Six Nations takeaways: Borthball, Gatland and Cardiff surrender? February 4, 2024 It’s back and it is surprising us more than ever. The opening round of the Six Nations had a bit of everything; it saw the favourites beaten, it saw the projected worst side come within a try of winning and it saw both one of the most extraordinary capitulations and comebacks in the tournament’s history. [...]
Red Roses remain favourites for World Cup, insists former winner Burford October 28, 2022 Former England centre and World Cup winner Rachael Burford has insisted the Red Roses remain favourites to win the showpiece rugby tournament in New Zealand despite being ranked third seeds for the quarter-finals. Though unbeaten in the pool stages, England sit behind hosts New Zealand and Canada in the ranked table and will face Australia [...]
HP, Visa, Aramco: Who are the main sponsors of each F1 team? April 27, 2024 The names of F1 teams are getting more and more difficult to remember given the endless number of sponsorship deals within the sport. Here City A.M. has broken down who partners with who, and what that has done to each of the team’s names. BWT Alpine F1 Team BWT is an Austrian manufacturing company. It [...]
Ollie Phillips: England can take encouragement from Six Nations March 17, 2024 Our rugby columnist give his-team-by-team verdict on the Six Nations.
Six Nations: Jones and rest of old guard need to go for Wales to progress March 3, 2023 Having watched Wales’ third consecutive loss in this year’s Six Nations, I am now more convinced than ever that Warren Gatland needs to drop Alun Wyn Jones. He has been an incredible servant to Welsh and international rugby and fully deserved each one of his record breaking 168 caps, but the 37-year-old isn’t what he [...]
Red Roses needed win to silence naysayers, but hope remains November 14, 2022 Sport is cut-throat, and England’s Red Roses rugby team learned that on Saturday in their 34-31 World Cup final loss to New Zealand in Auckland. Down a player for 60 minutes, after winger Lydia Thompson was red carded for making contact with the head of Portia Woodman, Simon Middleton’s England were put on the back [...]
2023 sport schedule: What is there to look forward to? January 1, 2023 The year has hardly begun but the sport is coming thick and fast. Rugby, football and cricket all have World Cups while other sports continue to build on the foundations laid after the Covid-19 pandemic. Take a look at the City A.M. sports schedule for 2023. January Darts (3rd): A new Darts World Championships winner [...]
Six Nations: Ireland look set for Grand Slam challenge as England fade February 25, 2024 The Six Nations title is in Ireland’s and Ireland’s hands alone after the middle weekend of the competition concluded yesterday. Because the Emerald Isle are the only unbeaten side remaining in the competition and have a lacklustre England and a misfiring Scotland between them and a second consecutive Grand Slam. An unbeaten campaign this year [...]
Ed Warner: I searched for signs of the Olympics in Paris but it was more village fete than global sporting gala October 26, 2023 Tickets remain widely available for Paris 2024, proof that it is not being promoted enough at home.
No Degree? The Good News Is Skills-Based Hiring Is On The Rise August 17, 2023 While you might think education or experience are what hiring managers focus on when recruiting new candidates, skills and ability are more important. That’s according to a recent global study which found that 76% of employers are now using skills-based hiring to pinpoint talent. The reason for this is manifold: 91.2% of employers saw an [...]