Newcastle Red Bulls: Energy drinks titan can lead rugby renaissance in north August 12, 2025 Red Bull has been tipped to lead a rugby “renaissance in a football heartland” after purchasing Prem Rugby team Newcastle Falcons and enacting a rebrand. Newcastle Red Bulls will join a wider sporting portfolio which includes a Formula 1 team and a string of majority – such as Leipzig – and minority – including Leeds [...]
Everton top Premier League table for fan engagement August 12, 2025 Everton are the best Premier League club for fan engagement, research shared with City AM reveals. The Fan Engagement Index 2024-25 has ranked The Toffees 10th in the country, making them the highest scoring club from English football’s top league. The Fan Engagement Index has been published by Think Fan Engagement (TFE) every year since [...]
Newcastle: Club taken over and will become Newcastle Red Bulls August 12, 2025 Energy drinks giant Red Bull has taken over Newcastle with the club to play under Newcastle Red Bulls branding. The Prem Rugby club had been teetering on the edge of financial crisis with former owner Semore Kurdi putting the club on the market for £1. But the major brand has stepped in to take over [...]
Warrington Wolves CEO: We will not be feeder club for NRL August 12, 2025 A few months ago the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington was renamed the Luke Littler Stadium after the eponymous darts sensation – and fan of rugby league’s Wolves – had won the world title. A gimmick? Sure. But it demonstrates how a club like Warrington Wolves in a sport like rugby league can make a [...]
Crystal Palace chance of appealing CAS decision possible but slim August 11, 2025 Crystal Palace’s legal options are limited after their loss at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but they exist, insist top lawyers after the Eagles were relegated to the Europa Conference League on Monday. Despite sending a top team, headed up by co-owner and chairman Steve Parish, to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) [...]
Exclusive: Cricket body blocks OnlyFans logo on bat of Hundred bowler Mills August 11, 2025 The England and Wales Cricket Board have refused to allow the OnlyFans logo to appear on the bat of Southern Brave bowler Tymal Mills during this year’s Hundred. Mills, captain of the Sussex Sharks T20 side, signed a partnership with the content creator platform earlier this month, as revealed by City AM. He joined the [...]
Palace relegated from Europa League with Forest to take their place August 11, 2025 Crystal Palace’s relegation from the Europa League to the Europa Conference League has been decided after the Eagles lost their appeal at CAS. A club delegation, headed up by club co-owner and chairman Steve Parish, argued their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne last week but the judgment set to be [...]
Peaty stars for Team Gordon Ramsay at London T100 Triathlon August 11, 2025 British Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty starred for future father-in-law Gordon Ramsay’s team at the London T100 Triathlon. The three-time gold medal winner finished his Olympic distance triathlon in a time of 2:34:37, nearly 10 minutes quicker than the next best Team Ramsay competitor. The Michelin star chef did not compete on doctor’s advice. “That was [...]
Premier League players could be paid in crypto as blockchain evolves August 11, 2025 Premier League football players could have their salaries paid for in crypto, a new report into the future of the blockchain suggests. After over £400m was spent in the 2024-25 sporting season on deals and sponsorships, it has been suggested that digital currencies could replace traditional payments for player transfers and salaries. In 2021 Spanish [...]
Fayder: The fan and athlete platform tackling sport’s funding problem August 11, 2025 Vwaire Obukohwo dreams of rowing for Team GB at the LA 2028 Olympics, although her more immediate concern is how she will afford her weekly food shop. Like many elite athletes, the 23-year-old from south-west London receives some central funding to pursue the ambition of representing her country on the biggest stage. But funding has [...]