Cricket needs a reality check, it cannot have it all April 4, 2024 The earth has orbited once more around the sun. Cricket’s County Championship starts again tomorrow (45 per cent chance of rain in Durham at 11am; showers expected shortly after in Hove). We are almost 12 months on from the acknowledgement that English cricket is institutionally racist and appear to be edging closer to an influx [...]
Ed Warner: What Ivan Toney and Shohei Ohtani say about sport and gambling March 28, 2024 From football to baseball, sport is intertwined with betting.
Ed Warner: Horse racing has a potent calling card – but needs urgent change March 21, 2024 Our sport business columnist tackles falling crowds at the races.
Ed Warner: Why invest in hosting sport? Mainly because it’s bloody fun March 14, 2024 Our columnist gives his take on the sport business world.
Ed Warner: The future of athletics is fluid but ripe with opportunity March 7, 2024 Will Michael Johnson show the way for athletics chiefs, asks our columnist?
Ed Warner: Sci-fi sport is coming, are you ready to watch? I’m not February 29, 2024 Our sport business columnist takes on some of the week's big talking points.
Ed Warner: On bad actors and their pernicious influence on so many sports February 22, 2024 Our columnist on rogues who taint sport, plus FA Cup maths, Rwanda, Tracey Crouch MP and Jilly Cooper.
If football is pricing you out, try a new sport. You’ll love what’s out there February 15, 2024 City A.M. columnist Ed Warner issues a rallying call to those who cannot afford to go to the football. There are incredible sporting experiences out there for just a few quid, so get Goggling and take in a new sport. Fancy watching your favourite Premier League team at an away match? Think again. You’ll likely [...]
‘The supply-demand balance in sport needs re-calibrating’ February 8, 2024 It would be nonsense to ask how much money top golfers need. How much they want, however? That’s easy. More. And more is what’s coming their way, this time from private equity investment into the PGA Tour, herd-following the Saudi investment via LIV Golf into the sport. It’s not just golf where athletes are reaping [...]
Ed Warner: Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool resignation shows the monster has to be fed February 1, 2024 On Klopp, Raducanu, Littler and our monstrious appetites.
