Transfer guru and Emery ally Monchi set to leave Aston Villa September 23, 2025 Aston Villa transfer guru Monchi looks set to pay for the club’s dismal start to the season by leaving the club after little more than two years. The Spaniard, a close ally of current Villa boss Unai Emery from their time at Sevilla, is widely reported to be departing amid a troubled period for the [...]
Why Guenther Steiner bought a MotoGP team after F1 exit September 23, 2025 Richard Coleman and Guenther Steiner appear to cut very different characters. Both former four-wheel racing bigwigs, Coleman was mainly in touring cars while Steiner’s cameo as Haas F1’s founding team principal saw him become a star of Netflix’s Drive to Survive. Now the pair have teamed up with Ikon Capital to acquire the Tech3 MotoGP [...]
Lincoln City to land six-figure windfall from Chelsea cup tie September 22, 2025 League One high-flyers Lincoln City are set for a six-figure windfall from their Carabao Cup third-round tie with Chelsea on Tuesday. The biggest match at the LNER Stadium for five years – since Liverpool visited, and won 7-2, in September 2020 – is expected to boost the club’s coffers by around £250,000. On top of [...]
MLB London Series still has future despite cancellation, insists City Hall September 22, 2025 Major League Baseball still has a future in the capital despite next year’s scheduled MLB London Series being called off, insists City Hall. The New York Yankees were due to play a pair of games against the Toronto Blue Jays next June in what would have been the first MLB match in London since 2024. [...]
Nottingham Forest ban threat over first European match for 30 years September 22, 2025 Nottingham Forest have warned they may ban any fans who try to sneak into the home section for their first European match in 30 years, against Real Betis in Seville this week. Forest said they had been alerted by Betis and Spanish police that some supporters had already successfully bought seats among the home contingent [...]
Last-minute Women’s Rugby World Cup tickets due on sale this week September 22, 2025 Red Roses fans will get a chance to snap up last-minute tickets for Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup final, with more set to go on sale this week. The final, between England and Canada at the 82,000-capacity Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, had already sold out of all tickets made available. But World Rugby will this [...]
Horner leaves Red Bull with £80m pay-off as F1 return touted September 22, 2025 Former Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner officially severed all ties with the Formula 1 team on Monday, insisting his two decades at the team had been “an honour and privilege”. Horner, married to Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, was sacked by the team in July and leaves the Milton Keynes outfit amid rumours he [...]
Ryder Cup: How £5,000, 24-carat gold coins could change sport mementos September 22, 2025 The inside story of Echo Collectibles, who are minting 24-carat gold coins with Keegan Bradley ahead of the Ryder Cup. This week, as Teams USA and Europe go to war on the Bethpage Black battlefield for the Ryder Cup, there will be countless pieces of merchandise on offer for both fans on the ground in [...]
Orlando: How theme park city is becoming sporting hotbed September 21, 2025 Bidding to host major sports tournaments is no mean feat but Orlando has managed to find itself in the middle of the scrum, they tell City AM. A football or rugby World Cup doesn’t come around too often. England last hosted the men’s Fifa World Cup in 1966 and is set to stage the women’s [...]
Padel firm founder calls for operators to lower court rental costs September 20, 2025 The founder of a major padel tournament organiser has called upon court owners to “be responsible” and lower the price of rental rates for the popular sport. The boom of padel in recent years has seen demand to play outweigh the supply of courts, despite the United Kingdom this year passing the 1,000 court threshold. [...]