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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 [...]
Sport teams safe bets as valuations buck Trump tariff slump May 30, 2025 Valuations of sports clubs have survived “recent market volatility stemming from President Donald Trump’s tariffs”, top analysts have said amid market turmoil as a result of decisions made in the White House. Sports clubs have seen their valuations remain stable, and in some cases rise, despite huge hits elsewhere, including the manufacturing industry – due [...]
Premier League Darts final prize money 2025: How much can Littler win? May 29, 2025 Luke Littler will feature at the O2 Arena tonight in the Premier League Darts final as a world champion, as he looks to defend his title. But how much can he win? There were 16 nights of Premier League Darts which began on 6 February in Belfast and travelled across the UK, Ireland and continental [...]
Paris Saint-Germain: Inside Champions League finalist’s reinvention May 29, 2025 In the Champions League final this weekend, Paris Saint-Germain have enjoyed a reinvention since the departure of Kylian Mbappe. When historians come to chronicle the evolution of Paris Saint-Germain, it is likely they will highlight last summer’s acrimonious departure of Kylian Mbappe as an inflection point. The France striker was the last of PSG’s true [...]
The Enhanced Games sporting experiment will prove short-lived May 29, 2025 The Enhanced Games aims to shake up sport by allowing performance enhancing substances, but Ed Warner argues the concept will be short-lived. Man dives into a pool wearing a full racing bodysuit. Swims a single length of front crawl. Alone. Is rewarded with $1m for breaking the world record. Could this be the dullest clip [...]
Does cricket have Olympic future in Brisbane and, maybe, India? May 29, 2025 Team GB may put forward a cricket team for the LA 2028 Olympic Games, but with Australia and potentially India hosting next does the sport have a long-term future? Over a decade ago at the London 2012 Olympics Welshmen Ryan Giggs, Joe Allen, and Neil Taylor joined the likes of Daniel Sturridge, Micah Richards and [...]
LTA commercial revenue up 40 per cent driven by expanded Queen’s Club event May 29, 2025 The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) expects to increase commercial revenue by almost 40 per cent this year thanks to its expanded championships at Queen’s Club and a raft of new partnerships. Commercial income grew 16 per cent to £10.6m in 2024 but it set for a far bigger jump in 2025, making the national governing [...]