Premiership Rugby pundit Brian O’Driscoll under fire by Irish competition watchdog March 25, 2025 Premiership Rugby pundit Brian O'Driscoll is under notice by the Irish competition watchdog over a “misleading” social media post
Platini threatens to sue after he and Blatter cleared of fraud again March 25, 2025 Michel Platini is exploring plans to sue Swiss authorities after he and Sepp Blatter were cleared of fraud for a second time over a payment of £1.75m from 2011. An appeals court near Basel on Tuesday upheld the 2022 decision of the federal criminal court, after Swiss prosecutors attempted to have the original verdict overturned. [...]
Goodbye Gabba: Iconic cricket venue to be demolished after 2032 Olympics March 25, 2025 The Gabba, one of cricket’s most iconic grounds, is controversially to be demolished after the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane. It will be replaced as the home of cricket in Queensland by a £1.85bn, 63,000-capacity stadium which is set to be the centrepiece of the Brisbane Games – despite local authorities’ repeated promises not to build [...]
Trump’s war on DEI is ‘really alarming’ says Women In Football CEO March 25, 2025 Women In Football’s annual conference takes place this week at Wembley Stadium, although it is developments across the Atlantic that pose a grave threat to the reforms that the network has been fighting for. President Trump’s war on DEI has significantly shifted the conversation backwards, leading to big business rolling back initiatives and making it [...]
Investec Champions Cup Barometer: Quins lay down Leinster marker March 24, 2025 In the lead up to the 2024-25 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: Harlequins, England Before the London derby between Harlequins and Saracens at [...]
Leicester Tigers make key role change as season nears finale March 24, 2025 Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers’ majority shareholder Tom Scott has become the club’s chairman, replacing the long-serving Peter Tom after 33 years. Scott has owned the East Midlands club’s parent company, Leicester Football Club plc, since 2023 having taken an earlier stakeholding in the 11-time Premiership champions. Scott moves into the role of chairman having [...]
Warner Bros Discovery and UCI bin Track Champions League March 24, 2025 The Track Champions League cycling format has been binned after just four years as the sport looks to focus on a new Track World Cup. The series began in 2021 thanks to a partnership between the sport’s governing body the International Cycling Union and broadcaster Warner Bros. Discovery. But it has been ditched, with the [...]
Scunthorpe United ‘dodged bullet’ over FC100,000 deal, says fan group March 24, 2025 Scunthorpe United fans say they have “absolutely dodged a bullet” after a potential investment by FC100,000 fell through on Monday. The Iron, formerly of the Championship but now in the sixth tier, pulled out of investment talks with the firm after a huge backlash from fans on social media. FC100,000 is the newest iteration of [...]
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim suffers heart attack during match March 24, 2025 Former Bangladesh cricket captain Tamim Iqbal is receiving emergency hospital care after suffering a heart attack during a domestic T20 game in Dhaka. The 36-year-old opener, his country’s record ODI run-scorer, was captaining Mohammedan Sporting club in their Dhaka Premier League fixture against Shinepukur when he complained of chest pains after taking the field. Plans [...]
Boehly: Chelsea worth more now than £2.5bn we paid March 24, 2025 Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly believes the club is worth more now than the record £2.5bn his consortium paid to acquire them in summer 2022. The Blues have not won a trophy or qualified for the Champions League since the takeover, while Boehly’s group has spent more than £1bn on new players. But asked whether Chelsea [...]