10 years of Laver Cup: Nerves, serves and Federer’s ‘lucky’ London farewell Sport Business Tony Godsick vividly remembers the day, exactly 10 years ago, when he and Roger Federer, his biggest client, went public with their big idea: the Laver Cup. “I was nervous,” Godsick tells City AM. “I had been in the sport for a long time already, and this concept was screaming to be done, but no [...]
Exclusive: E1 Series set for London debut in showcase on Thames Sport Business Electric powerboat series E1, which features teams owned by stars including Will Smith, LeBron James and Rafael Nadal, will make its London debut this summer. An exhibition of E1’s high-speed RaceBird boats is set to take place on the Thames near Westminster on 2 July as the series looks to build its presence in the [...]
How Playtomic surfed – and fuelled – tidal wave of interest in padel Sport Business The platform now boasts 1.4m active users in Europe, up 40 per cent on last year.
‘You made me enjoy the game more’: Emotional Federer’s tribute to Nadal November 19, 2024 Nadal will bring down the curtain on a career that brought 22 Grand Slam titles, 209 weeks as world No1 and Olympic gold by trying to win a fifth Davis Cup with Spain this week.
Tickets to watch Nadal Davis Cup farewell going for £20,000 November 18, 2024 Tickets to watch what could be Rafael Nadal’s last match in professional tennis at this year’s Davis Cup are going for £20,000. Spain’s quarter-final against the Netherlands in Malaga, which will take place on Tuesday, will be the end of Nadal’s illustrious career should his team fail to reach the semi-finals. And tennis fans are [...]
Tom Brady team wins E1 championship October 29, 2024 Tom Brady’s E1 team won the inaugural championship after a curtailed opening season. After only five races the former NFL star’s team were crowned winners of the all-electric boating series. He fended off teams with involvements from the likes of Sergio Perez, Virat Kohli and Rafael Nadal. Winning team owner, Brady, said “It feels amazing [...]
Medvedev earns $20,000 per minute at Saudi 6 Kings Slam October 17, 2024 Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev reportedly earned over $20,000 per minute at the new 6 Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition tournament – featuring Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – is taking place in the Kingdom as part of Riyadh Season, the sporting organisation leading a global [...]
‘Everything has a beginning and an end’: Rafael Nadal announces retirement October 10, 2024 King of Clay and 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from tennis at the age of 38. Nadal won the French Open a record 14 times and is second only to Novak Djokovic for most Grand Slams. He will play his last matches at next month’s Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, [...]
Exclusive: Dazn strengthens Saudi Arabia ties with 6 Kings Slam deal September 25, 2024 The deal is a sign of the growing relationship between the London-headquartered sports streaming service and the kingdom.
E1, Puerto Banus and Saudi Arabia: The PIF mission to lure fans June 3, 2024 Why was the marina of Puerto Banus full of electric speed boats backed by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund? Matt Hardy went to find out why the E1 Series is making a splash. Lady Haya, a 64m superyacht owned by the Saudi Arabian royal family, dominates the secluded marina of Puerto Banus. The so-called [...]