EE: Home nations agree four-year contract extension with telco January 29, 2025 The Football Association (FA) will continue with EE as its lead partner after the telco signed a four-year contract extension. The agreement covers the England men’s and women’s senior teams, the 90,000 capacity Wembley Stadium and the other three home nations football associations up to the 2028 Euros, which Great Britain and Ireland will co-host [...]
Tottenham battles Wembley after Benn v Eubank confirmed for April January 15, 2025 The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is vying with Wembley to be host venue for the much-anticipated British boxing showdown between bitter rivals Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr in April. Saudi official Turki Alalshikh confirmed overnight that the fight has been made, more than two years after it was called off at short notice, and will [...]
Wrexham hire Wembley architects to revamp Racecourse Ground October 24, 2024 Wrexham AFC have appointed the architects behind the Sphere Las Vegas and Wembley Stadium to draw up a new masterplan for their home, the Racecourse Ground. It is the latest ambitious move from Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney since the Hollywood actors bought the then-non-league club in 2020. Populous, whose previous work also includes the [...]
2024 NFL London Games: When, where, who is playing? October 5, 2024 It is that time of year again, when London gets all American for the 2024 NFL London Games. Three games across the next month make up the majority of the league’s overseas offering so when are they, where are they being played and who is competing in each? NFL Jetting in Who: New York Jets [...]
Why Anthony Joshua’s defeat leaves Tyson Fury fight out of reach again September 22, 2024 Saturday was supposed to be the night when Anthony Joshua joined the likes of Muhammad Ali and Lennox Lewis as three-time world heavyweight champions, the culmination of a career rebuild following back-to-back defeats by Oleksandr Usyk and proof that there was life in the London 2012 hero yet. Daniel Dubois didn’t just deviate from the [...]
Daniel Dubois sets sights on Oleksandr Usyk after destroying Anthony Joshua September 22, 2024 Daniel Dubois is targeting a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk after defending his IBF world heavyweight title with a devastating five-round win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday night at Wembley. On a card where Joshua was expected to join an elite club of three-time world champions in front of a British record 96,000 crowd it was [...]
Watch: Guy Ritchie’s short film for Joshua-Dubois fight night September 5, 2024 Guy Ritchie has made a short film to promote this month’s bumper boxing card at Wembley headlined by Anthony Joshua’s fight with Daniel Dubois. Joshua, Dubois, Hamzah Sheeraz, Josh Kelly, Liam Smith and other British boxers set to feature on the 21 September card appear in the film, titled Touching Hands. The short draws on [...]
The Capitalist: City boys fight for £1k Oasis tickets as corporate demand explodes August 29, 2024 Oasis tickets look set to be the hottest corporate perk next year, with firms already splashing out for packages, The Capitalist has learned.
Joshua v Dubois promoter aims to surpass record Wembley crowd of 94,000 August 27, 2024 The show on 21 September has sold out of its initial allocation of 90,000 tickets but an application has now been made to local authorities to increase capacity.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour boosts London amid calls for the icon to get Freedom of the City August 23, 2024 On Tuesday night, Taylor Swift played the final show of the European leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium. The results are in: London saw a boost in consumer spending, city footfall and tube journeys during her stay in the capital, with one MP describing her tour as a “lifeline” to the UK [...]