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 [...]
England rugby’s nutritionist on social media dangers and advising City traders March 24, 2025 Rugby fans watching England’s explosive renaissance at the recent Six Nations might have been left wondering just what they’d had for breakfast. One person who knows the answer is James Morehen, men’s performance nutritionist at the Rugby Football Union and part of a backroom team that has helped Steve Borthwick’s young side emerge from the [...]
IPL: The cricket sensation causing a betting bonanza March 23, 2025 Cricket’s biggest show returned this weekend with the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) getting underway in Kolkata. And while online betting is restricted in India – to such categories as the lottery and horse racing – there’s a growing international gambling market interested in the Twenty20 league. Ironically the Chennai Super Kings [...]
T1 Indoor Triathlon World Cup: The endurance race done in 10 minutes March 22, 2025 You’ve heard about the four-minute mile, but what about the 10-minute triathlon? That’s the order of the day tonight in Lievin, northern France, where the first T1 Indoor Triathlon World Cup is due to take place. The short-course event consists of a 200m swim, 2.8km cycle and 1km run and, uniquely, all takes place in [...]