Wimbledon in New York? British tennis Championships return to Big Apple May 28, 2024 New York will have a Wimbledon fan zone yet again after The Hill was recommissioned for a third year. Moving to a bigger venue on the banks of the East River, 3,500 fans will be able to tune into the each day’s play at the All England Club. Sally Bolton, Chief Executive of The All [...]
Euro 2024 branding: There will be no escaping football fever this year May 28, 2024 Euro 2024 is not just about football on the pitch. Brands use this period of captive audience for their own benefit. Either way, as Daniel Sproul writes, there’s no escaping football fever. The summer of sport kicks off in earnest on 14 June with Euro 2024 – and brands across Europe and in the UK [...]
Epic sporting weekend proves sport can be cog in any government agenda May 28, 2024 With a General Election in full swing across the nation sports fans were treated to an epic weekend of action. So with so many events pencilled in across the next five years and numerous more beyond that, our politicians should promote sport to a priority talking point. City A.M. Deputy Sports Editor Matt Hardy writes. [...]
Nadal: High chance I will not be at French Open again after loss May 27, 2024 The King of Clay Rafael Nadal has said he may not be back at the French Open ever again after his first round exit at Roland Garros. The 14-time winner in Paris lost in straight 6-3 7-6 6-3 sets to German Alexander Zverev in the French capital. “It is difficult for me to talk. I [...]
Premier League: Maresca set for Chelsea as Emery signs five-year deal May 27, 2024 Chelsea have set their sights on signing Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca to succeed the departed Mauricio Pochettino with Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna no longer in the running. The Blues parted ways with their Argentinian coach after just one season at Stamford Bridge, citing mutual consent. And in the days that followed that departure, [...]
Top Premier League stars MISS OUT on provisional Spain Euro squad May 27, 2024 A trio of Premier League players have been named in Spain’s provisional squad for this year’s Euro 2024 Championships. Manchester City midfielder Rodri, who’s run of 50 consecutive wins with his club side came to an end with a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United in Saturday’s FA Cup final, features in Luis de la Fuente’s [...]
South African involvement in European rugby has given competition lease of life May 27, 2024 “It was international rugby versus club rugby,” said one person at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after the South African Hollywoodbets Sharks beat Gloucester Rugby 36-22 in the EPCR Challenge Cup. That’s not entirely true, both sides had their international representatives, but the point is a good one. The addition of the Sharks into the European [...]
Investec Champions Cup: The final of a generation May 27, 2024 It was billed as the final we deserved, between two powerhouses of the Investec Champions Cup meeting in a showpiece for the first time ever. And what a match fans were served up. At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, seen by many as one of the world’s greatest arenas, Leinster and Toulouse went toe-to-toe; the Dublinners [...]
Formula E: Shanghai sees field close ahead of final four races May 27, 2024 With just two races before Formula E heads to London for its season finale the drivers at the top of the Individual Standings this weekend inched towards one another after a double-header in Shanghai. The controversial return to China was fuelled by involvement from the country’s manufacturing industry in components on many cars on the [...]
Is this the last French Open for King of Clay Rafael Nadal? May 26, 2024 The term GOAT – greatest of all time – gets banded around far too much in sport. But when it comes to being King of Clay, a Royal of Roland Garros and the French Open, there’s only one name on anybody’s lips. Rafael Nadal has won the French Open 14 times, beating eight different opponents [...]