Beach Volleyball Comes to The City August 9, 2024 | City Talk Sun, sand, and… Beach Volleyball – coming to the City of London. This summer Sports Fest 2024, brought to you by Central London Alliance, Blue Orchid Hospitality, Aldgate Connect BID and Cheapside Business Alliance, is transforming the City of London into a sports playground with extraordinary experiences. From 12th to 26th August, feel the sand [...]
Price of Arsenal debentures hits £25,000 as wealthy fans opt for season ticket shortcut August 9, 2024 Fans face a 10-year wait for a season ticket through official channels after the north London club emerged as Manchester City’s biggest rivals for the Premier League.
London banker’s R3 Sport puts together rescue bid for stricken London Lions August 8, 2024 London Lions have been placed in administration following the collapse of 777 Partners’ sporting portfolio.
Reddit finds the perfect non-league football club to sponsor August 8, 2024 The online forum’s football sub-section r/football will appear on the home and away shirts of the Worcesterstershire team.
Who is Cindy Ngamba, the Cameroon-born British-based gay boxer? August 8, 2024 It is fair to say that Team GB’s boxing record at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has not been up to scratch. But one athlete who has trained with the Brits, Cindy Ngamba, has guaranteed herself at least a bronze medal. But Ngamba is not fighting for Great Britain. Instead she’ll box for the Refugee [...]
Ben Ainslie on America’s Cup, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and backing Ineos Britannia August 8, 2024 Ineos Britannia is a boat designed to do something Great Britain has never done before: win the America’s Cup. It is the oldest international sporting trophy in the world and is very, very expensive to win – an America’s Cup boat can cost upwards of $10m. Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has put his considerable [...]
Coke arrest at Paris 2024 Olympic Games forces apology from athlete August 8, 2024 Olympic Games hockey player Tom Craig, from Australia, was forced to apologise after being released from custody following an arrest for allegedly buying cocaine in Paris. He was released with a warning and did not get a conviction and has already been removed from the athlete village at the Olympic Games after Australia’s exit from [...]
Congratulations France, but Paris 2024 legacy must now be human August 8, 2024 This is a Paris you’ve never known and never will again. Empty side streets speak of Parisians good to their threats to vacate for the Olympics. Hotel receptionists attest to sluggish bookings. Restaurants are shuttered. And yet the crowds are here, French and foreigners alike. They exude a relaxed urgency, a collegiate passion. The sport [...]
Hudson-Smith pipped on line in Paris 2024 400m final August 7, 2024 Matthew Hudson-Smith was forced to settle for silver in the final of the 400m on Wednesday after Quincy Hall hunted the Brit down with one metre to go. The British favourite led around the final bend and towards the finish but American Hall pipped him to the Olympic title. Muzala Samukonga of Zambia finished third. [...]
Team GB add to velodrome medal haul at Paris 2024 Olympic Games August 7, 2024 Team GB picked up a pair of minor medals at the velodrome on Wednesday as their wait to add to their day one gold goes on. The men’s team pursuit outfit – made up of Ethan Hayter, Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon, plus fifth rider Ollie Wood – picked up a silver in [...]