Get £50 free bets when you stake £10 on Usyk vs Dubois 2 with Betfred July 18, 2025 It’s the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois taking place this Saturday, 19th July, as the two heavyweights come up against each other to see who will take home the heavyweight crown once and for all. In preparation for the fight, new customers at Betfred can claim up to £50 in free bets when [...]
World Matchplay: Darts event extends deal with sponsor Betfred July 18, 2025 Betting giant Betfred and darts’s World Matchplay have extended their title partnership though until the decade. The deal covers the Professional Darts Corporation competition until 2030 with the partnership between the two organisations reaching a decade by the agreement’s conclusion date. The World Matchplay gets underway at Winter Gardens on Saturday with the winner taking [...]
Snoop Dogg joins Luka Modric as co-owner of Swansea City July 18, 2025 Drop It Like It’s Hot rapper Snoop Dogg has joined Luka Modric as a co-owner of Championship club Swansea. The Welsh club announced Croatian footballer Modric as a part-owner of Swansea City earlier this year and have added Snoop as a co-owner and investor. Snoop Dogg’s sporting associations of late have included the Fifa video [...]
Can British and Irish Lions tour save rugby in Australia? July 18, 2025 It is a crying shame to see rugby union drop so far behind Aussie Rules, the NRL and football Down Under, even as the British and Irish Lions get set to take on the Wallabies in the first of three Tests this weekend. But I am not surprised, given the state of Australian rugby at [...]
Does NFL hold key to resolving football’s bitter welfare row? July 17, 2025 A bitter row between Fifa and players’ union Fifpro escalated at the recent Club World Cup in the US, but looking across the pond could provide the solution. Fifa president Gianni Infantino may be fond of his slogan “football unites the world” but the recent Club World Cup only appeared to drive a wedge even [...]
Manchester United and City top football arrests league table July 17, 2025 Manchester United had more supporters arrested last season than any other team in England and Wales, ahead of neighbours Manchester City and West Ham United. Home Office figures released today show there were 121 arrests of Manchester United fans, 34 of which were for public or violent disorder, during the 2024-25 campaign. That was by [...]
Great Britain reaches 1,000 padel courts as sport booms July 17, 2025 Great Britain now has over 1,000 padel courts as the racket sport booms in popularity across the capital and beyond. The news comes as the sport looks to make a case for Olympic inclusion, while a Ryder Cup of padel is scheduled for 2026. London and the south east enjoy nearly a third of the [...]
Fulham’s Craven Cottage could be future of new franchise Project Sevens July 17, 2025 The investment vehicle behind a new privately funded rugby sevens league set to launch in 2026 is targeting Craven Cottage as a host venue, City AM can reveal. Tom Burwell, chief executive of Bia Sports Group – the investment team behind newly promoted Premier League football club Sunderland – explained that the as-yet unnamed sevens [...]
Crystal Palace to step up legal fight over Europa League expulsion July 16, 2025 Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has confirmed that the club will take their bid to overturn expulsion from the Europa League to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. European governing body Uefa stripped the FA Cup winners of their spot in next season’s competition last week after ruling that they had broken multi-club ownership (MCO) [...]
Open odds: Bookies facing seven-figure payouts if Rose blooms July 16, 2025 Rory McIlroy may be the popular choice but long-odds Justin Rose is the winner that bookmakers truly fear at this week’s Open Championship. Rose tied for second at Royal Troon last year and the Englishman has looked a future winner of the Claret Jug since starring at the 1998 edition as a 17-year-old amateur. Now [...]