RC Toulon tough Investec Champions Cup path can be making of new Galacticos April 11, 2025 Dynasties rise and fall in sport, often taking years to reach their summit before fading into the darkness at pace. Between 2013 and 2015, RC Toulon were the “it” team. Probably the best club rugby team in the world. They won a Top 14 title in 2014 and were European champions three years in a [...]
Kerr and Ingebrigtsen to clash at London Athletics Meet in July April 11, 2025 British 1500m runner Josh Kerr will take on great rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen at this year’s London Athletics Meet. Kerr and the Norwegian were expected to be the two fighting for gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games but Ingebrigtsen could only muster a fourth-place finish while Kerr was sandwiched on the podium between Americans Cole [...]
Ineos and Ratcliffe need a sporting win and fast April 11, 2025 “Ineos Britannia announces that it has withdrawn its intention to challenge for the next America’s Cup.” Those were the words issued this week in the latest sporting scaleback by British chemicals billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The stream of negative news out of Manchester United – including hundreds of job losses, brutal cost-cutting and criticism over [...]
Masters 2025 prize money: How much do players earn at Augusta? April 10, 2025 Prize money at the 2025 Masters has doubled in under a decade, with the winner at Augusta National this week set to earn $3.6m (£2.8m). The total prize fund at the year’s first major has now swollen to $20m (£15.5m) and the top three players are all assured of seven-figure payouts. As recently as 2016, [...]
Ronaldo to make action movies with X-Men and Kick-Ass director April 10, 2025 Cristiano Ronaldo has made two action movies with Kingsman and X-Men filmmaker Matthew Vaughn. The venture has seen the duo set up a film studio named UR•MARV, with a release date for their first project expected in due course. Ronaldo, 40, said: “This is an exciting chapter for me, as I look ahead to new [...]
Sam Torrance: McIlroy not Scheffler the man to beat at 2025 Masters April 10, 2025 It’s Masters week and that means the start of the short but lucrative major season, with one a month from now until the Open Championship in July. It can be a hectic period with little downtime for players but I think it’s great from the golf fan’s point of view. Although the US PGA Championship [...]
Top FIA official resigns over ‘breakdown in governance standards’ April 10, 2025 Deputy president for sport at the FIA, Robert Reid, has resigned from his role over “a fundamental breakdown in governance standards within motorsport’s global governing body”. Reid was a close ally of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem but the duo have not seen eye to eye of late. The motorsporting body and Ben Sulayem have [...]
Northampton Saints chief: Champions Cup run is financial tonic April 10, 2025 Northampton Saints may be the sole English representative remaining in the Investec Champions Cup but they’re out only to look out for themselves. A run in the world’s premier club rugby competition is a money spinner, up until a certain point, and can open doors to countless commercial and fan activation opportunities. For Julia Chapman, [...]
Play on the Pitch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium April 10, 2025 Have you ever dreamed of playing on the same hallowed turf as your football heroes? Now’s your chance to make it a reality. This spring, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium invites your team to step onto the pitch for a corporate experience like no other. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium’s Play on the Pitch sessions offer companies the unique [...]
Wimbledon tennis debentures rocket 60 per cent to £73,000 April 9, 2025 The cost of a debenture to watch the world’s best tennis players at the Wimbledon Championships has rocketed by nearly 60 per cent. The All England Lawn Tennis Ground plc, which owns the courts and grounds which host Wimbledon every year, this week launched applications for No1 Court debentures for the second show court for [...]