BHA cyber attack: British Horseracing Authority forced to close office June 10, 2025 The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) insists that the UK’s schedule of meets will not be affected after hackers launched a cyber attack on the sport’s governing body. BHA staff have been asked to work from home or remotely after the attack forced the organisation to temporarily shut its London head office, according to reports. It [...]
Alcaraz French Open final win earns TNT Sports record viewing figures June 10, 2025 Carlos Alcaraz’s thrilling French Open fightback over Jannik Sinner on Sunday produced the UK’s highest ever viewing figures for a Roland Garros final on TNT Sports or predecessor Eurosport. City AM has learned that TNT Sports’ audience reach was over 1m as Alcaraz closed in on his stunning fifth-set tie-break victory over the world No1, [...]
Club World Cup tickets: Chelsea fans say Fifa shot themselves in foot June 10, 2025 Will the first expanded Club World Cup be a success or did Fifa bungle the ticket sales irreparably? City AM asked two Chelsea fans who are spending thousands to attend. For lifelong Chelsea fan John Hand, 62, a trip to the Club World Cup has been several years in the making. “When we won the [...]
R360 rugby project fully funded and profitable after a year, say insiders June 9, 2025 The breakaway R360 global club rugby competition has already secured the funding to launch in 2026 and is targeting a profit in its second year, sources close to the ambitious project have told City AM. Organisers of R360 intend to change the face of the sport through franchise ownership, attracting brands not traditionally associated with [...]
WhatsApp, Google, Adobe, YouTube investor group buys into US cricket June 9, 2025 Silicon Valley figures from Adobe, YouTube, Google, WhatsApp and Dropbox are among those to have invested in Major League Cricket (MLC) franchise the San Francisco Unicorns. They join figures from TV show The Big Bang Theory, Yodlee, and Menlo Ventures in going into sports ownership. Shantanu Narayen, chairman and chief executive at Adobe, is among [...]
Ait-Nouri joins Man City as club splurge ahead of Club World Cup June 9, 2025 Man City’s rebuild is set to cost another £65m with Pep Guardiola’s side completing one of two hopeful new signings ahead of the Club World Cup. The Manchester club last week confirmed the signing of Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan for £46.3m but on Monday landed Algeria international Rayan Ait-Nouri (£31m) from Wolves. [...]
Spurs open talks with Brentford over £10m move for Frank June 9, 2025 Spurs are edging towards a replacement for Ange Postecoglou after opening talks with Brentford over head coach Thomas Frank. Tottenham Hotspur sacked Australian Postecoglou just over two weeks after he led them to Europa League glory and Champions League qualification in his second season. And the north London club have their eyes set on the [...]
WSL revenues will pass £100m in 2026, says Deloitte June 9, 2025 Total revenues of Women’s Super League (WSL) clubs grew by 34 per cent to £65m in the 2023-24 season and are tipped to hit £100m for the first time next year, says Deloitte. All income streams were up but the biggest increase was a 73 per cent uplift in matchday revenue to £12m, thanks to [...]
Can government force £2.5bn Abramovich Chelsea funds to Ukraine? June 8, 2025 Last week the UK government threatened to take Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to court to make sure the £2.5bn raised from his sale of Chelsea FC went to Ukraine. Abramovich owned Chelsea from 2003 until his forced sale in 2022 following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. But the proceeds of the sale to a consortium [...]
French Open prize money: How much does Roland Garros winner get? June 7, 2025 This weekend sees the crescendo of the French Open, but how much do the men’s and women’s singles champions win at Roland Garros? For those who are unaware, tennis pays its men’s and women’s champions the same at the four grand slams. The Australian Open earlier this year saw winners Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys [...]