Thousands enter Wimbledon ballot for 2025 Grand Slam Championships September 2, 2024 Thousands entered the ballot for the 2025 Wimbledon Championships on Monday as tickets for the iconic tennis Grand Slam became available. Fans were forced to wait in the queue for over an hour due to demand, despite the ballot not closing until 16 September. Ticket prices for the Championships – this year won by Carlos [...]
Uefa sets reduced price cap for away tickets in Champions League September 2, 2024 European football’s governing body Uefa will enforce reduced ticket price caps from next season after uproar from fans at the cost of attending the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League. Scottish pair Celtic and Rangers last season charged closest to the old price cap of €70 (€69.45 and €68.65 on average respectively), while there [...]
Atkinson five-for hands England series win over Sri Lanka at empty Lord’s September 1, 2024 Gus Atkinson’s dream inaugural Test summer continued at Lord’s on Sunday as he took a five-for in England’s 190-run victory over Sri Lanka. The bowling milestone adds to the two he got in his first Test at the Home of Cricket and comes just days after his first Test 100 for England. He is the [...]
IT experts say ‘huge possibility’ of Oasis tickets being bought by bots August 31, 2024 IT experts say there is a “huge possibility” that high numbers of Oasis tickets are being purchased by computer bots at once.
Seat Unique: Meet the Oasis ticketing platform backed by sports stars and advised by business giants August 28, 2024 Seat Unique, which is set to sell premium packages for Oasis‘s comeback tour, has raised £14.5m to continue its expansion. The London-headquartered company has secured the funding through a Series A round led by Nickleby Capital. Seat Unique has previously secured the backing of Dame Jessica Ennis, John Terry, Matt Dawson, Ben Stokes, Sam Warburton [...]
How much does it cost to watch F1 at Silverstone? Too much? July 5, 2024 The British Grand Prix weekend is in full flow with Sunday’s race set to be the crescendo of four days of action at SIlverstone in Northamptonshire. But the immensely popular race is getting more expensive. A four-day pass will set you back over £400 with general admission tickets to Sunday’s race at £300. At the [...]
Wimbledon ticket tout jailed for four months April 30, 2024 A man who admitted to buying and selling tickets for the Wimbledon Championships 2023 has been jailed for four months
Ed Warner: How do we value sport and the draw of much needed money April 25, 2024 After World Athletics announced it would be paying its Olympic gold medallists, a fresh debate has opened up around money for our athletes and the draw of cash in sport for bodies. Ed Warner writes. The British Olympic Association seats its gold medallists in the front of the plane carrying its team home from a [...]