Football, snooker and the dangers of over-regulation April 30, 2024 Whether it’s the gambling white paper putting advertisers off snooker or plans for a new football regulator, our favourite sports risk being legislated out of existence, says Emma Revell When it comes to my two favourite sports, this week has been a game of two halves. On one hand, I’m a long-suffering Sunderland fan. With [...]
Premier League edges closer to applying £500m spending cap April 29, 2024 Premier League clubs have taken another step closer to implementing a spending cap for the first time in the competition’s history. A majority of clubs on Monday voted in favour of progressing to the next stage of the proposal, which is likely to be voted on at the organisation’s AGM in June. Further details are [...]
Premier League table as Man City chase Arsenal in title race April 28, 2024 Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 yesterday to go within one point of Arsenal at the summit of the Premier League table with one game in hand. The nervy win over Nuno Espirito Santo’s relegation-threatened side kept the title race advantage with Pep Guardiola’s City, who are chasing a fourth consecutive top flight English title. [...]
I was praying: Arteta relieved as Arsenal beat Spurs to stay top of Premier League April 28, 2024 Arsenal survived a late scare from Tottenham Hotspur yesterday in the North London derby to maintain their one-point advantage over Manchester City in the Premier League title race. An early own goal from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg followed by successful first-half attempts from Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz gave the Gunners a 3-0 lead at the break. [...]
Will Jacks bids for England T20 World Cup selection with stunning century April 28, 2024 The stunning feat by the 25-year-old could earn him a return to the flailing England setup in time for the T20 World Cup.
Michael O’Leary defends monster bonus: ‘Pep and Klopp get £25m a year and nobody says boo’ April 28, 2024 Michael O'Leary won't put up with any "mewling nonsense" over his possible £84m bonus payout. “Footballers are getting half a million a week," he argued.
HP, Visa, Aramco: Who are the main sponsors of each F1 team? April 27, 2024 The names of F1 teams are getting more and more difficult to remember given the endless number of sponsorship deals within the sport. Here City A.M. has broken down who partners with who, and what that has done to each of the team’s names. BWT Alpine F1 Team BWT is an Austrian manufacturing company. It [...]
Ed Warner: How do we value sport and the draw of much needed money April 25, 2024 After World Athletics announced it would be paying its Olympic gold medallists, a fresh debate has opened up around money for our athletes and the draw of cash in sport for bodies. Ed Warner writes. The British Olympic Association seats its gold medallists in the front of the plane carrying its team home from a [...]
Liverpool open talks with Feyenoord over Slot replacing Klopp April 24, 2024 Liverpool have opened talks with Feyenoord about the possibility of hiring their manager Arne Slot as the Merseyside club look to replace the departing Jurgen Klopp. German Klopp announced in January that he’d be standing down as manager at the end of the season but the club has been in no hurry to appoint a [...]
Haaland out of Brighton match as Man City chase Premier League title April 24, 2024 Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will miss tonight’s clash with Brighton and Hove Albion having missed his side’s FA Cup semi-final victory at the weekend. The Norwegian is out of the Premier League tie at the Amex Stadium this evening with a muscle problem. Manager Pep Guardiola insisted the issue was not serious with 20-goal [...]