Fans: Ludicrous Premiership rugby ticket costs may price us out September 18, 2024 Rugby fan groups have called on Premiership clubs not to price out supporters with “ludicrously high” tickets. Data collected by City A.M. on the eve of the new season reveals that the average adult ticket for a seat on the half-way line in a club’s main stand costs £74, ranging from £48 at Newcastle Falcons [...]
Ireland confirm replacement for British and Irish Lions coach Farrell September 17, 2024 Simon Easterby will take charge of Ireland’s rugby union team while Andy Farrell is away coaching the British and Irish Lions. Farrell will lead the touring side to Australia next summer for a three-Test series against the Wallabies. It means he will not be able to lead Ireland in the 2025 Guinness Six Nations, where [...]
Mahmood set for ODI recall as Zampa resigned to Test absence September 17, 2024 Pacer Saqib Mahmood could play his first ODI for England since March of last year after being included in an updated squad for the upcoming One-Day International series against Australia. The Lancashire bowler played against Australia in their drawn Twenty20 series earlier this month and will continue with the side in the 50-over format – [...]
South Africa discussed as venue for England Test series with Pakistan September 17, 2024 The original schedule was for three Test matches played in Multan, Karachi and Rawalpindi.
Manchester City star says footballers will strike over too many matches September 17, 2024 This week sees the first round of a new 36-team Champions League with a 51 per cent increase in games.
Scotland set to host 2026 Commonwealth Games September 17, 2024 Scotland are set to step in and host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after a deal was struck this month. A scaled-down version of the Games, started initially as the Empire Games during the times of the British Empire, will return to Glasgow 12 years after the city last played hosts, according to BBC [...]
Revealed: Chelsea considered 40 per cent increase in ticket prices September 17, 2024 The huge price hike was rejected on the grounds that it was unfair to penalise fans.
US gymnast Chiles takes bronze medal fight to Swiss court September 17, 2024 US gymnast Jordan Chiles is taking her legal fight for a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. Chiles was initially ranked fifth in the final of the women’s floor event in the French capital this summer but upgraded to third after her coach requested a review of her [...]
Saracens chief Mark Thompson: TV deals, club losses and future of rugby September 17, 2024 Saracens Rugby’s new chief executive Mark Thompson discusses TV broadcast deals, the club’s path away from their recent £5m loss and the state of rugby union and its future. Being a rugby bigwig cannot be far from the most stressful job in sporting governance; the English game is a borderline failure and clubs are churning [...]
Emery wants Villa victory for Shaw as pubs get set to cash in on Champions League September 17, 2024 Unai Emery has called upon his Aston Villa side to win their first top flight European tie since 1983 in honour of Gary Shaw, who won the cup with the Midlands outfit. Shaw, who was a key part of the victorious 1982 European Cup team, died on Monday at the age of 63. Aston Villa [...]