Trump’s war on DEI is ‘really alarming’ says Women In Football CEO March 25, 2025 Women In Football’s annual conference takes place this week at Wembley Stadium, although it is developments across the Atlantic that pose a grave threat to the reforms that the network has been fighting for. President Trump’s war on DEI has significantly shifted the conversation backwards, leading to big business rolling back initiatives and making it [...]
Leicester Tigers make key role change as season nears finale March 24, 2025 Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers’ majority shareholder Tom Scott has become the club’s chairman, replacing the long-serving Peter Tom after 33 years. Scott has owned the East Midlands club’s parent company, Leicester Football Club plc, since 2023 having taken an earlier stakeholding in the 11-time Premiership champions. Scott moves into the role of chairman having [...]
Warner Bros Discovery and UCI bin Track Champions League March 24, 2025 The Track Champions League cycling format has been binned after just four years as the sport looks to focus on a new Track World Cup. The series began in 2021 thanks to a partnership between the sport’s governing body the International Cycling Union and broadcaster Warner Bros. Discovery. But it has been ditched, with the [...]
Boehly: Chelsea worth more now than £2.5bn we paid March 24, 2025 Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly believes the club is worth more now than the record £2.5bn his consortium paid to acquire them in summer 2022. The Blues have not won a trophy or qualified for the Champions League since the takeover, while Boehly’s group has spent more than £1bn on new players. But asked whether Chelsea [...]
England rugby’s nutritionist on social media dangers and advising City traders March 24, 2025 Rugby fans watching England’s explosive renaissance at the recent Six Nations might have been left wondering just what they’d had for breakfast. One person who knows the answer is James Morehen, men’s performance nutritionist at the Rugby Football Union and part of a backroom team that has helped Steve Borthwick’s young side emerge from the [...]
IPL: The cricket sensation causing a betting bonanza March 23, 2025 Cricket’s biggest show returned this weekend with the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) getting underway in Kolkata. And while online betting is restricted in India – to such categories as the lottery and horse racing – there’s a growing international gambling market interested in the Twenty20 league. Ironically the Chennai Super Kings [...]
Super League Basketball chair steps down after accusing ref of racism March 21, 2025 The chair of Super League Basketball, Sheffield Sharks owner Vaughn Millette, has been forced to step down and apologise for accusing a referee of racism. Millette’s outburst last weekend led to the league’s head of officiating resigning and referees going on strike, bringing the competition to a standstill. The American confirmed that his comments, made [...]
Mexico’s Club Leon banned from Fifa Club World Cup in USA March 21, 2025 Mexico’s Club Leon have been kicked out of the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup over multi-club ownership rules. The 2023 CONCACAF Champions League winners Leon are owned by the same group – Grupo Pachuca – that owns fellow Mexican side Pachuca, who are also in this year’s Club World Cup. And due to rules banning [...]
England Rugby Travel: RFU joint venture goes into liquidation March 21, 2025 England Rugby Travel Limited, a venture involving rugby’s governing body the RFU, has gone into liquidation. The firm, based out of Twickenham Stadium (Allianz Stadium), provided fans with ticket packages and experience for England Rugby matches both home and away. Paul Ellison and Rob Keyes of KRE Corporate Recovery Limited have been appointed liquidators for [...]
After IOC election, what are the top Olympic Games priorities? March 21, 2025 It is a new dawn and a new day at the International Olympic Committee, with the post-Thomas Bach era beginning after yesterday’s election. Kirsty Coventry was crowned president of the IOC, one of sport’s biggest and most influential bodies, in Greece last night. She became the 10th president and the first female in the role. [...]
