Atkinson. However, it [...]