Huge changes for British & Irish Lions as Premiership and URC agree deal November 16, 2023 Players picked for the British & Irish Lions Tour will be more available than ever before after the organisation agreed a new deal with the Premiership and United Rugby Championship. The partnership will see players available for all pre-tour activities and see the leagues cooperate on digital platforms throughout the tour. The changes will stop [...]
Alex Albon: I can take advice from Alonso, be friends with Norris and still win F1 races November 16, 2023 City A.M. sat down with Williams Racing’s Alex Albon to chat F1 friendships in the modern era, where his team are and entertaining in Las Vegas. When the starting lights went out in Sao Paulo 11 days ago and 19 cars accelerated towards the first bend, Williams Racing driver Alex Albon would have been hoping [...]
Vitality Blast to start just FOUR days before T20 World Cup November 16, 2023 English cricket’s decision makers have thrown a curve ball this morning with news that the domestic T20 Vitality Blast will begin just four days before the T20 World Cup. The Blast will return on 30 May with the format’s showpiece competition set to get going on 4 June – the Caribbean and United States will [...]
I won’t fake it: Verstappen FUMES as F1 drivers made to look like ‘clowns’ in Las Vegas November 16, 2023 F1 world champion elect Max Verstappen fumed last night as he lambasted the organisers of the Las Vegas Grand Prix for making drivers look like clowns. The opening ceremony on Wednesday featured Kylie Minogue, will.i.am, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Cirque du Soleil, as well as drivers being shown off like mannequins in a shop [...]
Ed Warner: Draconian rules leave only sponsor crumbs for most Olympic athletes November 16, 2023 In the Olympic and Paralympic world, being top of the food chain is everything.
McIlroy QUITS golf body, shock PGA Tour memo reveals November 15, 2023 Golfer Rory McIlroy has resigned from the PGA Tour’s Policy Board, commissioner Jay Monahan has revealed a shock memo. The North American circuit is currently in negotiations over a pooling of commercial assets with Europe’s DP World Tour and the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf circuit. A PGA Tour statement read: “Citing personal and professional commitments, [...]
Incredible India in ODI Cricket World Cup final after New Zealand win November 15, 2023 India qualified for the ODI Cricket World Cup final yesterday with a 70-run victory over New Zealand in Mumbai. They will feature in their fourth World Cup final when they take on either Australia or South Africa on Sunday. Rohit Sharma’s men are looking to win their first title in the competition since 2011. India [...]
CEO Richard Arnold leaves Manchester United as club clears decks for Ratcliffe November 15, 2023 Sir Jim Ratcliffe is poised to pay £1.3bn for a 25 per cent stake in United.
Freddie, Steady, Go: Flintoff to make cricket comeback as head coach in The Hundred November 15, 2023 It comes a year after he almost died in a high-speed crash while filming Top Gear.
Record revenue and profit are ‘validation’ of Man City approach, says Al Mubarak November 15, 2023 Despite record revenue and profits, City made an operating loss of £35.6m.