Michele Kang eyes new faces after London City Lionesses reach WSL May 5, 2025 London City Lionesses and their owner Michele Kang have already begun drawing up plans for their first season in the Women’s Super League (WSL) after clinching a historic promotion on Sunday. The Lionesses held off a comeback from Birmingham City to draw 2-2 at their title rivals and clinch the Championship on the final day [...]
BBC confirms new four-year deal for England cricket and Hundred May 2, 2025 The BBC has confirmed it will show highlights of England cricket internationals and live coverage of The Hundred for the next four years after striking a new deal with the ECB. The package – reported by City PM last month – includes highlights and bitesize digital clips of the next men’s and women’s Ashes series [...]
Chelsea move to digital tickets after banning 2,000 fans for touting May 1, 2025 Chelsea have revealed further details of their switch to digital tickets next season, which the football club says it hopes will stamp out touting. The Premier League outfit have cancelled 2,000 memberships linked to touting this season and believe that the new digital system will provide greater security. It comes a year before the top [...]
2025 London Marathon raises world record £75m for charity May 1, 2025 The London Marathon has broken its own record for the world’s biggest one-day fundraising event after the 2025 race generated more than £75m for charity. The final total won’t be revealed until later this year but has already eclipsed the £73.5m raised last year, which set a new global benchmark for contributing to good causes. [...]
Dubai real estate firm to sponsor Chelsea for rest of season April 30, 2025 Chelsea have announced major Dubai-based firm Damac Properties as its front-of-shirt sponsor for the remainder of the season. The deal will see the UAE brand on the Stamford Bridge team’s shirts from tomorrow evening, when the Blues take on Djurgarden in the Europa Conference League in Sweden. But the deal will conclude at the end [...]
Downing Street denies lobbying for Trump Turnberry to host Open in 2028 April 29, 2025 Downing Street says the selection of hosts of the Open is a matter for the organisers amid claims US President Donald Trump has made repeated requests to Sir Keir Starmer for golf’s oldest major to be held at his Turnberry course in 2028. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman did not deny that Whitehall officials had [...]
TNT Sports loses almost £190m since BT Sport rebrand April 25, 2025 TNT Sports, the broadcasting giant co-owned by BT and Warner Bros Discovery, lost almost £190m during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The business, which rebranded from BT Sport in 2023, has posted a pre-tax loss of £187.5m for the 12 months to 31 July, 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. [...]
Hundred sponsor KP Snacks signs deal with England cricket April 23, 2025 The England and Wales Cricket Board has today confirmed an expansion of its deal with KP Snacks, signing on with the main sponsor of The Hundred as an official partner of the senior international sides. The deal will see the Butterkist, McCoys and Pom-Bears maker, which began its association with The Hundred in 2021, appear [...]
Ineos and Ratcliffe need a sporting win and fast April 11, 2025 “Ineos Britannia announces that it has withdrawn its intention to challenge for the next America’s Cup.” Those were the words issued this week in the latest sporting scaleback by British chemicals billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The stream of negative news out of Manchester United – including hundreds of job losses, brutal cost-cutting and criticism over [...]
Ronaldo to make action movies with X-Men and Kick-Ass director April 10, 2025 Cristiano Ronaldo has made two action movies with Kingsman and X-Men filmmaker Matthew Vaughn. The venture has seen the duo set up a film studio named UR•MARV, with a release date for their first project expected in due course. Ronaldo, 40, said: “This is an exciting chapter for me, as I look ahead to new [...]
