Stokes, McCullum, ECB: Who’s to blame for England’s latest Ashes failings? November 27, 2025 Assessing true accountability for England’s Ashes collapse requires tracing failure back through the chain, argues Ed Warner. “Still seething!” The WhatsApp from a prominent cricket podcaster arrived a full 48 hours after England’s capitulation in the opening Ashes Test. Did I want to provide him with a sound-bite on what appeared more than just a [...]
Modon Holding Announces a Strategic Investment in Wellington Lifestyle Partners, Expanding Its Global Portfolio in Luxury Lifestyle Destination Development November 26, 2025 Modon joins a consortium of investors to elevate Wellington International equestrian showgrounds and develop an ultra-luxury destination integrating residential, hospitality and sports assets in Wellington, Palm Beach County, Florida Strengthens Modon’s global presence and enables knowledge exchange across large-scale mixed-use, hospitality and lifestyle developments
What sport wants from the Budget: UK industry leaders share hopes and fears November 24, 2025 Ahead of the Autumn Budget on Wednesday, City AM asked decision-makers from across the UK’s sport sector what they are hoping to hear from Chancellor Rachel Reeves. UK Athletics – Jack Buckner, CEO Major sporting events drive sport. They make us feel good, but they also are profitable. They generate income. It’s challenging putting on [...]
Frasers Group Selects Navan to Elevate Global Travel and Expense Management November 24, 2025 Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN), the all-in-one travel, payments, and expense management platform, today announced it has been selected by Frasers Group, the retailer behind Sports Direct, FLANNELS, and FRASERS, as the company’s global partner for travel and expense management. In recent years, Frasers Group has gone from strength-to-strength, executing on its Elevation Strategy to rethink retail [...]
Zilch Becomes Official Way to Pay for Arsenal Football Club November 21, 2025 UK and EMEA’s fastest-growing fintech unicorn announces first ever brand partnership Agreement with Arsenal will give new and exclusive supporter benefits and more flexible ways to pay
Why tribes are everything in sport, but growing them is no easy task November 20, 2025 Tribalism is key to fandom in sport but the challenge is commercialising and gorwing them, writes Ed Warner. To the Kia Oval for an exercise in tribe creation. Conscious that in most enterprises the whole is stronger than the sum of its parts, I have been working with the help of chairs across Britain’s sporting [...]
Ticket touts face UK crackdown after Oasis outrage November 18, 2025 UK ministers are set to outlaw the resale of tickets for live events at prices above their original face value, in a move aimed at tackling professional touts and secondary ticket platforms like Viagogo and StubHub. The crackdown, due to be announced this week, represents the most aggressive intervention yet in a market long criticised [...]
Beyond by RS2 Becomes a Principal Issuing Member of Visa November 18, 2025 Beyond by RS2, the innovation brand of RS2 Financial Services GmbH, has become a Principal Issuing Member of Visa in Europe – allowing the company to directly issue Visa cards and to launch and manage payment card programs. With this milestone, Beyond by RS2 strengthens its position as an end-to-end payment partner, combining issuing, acquiring, [...]
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N 2025 review: Electric that pretends to be petrol November 17, 2025 As many a YouTube drag race can attest, electric cars aren’t deficient when it comes to straight-line speed. After that sugar-rush of giddy acceleration wears off, though, you may be left feeling empty and unsatisfied. Going fast doesn’t necessarily equate to having fun. Many believe that EVs are too heavy and too complicated, smothering the [...]
Amex cites sponsorship strategy for Gen Z and Millennial credit card surge November 14, 2025 The surge in Millennials and Gen Zers taking out American Express cards is “definitely” down to the financial services provider going big on sponsorship, it says. The New York-headquartered card issuer states that over 60 per cent of Amex’s new global consumer card acquisitions “represent Millennials and Gen Z”, something they attribute to their drive [...]