Sport’s hypocrisy: Claiming to be inclusive while charging prohibitive ticket prices Sport Business Sport’s hiking of ticket prices for live sport is completely at odds with many of its marketing efforts and risks alienating future generations of would-be fans, writes Matt Readman. Last week, a BBC Sport investigation revealed just how sharply the cost of watching live sport has risen in the UK. Across the Ashes, the Open, [...]
Michael Vaughan: This is how England can win back the Ashes Sport Michael Vaughan has revealed how England can win back the Ashes this winter as he declared their Australian opposition “not a great team”. The former England captain, who led his side to victory in the iconic 2005 Ashes test series, outlined his blueprint of how to win Down Under. Ben Stokes’s side will take on [...]
Tom Hayes on life as a free man: ‘I was in a very dark place’ Banking Tom Hayes became one of the most infamous names in the Square Mile after he was convicted to 14 years in prison for rigging the Libor interest rate in 2015. It took a decade for him to clear his name. Ali Lyon meets the former banker to hear about life in prison, and what comes [...]
150th Anniversary Test: Ashes rivals to play day-night Test March 11, 2025 England’s one-off match against Australia in 2027 to mark 150 years of Test cricket will be a day-night fixture, organisers have announced. The match in Melbourne, dubbed the 150th Anniversary Test, is scheduled to take place on 11-15 March 2027 – exactly two years from now – and be the first men’s pink-ball clash at [...]