Ospreys CEO Lance Bradley: We want to continue with games in London January 17, 2024 Taking on the running of a rugby club amid the sport’s financial struggles is a brave decision. But Lance Bradley, new chief executive at Welsh region Ospreys, has not spent his first few weeks dipping his toe in the water. Instead he’s got stuck in, turning up to age-grade matches and telling his club’s landlords [...]
Nolli Waterman: Lions tour completes circle for women’s rugby January 16, 2024 England World Cup winning full-back Danielle ‘Nolli’ Waterman has hailed the announcement of a Lions Women’s team as a monumental step for the sport and a catalyst for change. The British and Irish Lions have a 136-year history of touring with a men’s team, but from 2027 a women’s outfit will set sail for New [...]
Howden hails business as insurance brokers ramp up partnership with British and Irish Lions January 15, 2024 Founder of City insurance group Howden has insisted that “business is on fire” as it prepares to announce its annual results next month. “It was another very strong year for us,” founder and chief executive David Howden told City A.M. “You’ll see that we have already announced a couple of other critical acquisitions in Europe [...]
Black Lion Challenge Cup inclusion opens door to Champions Cup dreams January 11, 2024 Stepping out of the concourse and into the bowl of the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia felt like a big moment. The fatigue from travelling more than 2,000 miles for 80 minutes of rugby, equating to over seven hours on two overnight flights, instantly vanished. There, on the pitch, were historic English club Gloucester [...]
‘Premiership top six battle makes up for stragglers at foot of table’ January 5, 2024 At last there’s some good news in English rugby with record attendances and millions watching from home across two Premiership rounds over the holidays. Of course it must be taken with a pinch of salt, the figures always tend to be skewed slightly at Christmas, but it is at least a sign of retained interest [...]
The top sports events to watch in London in 2024 January 3, 2024 The coming 12 months will see London at the heart of a number of iconic sports events. From sport which returns annually to European finals that the city has bid for, here are 15 of the top events to put in your calendar for 2024. Men’s and Women’s Guinness Six Nations 10 February, 9, March, [...]
Sports Law in 2024: The cases that will define the year December 31, 2023 The courtroom (or more often, arbitration centre) has long been an important field of competition in sport, but the day-to-day news may never before have contained so many high-profile cases in the sector. We take a look at the decisions and disputes that will define 2024 as a year in sports law. Football For those [...]
2023 rugby review: Jones, Sexton, England, London Irish and Hunter December 22, 2023 It’s been quite the 2023 in rugby. This year South Africa won the Rugby World Cup, La Rochelle lifted the Champions Cup after Leinster No10 Johnny Sexton abused the referee, the women’s game has grown further and Australia had 12 months of Eddie Jones. Well, almost. It has had it all. English rugby lost two [...]
The Notebook: Sport can be a key growth market for London in 2024 but only if we back evolution and ambition December 19, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, Matt Hardy, City A.M.’s deputy sports editor, takes the pen. Sport can be key to 2024 London growth Sport is worth tens of billions to our capital. Whether that be through the Premier League’s London derbies, world class stadia at our [...]
TikTok’s Women’s Six Nations sponsorship halted two years early December 12, 2023 TikTok only announced its four-year deal in January 2022.