Moeen Ali to miss the Hundred and leave county cricket February 24, 2025 The Hundred chiefs have suffered a setback after Birmingham Phoenix captain and former England all-rounder Moeen Ali opted out of this summer’s tournament. Moeen, 37, will take on a player-coach role for the final year of his contract with Warwickshire, which will see him try to help the Birmingham Bears win the T20 Blast. That [...]
Pubs and bars to go into extra time if Lionesses score at Women’s Euros February 24, 2025 Pubs are set to be allowed to stay open until 1am if the Lionesses reach the latter stages of the Women’s Euros this summer. The Home Office wants to push back closing time at pubs and bars by two hours if England make it to the semi-finals or final of Women’s Euro 2025. The Lionesses [...]
Daniel Dubois next fight: Brit mulls Usyk revenge mission and Joshua rematch February 24, 2025 Daniel Dubois is weighing up a rematch with either Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua after being forced to pull out of his £7m world title defence against Joseph Parker. IBF heavyweight champion Dubois was ruled out of the scheduled fight with Parker in Riyadh on Saturday at short notice after falling ill and his stand-in [...]
Ferrari merchandise sales soar 400% after Hamilton F1 move February 24, 2025 Ferrari merchandise sales have jumped nearly 400 per cent off the back of Lewis Hamilton’s move to Maranello for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Data shared with City AM demonstrates the huge global appeal the seven-time world champion enjoys with F1 fans. In the days following Ferrari’s 2025 season launch earlier this month, Ferrari merchandise [...]
More sprinting, extra games? Why more footballers are getting ACL injuries February 23, 2025 The rise in ACL injuries in football is down to the increasing intensity of the game and not just the number of matches played, says one of the world’s leading knee surgeons. Player workload has become a thorny topic in the sport, with the expansion of major competitions adding extra games to the calendars of [...]
Champions Trophy: What competition tells us about politics in sport February 23, 2025 It feels like cricket forces upon itself a major tournament every year. There’s T20 Cricket World Cups, 50-over World Cups and – taking place now in Pakistan – the Champions Trophy. Despite being ditched on multiple occasions, and not being held since 2017, the Champions Trophy is under way. But it is, in reality, an [...]
Could Ademola Lookman take legal action over Atalanta coach’s criticism? February 22, 2025 Footballer Ademola Lookman found himself at the centre of a storm this week when his Atalanta coach publicly derided his penalty taking skills. But did Gian Piero Gasperini go too far? Lawyer Chris Deeley explores the case. We all make mistakes at work occasionally. Sometimes, we are also unlucky enough to have our bosses call [...]
Will England get a fifth Champions League place? February 22, 2025 As European football’s club competitions head into their knockout phases, the Premier League’s prospects of getting a fifth place in the Champions League are becoming clearer. Since 2019, Uefa has awarded an extra spot in the Champions League to the two nations whose clubs performed the best in its three competitions during the previous season. [...]
Joseph Parker 35-3 career boxing record IN FULL February 22, 2025 Joseph Parker will look to win his sixth consecutive boxing fight on Saturday when he takes on Martin Bakole in Saudi Arabia. The bout at this week’s Riyadh Season sees the New Zealander look to add to his 23 knockout wins after Daniel Dubois dropped out due to illness. Parker has 12 victories by decision [...]
Martin Bakole 21-1 career boxing record IN FULL February 21, 2025 Martin Bakole will this weekend take on Joseph Parker in a surprise turn of events at Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia. Parker had been due to fight Daniel Dubois but the Brit was taken ill on Thursday. It means Bakole, from Democratic Republic of the Congo, will stand in against Parker. He’s won 21 out [...]