Benn vs Eubank: Why Fatal Fury fight is key to future of boxing in London April 23, 2025 Turki Alalshikh is in town, which can only mean one thing: boxing is in London and the Saudis are here to parade their latest sporting interest. After last year’s British record attendance at Wembley Stadium for Daniel Dubois’ demolition of Anthony Joshua, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will this weekend play host to a fight night topped [...]
Hearn hopeful of Battle of Britain Fury fight with Joshua April 16, 2025 Matchroom bigwig Eddie Hearn has said he is hopeful boxing fans will still get to watch Anthony Joshua take on Tyson Fury in the future. Hearn’s optimism comes despite Fury retiring for the fourth time in January. There have been calls from British boxing fans to see a Battle of Britain fight at Wembley Stadium [...]
Why rugby union should get its own Riyadh Season event February 28, 2025 One gripe I have with the 2025 Six Nations is the second rest week; it stifles interest and really damages the flow of the rugby tournament. As least, then, I had spare time to watch Chris Eubank Jr slap Conor Benn with an egg during their face-off ahead of their bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. [...]
Joseph Parker 35-3 career boxing record IN FULL February 22, 2025 Joseph Parker will look to win his sixth consecutive boxing fight on Saturday when he takes on Martin Bakole in Saudi Arabia. The bout at this week’s Riyadh Season sees the New Zealander look to add to his 23 knockout wins after Daniel Dubois dropped out due to illness. Parker has 12 victories by decision [...]
Martin Bakole 21-1 career boxing record IN FULL February 21, 2025 Martin Bakole will this weekend take on Joseph Parker in a surprise turn of events at Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia. Parker had been due to fight Daniel Dubois but the Brit was taken ill on Thursday. It means Bakole, from Democratic Republic of the Congo, will stand in against Parker. He’s won 21 out [...]
Ratcliffe, IPL and Littler: The City AM Sport 2024 year in review December 31, 2024 It was the year that was in sport; when iconic athletes retired, major brands made fascinating choices and one pole vaulter was knocked out of the Olympics because of his hefty package. The 12 months that made up 2024 weaved the retirement of cricketer James Anderson with the iconic breakdancer Raygun, it saw a German [...]
Ahead of the Game: Illegal Usyk vs Fury streams dealt heavy blow December 23, 2024 Illegal streaming services appear to be in retreat judging by the collapse of viewing figures for last weekend’s Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury rematch compared to the original world heavyweight title fight between the pair in May. Analysis conducted for City AM by online intelligence platform Yield Sec identified a peak audience of 3.2m illegal [...]
Why doesn’t Saudi Arabia sponsor rugby when it invests everywhere else? December 7, 2024 If you were going to have a gander through the list of sports sponsorship deals related – directly or indirectly – to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, you’d be scrolling for a good while. Because research by Play the Game reports that there’s a total of 910 deals between Saudi Arabia or Saudi companies/individuals and [...]
Major Saudi boxing player Turki Alalshikh returns Ring Magazine to print November 12, 2024 Major player in the boxing world Turki Alalshikh will return the Ring Magazine to print after acquiring the boxing publication. The Saudi official has been the face behind the Riyadh Season era of boxing that has taken over the sport. The Ring – or the “Bible of Boxing” – ceased regular publication at the end [...]
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 [...]