Lionesses fever sends shirt sales skywards ahead of Women’s Euro final July 24, 2025 The Lionesses’ run to the Women’s Euros final has triggered a scramble for shirts and other merchandise, with sales far higher than even during the team’s 2023 World Cup run. Global retailer Fanatics, which operates England’s official stores, said that sales of Lionesses products were up 41 per cent on the same stage at the [...]
Fans and athletes both lose in sport’s endless entertainment loop July 24, 2025 New tournaments, expanding global championships, tours of dubious sporting merit and very little rest – isn’t it time we gave our athletes a break, asks Ed Warner? If only the world wasn’t spherical, maybe then we wouldn’t have lost the sporting seasons. As it is, summer bleeds from northern hemisphere to southern, which sends winter [...]
Lionesses’ semi-final drama breaks ITV viewing figures record July 23, 2025 The Lionesses’ dramatic semi-final win over Italy in the 2025 Women’s Euros drew a peak audience of 10.2m, according to TV broadcasting data. The game which saw England take on Le Azzurre averaged 8m viewers, delivering ITV’s highest average audience of 2025. The peak audience figure of 10.2m was achieved in the final minutes of [...]
Brentford FC sponsor rapped by watchdog for pushing gambling to kids July 23, 2025 Premier League club Brentford FC’s main sponsor, Hollywoodbets, has been rapped by the advertising watchdog for targeting children. The Advertising Standards Authority today upheld a complaint from a minor prompted by an ad for the bookmaker on the esports website Virtual Football League. The complainant was presented with the ad, which urged users to sign [...]
Three Lions fans snap up 2026 World Cup packages… in three days July 23, 2025 Hospitality tickets to watch England at next summer’s World Cup sold out within three days of being put on sale last week, with fans eager to secure the right to follow Thomas Tuchel’s side in the US, Canada and Mexico at the first opportunity. Fifa released hospitality packages last Monday for the group and first [...]
Crystal Palace made to wait until August for Europa League verdict July 22, 2025 Crystal Palace may have to wait until after the Community Shield to discover their Europa League fate for the upcoming season. The Eagles have been told they will find out no later than 11 August whether they will play in the Europa League or the Conference League in 2025/26 after submitting an appeal to the [...]
NHL and Serie A team up ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics July 22, 2025 The NHL is joining forces with Italian football’s Serie A to cross-promote ahead of next year’s Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. The National Hockey League (NHL), National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and Serie A have agreed a global content partnership around the NHL’s 2025 European Player Media Tour next month. This year, the annual event [...]
Peter Shilton’s shirt from Maradona Hand of God to be auctioned July 21, 2025 The shirt worn by England goalkeeper Peter Shilton when Diego Maradona scored his “Hand of God” goal at the 1986 World Cup is set to be auctioned for an estimated price of £300,000. The infamous game saw Maradona lift the ball over Shilton using his left hand, putting Argentina ahead in a quarter-final that they [...]
Mikel Arteta defends Arsenal over Thomas Partey handling July 21, 2025 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is “100 per cent” confident that the club followed the right process around Thomas Partey, following the player’s arrest on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. Speaking on the club’s pre-season tour to Asia, Arteta addressed the situation for the first time since Partey was charged this month, days after his [...]
Tennis shines a light on new competition law battleground in sport July 20, 2025 Does the tennis court situation prove that communication is always the answer, asks Thorndon Partners co-founder Charles McKeon. The problem with trying to shut down a conversation is that it often has the opposite effect. That’s a lesson the governing bodies of tennis may be learning the hard way. Public and private communications between players [...]