Where is Jesse Lingard playing now that he has FINALLY found a new club? February 8, 2024 Former England and Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has finally got himself a new club having been a free agent since leaving Nottingham Forest last year. Lingard reportedly offered himself to the Saudi Pro League – where the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and N’golo Kante ply their trade – and Barcelona but has [...]
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton get Ryder Cup lift ahead of LIV Golf’s debut in Las Vegas February 8, 2024 Rahm and Hatton teamed up as Europe beat the US last year in Rome.
‘The supply-demand balance in sport needs re-calibrating’ February 8, 2024 It would be nonsense to ask how much money top golfers need. How much they want, however? That’s easy. More. And more is what’s coming their way, this time from private equity investment into the PGA Tour, herd-following the Saudi investment via LIV Golf into the sport. It’s not just golf where athletes are reaping [...]
Sports tech: Why super Speedo is making a splash yet again February 8, 2024 Speedo is no stranger to revolutionary tech. But 15 years on since the ban of a race suit they produced that was deemed “technical doping”, they’re back with a new bit of space age tech that could change the swimming world. Matt Hardy takes a deep dive. Pharmaceutical doping has been at the heart of [...]
‘France promised to be all I enjoy about rugby. They’ve let me down’ February 7, 2024 When Ben O’Keeffe blew his full-time whistle last Saturday afternoon it marked the conclusion of round one of the Six Nations. And amid the feelings of what could have been for Scotland after their Wales scare or for England with Italy breathing down their necks, it was France who left a longstanding and unsavoury aftertaste [...]
Knight Frank ditch Middlesex cricket in blow to cash-strapped club, reports February 7, 2024 Middlesex have suffered a major blow ahead of the new County Championship season with main sponsor Knight Frank terminating their contract a year early. It adds misery to a club who are cash-strapped, having posted losses of £950,000 in their 2021 accounts and who have seen dwindling cash reserves. The club yesterday announced they were [...]
Fury: I will fight AJ again after I batter him the first time February 7, 2024 Tyson Fury has insisted he is not retiring and has reiterated his commitment to fight Anthony Joshua in the future. Fury’s team called off his planned fight against Oleksandr Usyk due to an injury during a sparring incident but both sides have expressed interest in rearranging the undisputed world heavyweight title fight. “I keep hearing [...]
Gatland confident Wales can beat rebuilding England at Twickenham February 7, 2024 Wales head coach Warren Gatland has insisted his side will travel to London with confidence as they take on England in the Six Nations on Saturday. Wales nearly came back from 27-0 down against Scotland but lost 27-26 in their opening match of the tournament. “England are in a rebuilding phase,” Gatland said. “We will [...]
Who owns Girona now? How much did City Football Group pay in 2017? February 7, 2024 All you need to know about who owns Girona FC.
Silvio Berlusconi, the Super League and me: How a visionary English ad exec created the blueprint that changed European football February 7, 2024 “Here's the job you always wanted. Design a Super League for Signor Berlusconi. And I did.”