Chelsea named top talent producers in Premier League June 2, 2025 Chelsea may have spent more than £1bn on transfers since the Todd Boehly-Clearlake takeover but the club’s talent factory leads the way in producing Premier League players. The famed Cobham academy was responsible for more players and more minutes played than any other in the top division last season, underlining the value of developing homegrown [...]
Verstappen admits Russell crash shouldn’t have happened June 2, 2025 Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has accepted that his crash into Mercedes rival George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix “was not right and shouldn’t have happened”. The hot-headed Dutchman veered into Russell with two laps remaining, earning a 10-second penalty which demoted him from fifth to 10th and three penalty points which leave [...]
Club World Cup cash row: Seattle Sounders take fight to MLS June 2, 2025 A cash row has broken out over this month’s Fifa Club World Cup, with Major League Soccer’s player union backing protests led by the Seattle Sounders. Sounders players wore T-shirts bearing the slogan “Club World Cash Grab” before their fixture against Minnesota United on Sunday to show their discontent with the proportion of prize money [...]
Tottenham Hotspur director Cullen steps down after 30 years’ service June 2, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur have announced further boardroom change this summer with the resignation of highly regarded executive director Donna-Maria Cullen after more than 30 years’ service. Cullen, 62, began working for the club as an adviser in 1992 before joining the board in 2006 and has been a key member of chairman Daniel Levy’s operation. Her [...]
US Women’s Open prize money: How much will winning golfer get? June 1, 2025 The 2025 US Women’s Open has the biggest prize purse in women’s golf, but how much will the winner walk away with? A total of $12m will be dished out at Erin Hills come Sunday evening as the 156 golfers look to secure a major title in 2025. Organisers are set to hand out $10,000 [...]
Uefa Champions League prize money: How much can PSG and Inter win? May 31, 2025 Paris Saint-German and Inter Milan will clash on Saturday in Munich in the Uefa Champions League final, but how much will the winner earn? The prize pot for this year’s top flight European club competition topped £2bn, up from £1.74bn last season, with prizes handed out for qualification as well as wins in the group [...]
Reddit co-founder Ohanian’s Athlos gets Sha’Carri and Thomas investment May 30, 2025 Reddit co-founder Alixis Ohanian’s Athlos athletics events has gained investment from US Olympians Sha’Carri Richardson and Gabby Thomas. The pair are joined by Tara Davis-Woodhall, with the trio set to be advisors and owners in the track and field competition. Athlos was launched to keep US track and field stars in the news after the [...]
49ers consortium completes takeover of Rangers FC May 30, 2025 The investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers are part of a consortium that has completed the takeover of Scottish football club Rangers. The group is led by private healthcare magnate Andrew Cavenagh, who will become the Scottish Premiership club’s chairman, and has completed a 51 per cent takeover of the Ibrox club. Current chairman [...]
Real Madrid pay £10m for Trent Alexander-Arnold ‘free transfer’ May 30, 2025 Real Madrid have given Liverpool £10m to get Trent Alexander-Arnold before the start of the Club World Cup. The England international will join the LaLiga club on 1 June on a six-year deal, when a miniature transfer window opens ahead of an expanded Club World Cup in the United States. It means that, despite leaving [...]
London Athletics Meet organisers lobby government to back world champs bid May 30, 2025 The organisation behind the London Athletics Meet has called on the government to back the UK bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships. Athletic Ventures claims hosting the global track and field tournament for the first time since 2017 could give London a £400m economic boost. It comes as this year’s London Athletics Meet was [...]