Rocket Padel raises £7m ahead of West London and East Croydon club openings October 12, 2026 Rocket Padel has raised €8m (£6.8m) as the international club operator pushes ahead with plans to open two major new sites in West London and East Croydon. The funding round values the business, which runs five clubs in Denmark, four in the UK and is building its first in Spain, at an undisclosed eight-figure sum, [...]
Manchester City owners must get messaging right or risk own fans turning against them October 11, 2026 Sport fans aren’t just consumers but stakeholders so what Manchester City say during their crisis could be existential for them, write Jess Chan and Matthew Gilleard. “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death…I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” So said Bill Shankly, encapsulating both sport’s [...]
Bagatelle: Is exclusive Chelsea offering future of Premier League hospitality? October 10, 2026 Bagatelle has opened inside Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge. Matt Hardy went down to see if it lives up to its reputation. It feels like every week a top football club opens a new hospitality offering that claims to reinvent what has, in reality, long been the status quo: a good bit of food and a free [...]
Britain’s array of top-class live sport isn’t celebrated nearly enough October 9, 2026 We must cherish the live sport offering in Britain and celebrate what it gives us, writes Pitch Experiences chief Neil Bailey. Many of the days at next year’s Ashes are already sold out, tickets to Ally Pally’s World Darts Championships are like gold dust and yet, here we all are, desperate for a day out. [...]
Manchester City manager Maresca ‘trusts’ club but refuses to be drawn on future October 9, 2026 Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca has refused to discuss his future in the job until after the outcome of the club’s appeal against Premier League financial rule breaches is known. Addressing for the first time the bombshell findings of an independent commission which threaten City’s top-flight status and their legacy as England’s most successful team [...]
Former Balotelli club building roller coaster in £420m stadium development October 9, 2026 A club that once starred Premier League stalwart Mario Balotelli is building a roller coaster as part of a Mega £420m stadium development. The club, which once featured former Inter Milan, Manchester City and Liverpool striker Balotelli up front, will undertake a near-£500m transformation of their stadium, and build a roller coaster. FC Sion, which [...]
Everton owners The Friedkin Group put Merseyside club up for sale October 9, 2026 The owners of Everton have put the club up for sale just two years after buying into the Premier League team. The Friedkin Group purchased the Merseyside club in 2024 at a valuation of £400m. Now, they say, they are “exploring new investment options for Everton Football Club, including the potential sale of a controlling [...]
Will on-pitch woes force Harlequins fans and sponsors away? October 9, 2026 Watching Harlequins at the moment is either absolutely soul-crushing or completely baffling, depending on whether you support the London club or not. Soul-crushing because the club is supposed to represent the very best of attacking rugby in a fusion of England internationals and overseas superstars. Baffling because it should never have got this bad, losing [...]
NBA Europe: Format revealed as uncertainty shrouds EuroLeague collaboration talks October 8, 2026 The NBA wants its European basketball competition to replicate the dynamic between football’s Champions League and Europa League. Much of the rest of the detail surrounding a property slated for launch next year remains under wraps. A cloud may have fallen over talks between the NBA and EuroLeague but there is at least some welcome [...]
Nascar eyes US military bases as venues for UK race in ‘Operation Overseas Trojan Horse’ October 8, 2026 United States military bases in the UK could stage Nascar races as the American motor sport moves towards international expansion. The North American series – which is being challenged domestically by the increased presence of Formula 1 – has only ever ventured out of the US for point-scoring races in neighbouring Canada and Mexico. But [...]