Saudi Arabia bid $1bn to combine men’s and women’s tennis tours March 12, 2024 Tennis could be the next sport to fall into the arms of Saudi Arabia after discussions at Indian Wells this week reportedly included a $1bn take-it-or-leave-it offer from the state backed Public Investment Fund which would see the men’s and women’s tours merged. The reports, in the Telegraph, suggest that ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi asked [...]
Cheltenham: State Man ‘turns up’ to win Champion Hurdle March 12, 2024 Trainer Willie Mullins quipped that you’ve got to turn up to Cheltenham in order to win the Champion Hurdle after State Man won the showpiece race on the opening day of the Festival in the absence of Constitution Hill. The pre-Festival favourite Constitution Hill was ruled out of contention having been given a round of [...]
Investec Champions Cup Barometer: Bath eye up West Country battle March 12, 2024 In the lead up to the 2023-24 Investec Champions Cup Round of 16, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with Investec to assess which teams are hot – and which are not – ahead of April’s knockouts. Team of the week: Bath Rugby, England Few expected English teams to feature in their [...]
Cheltenham Festival: 16 per cent admit to skiving off work to watch sport March 12, 2024 A new poll ahead of the Cheltenham Festival has shown 16 per cent of Brits have skived off work to watch sport. The research, conducted by YouGov in association with Betfair with a sample size of over 1,000, suggests nearly one in five adults have bunked off work to tune into sport at some point [...]
Sadiq Khan and Tory mayoral rival ‘stand ready’ to bring Commonwealth Games to London March 11, 2024 London Mayor Sadiq Khan “stands ready” to step in to support the capital in a bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games should a new plan to take the next staging of the multi-sport tournament to Malaysia fail. The Asian nation, who hosted the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, have been offered £100m to [...]
Felipe Massa to SUE FIA, F1 and Ecclestone for damages March 11, 2024 Former F1 driver Felipe Massa has filed a lawsuit in the London High Court against the FIA, Formula One Management and Bernie Ecclestone. The former Ferrari driver’s people released a statement surrounding their legal intentions relating to the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. Brazilian law firm Vieira Rezende Advogados said: “Mr Massa is seeking declarations that [...]
Premier League: Liverpool and Man City draw to leave Arsenal top of table in final direct domestic clash between Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp March 10, 2024 Outgoing Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp ended his direct Premier League rivalry with Pep Guardiola with a fiercely contested 1-1 draw at Anfield. The German and Spaniard embraced after the full time whistle in Liverpool after an early John Stones goal for Manchester City was cancelled out by an Alexis Mac Allister penalty. The result leaves [...]
Six Nations wrap: Grand Slam dashed, Quesada, Gatland and the Wooden Spoon March 10, 2024 Everybody thought Ireland would walk to back-to-back Grand Slam titles this year while many expected Italy to again be the whipping boys of the Six Nations. In round four, however, these two assumptions were shattered in what was one of the great weekends of Six Nations rugby in recent history. Here’s what we learned. Six [...]
Six Nations table with Wales on edge of humiliating Wooden Spoon March 10, 2024 Wales are close to their first Six Nations Wooden Spoon since 2003 after France toppled the home side 24-45 in Cardiff on Sunday. The bonus point win for France moves them ahead of Italy and into fourth with the Azzurri and Wales competing next weekend in a straight shootout. The Wooden Spoon is a metaphorical [...]
Villa thrashed as Spurs close gap in Premier League top four race March 10, 2024 Spurs have taken control of the top four race after smashing Aston Villa 4-0 away from home. They have narrowed the gap to Villa to two points, but they can move ahead should they win their game in hand. The scoreline was significant to both managers, as it became Ange Postecoglou’s biggest win as Tottenham [...]