Hassell-Collins looking Down Under to other sports to help development July 20, 2022 Uncapped England hopeful Ollie Hassell-Collins insists that taking tips from sports outside of rugby union can give him the edge in next year’s Premiership season and, he hopes, propel him into national colours. The 23-year-old London Irish wing has been a staple for his club but has been in and out of various England camps [...]
Ed Warner: Lionesses bonus row will rear its head again after Women’s World Cup August 17, 2023 Ed Warner on why the FA could face a public broadside from the Lionesses after the Women’s World Cup, this week’s World Athletics Championships in Hungary and Team GB’s selection policy. Within 24 hours of winning the Davis Cup for the first time in almost eight decades, Andy Murray and his Great Britain team captain [...]
Hummel’s Denmark kit, the Qatar World Cup and what it means for sport sponsorship October 4, 2022 Sports industry expert Ben Peppi assesses Hummel’s controversial new Denmark kit for this year’s Qatar World Cup and what the ramifications may be for future sponsorships and commercial deals. The domino effect is in full motion. It started last summer when Cristiano Ronaldo advised people to “drink water” after removing two Coca-Cola bottles from view [...]
Are the All Blacks feeling the pressure ahead of Eden Park showdown? July 12, 2024 There has been a lot of talk this week about the history of playing the All Blacks at Eden Park being a heavy burden for Steve Borthwick’s England team to shoulder. But I actually believe that the weight of being unbeaten at one ground for 30 years, as the All Blacks are at the Auckland [...]
The Six Nations selection dilemmas England boss Steve Borthwick must ponder January 15, 2023 Tomorrow morning the new England rugby head coach Steve Borthwick will name his inaugural national squad ahead of next month’s Six Nations. There are nine months until the World Cup and the former Leicester Tigers head honcho is expected to pick a group dictated by Premiership form. And with such a short time to get [...]
The Week In Sportbiz: Premier League set to axe pay-per-view (for now), Formula E gets cosier with Extreme E, and Gosper gives US his World Cup vote November 6, 2020 Less than a month after its introduction, Premier League clubs are expected to ditch their unpopular pay-per-view service. Since debuting on 17 October, half of all games have been restricted to those willing to pay £14.95 a time. Fans groups protested the extra charges by successfully urging people to donate thousands of pounds to food [...]
Cricket needs a reality check, it cannot have it all April 4, 2024 The earth has orbited once more around the sun. Cricket’s County Championship starts again tomorrow (45 per cent chance of rain in Durham at 11am; showers expected shortly after in Hove). We are almost 12 months on from the acknowledgement that English cricket is institutionally racist and appear to be edging closer to an influx [...]
Surrey CCC chief Steve Elworthy: Investor interest in English cricket ‘a good thing’ March 20, 2024 County Cricket is still 'right up there on a pedestal, says Steve Elworthy.
Ollie Phillips: Rugby in 2020 had fairytale triumphs and falls from grace, but it could all be derailed in 2021 December 23, 2020 Rugby in 2020 has been a mixed bag, with both fairytale triumphs and causes for real alarm. The club game delivered gripping storylines in the rise of Exeter from second-tier to European champions and the demise of Saracens. International rugby has suffered, though, and questions about concussion and dementia leave the sport in a vulnerable [...]
Competitive rugby and global calendar shouldn’t come at cost of player welfare July 12, 2022 If you were to assess the hopes of the Home Nations as they crossed the equator to play their annual summer rugby series, you’d have been forgiven for suggesting they weren’t too high. But two thirds of the way through each of the tours – Ireland in New Zealand, England in Australia, Wales in South [...]