Football regulator delayed by Rishi Sunak’s surprise General Election call May 23, 2024 The Football Governance Bill will not be passed before Parliament is dissolved in a week’s time.
British Cycling and Lloyds Bank announce long-term partnership May 23, 2024 British Cycling and Lloyds Bank have announced a long-term deal which will see the high street bellwether feature as a lead partner of the two-wheeled discipline. As part of the deal Lloyds will become the title sponsor of the Tour of Britain with their logo on the Great Britain Cycling Team. It is understood to [...]
Challenge Cup can be cure to desperate seasons for Gloucester and Sharks May 23, 2024 Before the start of the current rugby season both Gloucester and the Sharks, from Durban, would have been full of hope for their domestic campaigns. But soon into their Premiership and United Rugby Championship campaigns, things began to unravel and any hopes of winning a league title disappeared over a cliff. It left the two [...]
Lando Norris: About time Verstappen felt nerves in F1 again May 23, 2024 Lando Norris has issued a rallying cry to his McLaren team, saying it is “about time” world champion Max Verstappen felt some nerves on a F1 race weekend. Norris became the third driver after Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr to win a race when he won the sixth Grand Prix of the year in Miami, [...]
Ed Warner: Why football clubs have a problem with season ticket holders May 23, 2024 Our sport business columnist on why clubs tend to prefer day trippers.
Slade named Premiership rugby player of the season at London award dinner May 22, 2024 Henry Slade was last night named Premiership Rugby’s player of the season at a glitzy Central London awards dinner. The Exeter Chiefs centre has been pivotal for a West Country team on a major rebuild having suffered an exodus of top players across the last 12 months. Premiership RUgby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor said: “Henry [...]
What lessons can business learn from the Investec Champions Cup? May 22, 2024 As Leinster and Toulouse get set for their Investec Champions Cup showdown this weekend, what lessons can business learn from rugby? Tim Burnell, Chief Marketing Officer of UK & International at Investec Bank takes a look. Success in business and sport is much more than a numbers game. Profit figures and points tallies are important, [...]
Brit Billy Harris one match away from Roland Garros main draw May 22, 2024 Briton Billy Harris will tomorrow take on Valentin Vacherot for a place in the French Open main draw after his astonishing run continued yesterday. The 29-year-old, who won his first ever ATP Tour match at the age of 28, toppled Frenchman Manuel Guinard to leave him within one match of Roland Garros proper. His 6-3 [...]
Chelsea target Kieran McKenna offered quadruple-your-money deal by Ipswich May 22, 2024 McKenna was named Manager of the Year on Tuesday after guiding Ipswich to consecutive promotions.
Oaktree Capital seizes Italian football giants Inter Milan over unpaid debt of £335m May 22, 2024 Suning’s debt relates to a loan of €270m taken out in 2021, which has accrued interest at 12 per cent and was due for repayment on Tuesday.