British and Irish Lions launch 2025 Wallabies tour shirt November 6, 2024 The British and Irish Lions this morning launched the shirt that will be worn on the 2025 tour of Australia next year. A classic palate returns, albeit with a slightly darker tone, as the British and Irish Lions look to win their first tour since they last played the Wallabies in 2013. The team, made [...]
Ahead of the Game: Trump’s pledge to LIV and PGA, Charlton eye move November 6, 2024 LIV Golf executives will be cheered by Donald Trump’s march on the White House in the belief that the former president’s second US election win would lead to the long-heralded merger with the PGA Tour finally taking place. Negotiations between the two rival tours have been taking place for over 18 months, with one of [...]
Club World Cup: Fifa to make City and Chelsea send strongest teams November 5, 2024 Manchester City and Chelsea will be obliged to field their strongest teams throughout next summer’s Fifa Club World Cup – while still having to release players for international duty immediately before it. The new 32-team event is scheduled to take place in the United States between June 15 and July 13 and has been the [...]
Old Trafford decision could be pushed until spring November 5, 2024 Manchester United are set to delay a decision on whether to refurbish Old Trafford or build a new “Wembley of the North” until next year. The club, owned by the Glazer family and billionaire Ineos chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe, had intended to make the call by the end of the year but it has now [...]
Six Nations investors CVC Capital Partners have offices raided November 5, 2024 CVC Capital Partners, whose sport investments include the Six Nations and Premiership Rugby, has reportedly had its offices raided alongside the French football league in Paris. Police searched the office of the private equity firm and the football body on Tuesday as part of a potential corruption investigation, according to reports. Prosecutors are said to [...]
Arsenal return to scene of European glory night seeking another lift November 5, 2024 Arsenal’s last visit to the San Siro to play Inter Milan, 21 years ago this month, is the stuff of red and white legend. Desperately needing a result to keep alive their Champions League hopes but sent into battle at one of European football’s most daunting arenas without key players, Arsene Wenger’s team delivered a [...]
England rugby star who put fan in headlock banned for just six weeks November 5, 2024 England and Sale rugby player Jonny Hill has escaped with a six-week ban after pleading guilty to physically abusing a spectator. Hill was alleged to have put the fan in a headlock and broken his glasses following Sale’s Premiership semi-final defeat at Bath in June. The incident was investigated by police without the outcome being [...]
Olympic hero Hoy reveals his cancer diagnosis has already saved a life November 5, 2024 Sir Chris Hoy has urged more men to seek free tests for prostate cancer in the hope that his terminal diagnosis can at least save others’ lives. The six-time Olympic champion cyclist announced last month that his cancer is incurable, seven months after he first revealed he was undergoing chemotherapy. Hoy’s illness has already helped [...]
US election: Which Premier League owners are backing Harris and Trump? November 5, 2024 One of Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States. But which Premier League owners backed which candidate in this year’s US election? Manchester United’s co-owning brothers Edward and Avram Glazer will have contrasting emotions come tomorrow, with the siblings backing opposing sides in the US election. The sporting [...]
Buttler to join with England but will not keep wicket in West Indies November 4, 2024 England white-ball captain Jos Buttler has linked up with the national team ahead of their remaining matches against the West Indies. The 34-year-old is mooted for a return to the one-day side for the decider against the hosts but will more than likely feature in the T20 series. But the captain, who has not fully [...]