Norrie and Murray crash out in Monte Carlo as Draper wins April 10, 2023 British No1 Cameron Norrie and former Wimbledon winner Andy Murray were first-round victims at the Monte Carlo 1000 today. Norrie (pictured) was beaten 6-3 6-4 in straight sets by Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo in the Principality on the Mediterranean. Norrie struggled across the Sunshine Double – a pair of events in Indian Wells and Miami – [...]
Exeter Chiefs’ Champions Cup run rewriting final act of their 13-year play April 10, 2023 It wasn’t supposed to be like this; the final lines in the script of the fall of Exeter Chiefs as their era of dominance comes to an end. But they’re the one remaining English team across the two European club rugby competitions, the Champions and Challenge Cups, and it’s a feat few expected. Of the [...]
South African sides in Champions Cup proves rugby can be radical when it wants to be April 9, 2023 And there we have it, eight have become four. The Champions Cup has always been better in the knockout stages and that’s only been personified further by the woeful system in place for the pool stages. Two pools of 12 was always a stupid idea – fans get lost in the complexities of it all [...]
What sport is on the TV? April 7, 2023 It is a mega weekend in sport across the Easter break as football continues to ramp up and the Masters gets us in the summer spirit. Here are five sport events you need to watch this weekend. Golf: The Masters – Thursday to Sunday It’s here. The first golf major of the year. The Masters [...]
Lampard named Chelsea manager two years after Blues sacked him April 6, 2023 Frank Lampard has been named as Chelsea’s interim manager for the remainder of the season. The former Chelsea midfielder will take charge of the Blues following the sacking of Graham Potter on Sunday. Potter’s former assistant Bruno Saltor was in charge for the side’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Tuesday. Lampard at the helm Lampard [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Referee on the rise for France 2023 April 6, 2023 In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, City A.M. have put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to look at which players and other personnel are hot and not in the race to be part of the quadrennial event in France later this year. Rugby player of the week Props are employed [...]
LIV’s Norman slams Augusta for lack of invite to Masters April 5, 2023 LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman has slammed Masters organisers for not inviting him to Augusta National for this week’s major. The Australian runs the Saudi-backed breakaway golf circuit which has sparked a major row in the sport by signing up the likes of former Masters winners Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia. “Funnily enough, I haven’t [...]
England’s Jason Roy heads to Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL for £275k April 5, 2023 England cricketer Jason Roy has accepted a late offer to join Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise the Kolkata Knight Riders. The opening batter has headed to the subcontinent for the remainder of the Twenty20 competition, which started last week, after India’s Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the 2023 edition with a lower back injury. Roy [...]
Nottingham Forest owner backs Steve Cooper despite poor form April 5, 2023 Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis insists manager Steve Cooper is not about to be sacked despite the club’s poor run of form. Marinakis, who is on his sixth manager in six years at the City Ground, warned however that results would have to “improve immediately”. Forest are without a win in the Premier League since [...]
Middlesex’s Robson: We’re owed nothing but deserve Division One’ April 5, 2023 Former England international and current Middlesex veteran Sam Robson says the county aren’t owed anything as they prepare to resume life in Division One this week. Having won the title in 2016, the Lord’s-based side dropped into the second division the following year and have only just been able to find their way back into [...]