Saracens could challenge legality of Premiership Rugby’s salary cap if review falls through November 7, 2019 Saracens could seek a legal challenge to Premiership Rugby’s salary cap if they fail in their bid to overturn a 35-point deduction and £5.4m fine, according to a leading sports lawyer. The English and European champions could argue that the salary cap framework is anti-competitive, says former World Rugby head of legal Darren Bailey. However, [...]
Guardiola and Klopp rivalry ready to combust as Manchester City head to Liverpool after a week of fanning the flames November 7, 2019 Given the unrelenting quality displayed last season by both Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League run-in, it seemed likely that head-to-head fixtures between the two would be equally significant in determining the destination of the title again this term. Liverpool lost just once last campaign – at City on 3 January – as [...]
Why does Lewis Hamilton not receive the recognition he deserves in Great Britain? November 6, 2019 When Lewis Hamilton claimed his sixth Formula One world title on Sunday there was an inevitability about it that detracted from the magnitude of his accomplishment. Hamilton is the second most successful F1 driver ever and among a pantheon of elite British sportspeople yet he remains largely under-appreciated in the UK. Undoubtedly he is admired [...]
Saracens docked 35 points and fined £5m for breaching salary cap November 5, 2019 Premiership and European rugby champions Saracens have been docked 35 points for breaching Premiership Rugby’s salary cap. The English club must also pay a £5.4m fine after a probe into investment partnerships between its chairman, renowned City bigwig Nigel Wray, and a number of senior players. Read more: These were the six best players at [...]
The six best players at the 2019 Rugby World Cup November 4, 2019 From Cheslin Kolbe’s dancing feet in South Africa’s opening weekend defeat against New Zealand to Manu Tuilagi bursting through the gain line in England’s quarter-final with Australia, the 2019 Rugby World Cup was filled with individual moments of brilliance. Here, City A.M. picks six of the best performers at the tournament. Maro Itoje, England Where [...]
Jeremy Corbyn brands the government’s fracking ban as an ‘election stunt’ November 2, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has labelled the halt to fracking as “an election stunt” by the government. The suspension came following scientific research raised fresh concerns that the risk of earthquakes was linked to fracking – a controversial method for extracting shale gas. Read more: Government bans fracking with immediate effect Corbyn has called the U-turn by [...]
Carlyle in driving seat to acquire Arriva in £2.2bn deal November 2, 2019 American private equity firm Carlyle is the front-runner to buy Arriva in a deal worth £2.2bn. Carlyle has entered talks with one of the UK’s largest public transport operators, which runs rail franchises including Northern and London Overground, as well as buses across Britain. Read more: Stagecoach to stop share buy-back programme at £30 Arriva’s [...]
WTO authorises China to impose $3.6bn in tariffs on US November 2, 2019 The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has authorised China to impose punitive tariffs against the US after ruling the duties on steel and other products were illegally inflated by the US. It means China could now levy $3.6bn worth of tariffs on American goods with WTO arbitrators saying the “countermeasures” could be imposed as early as [...]
Asda gives hundreds of employees extra week to sign new contracts before facing sack November 2, 2019 Asda will give employees an extra week to sign new employment contracts before dismissing them with the original deadline set for today. The supermarket said workers who had yet to sign the new so-called Contract 6 would be given a seven-day “cooling-off period” to change their mind before losing their jobs. Read more: Asda rejects [...]
Essex lorry deaths: Police begin contacting victims’ families with all 39 believed to be Vietnamese November 2, 2019 Police have begun contacting the families of the 39 found dead in a lorry in Essex last week, all of whom are now believed to be Vietnamese. “At this time, we believe the victims are Vietnamese nationals, and we are in contact with the Vietnamese government,” a statement from Essex Police said. Read more: Essex [...]
