London’s NFL matches confirmed with Packers set to play in capital May 4, 2022 The NFL have today confirmed the schedule for the three matches to be played next season in London. The Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints will clash on 2 October with the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers meeting a week later – both of those matches will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur [...]
Giro d’Italia: Peloton ready to depart in first Grand Tour of year May 3, 2022 Cycling’s first Grand Tour of the year begins on Friday when the 105th Giro d’Italia peloton gets ready to embark around the boot-shaped Mediterranean nation. Here is everything you need to know about the race for the pink jersey. Giro route Like the Tour de France often does, this year’s Giro will start beyond the [...]
Pantomime villain Ashton crowns lively career with try record May 3, 2022 Having broken the Premiership Rugby try-scoring record with a hat-trick at the weekend and moved within just five tries of a ton, you might think Chris Ashton would be ready for his after-dinner speech career. But doing all of the above while being a controversial rugby player, often the centre of debate, is what truly [...]
Why Premiership and Championship rugby clubs are teaming up to win May 3, 2022 While the powers that be seem to be determined to keep Premiership rugby outfits apart from Championship teams, that hasn’t stopped clubs from partnering up with one another in a series of mutually beneficial playing arrangements. Last week defending Premiership champions Harlequins announced a partnership with London Scottish, who play just up the road at [...]
Extreme E announce partnership with Vodafone Business April 28, 2022 All-electric off-road racing series Extreme E have today announced a partnership with Vodafone business that will see them become Technology Communications Partner. The partnership will see Vodafone Business leading innovations such as 5G integrated into the global operations of the sporting discipline. The sport, which includes teams by Formula 1 outfit McLaren as well as [...]
A managed Ben Stokes can light the fire under England’s Test team April 28, 2022 The search is over and there was no need for a photo finish or an umpire’s review. Ben Stokes is England cricket’s 81st captain of the men’s Test team in a race that only ever had one starter. Just a month after Joe Root resigned from the position, it was always likely that Stokes would [...]
Football super-agent Mino Raiola fighting for his life, reports say April 28, 2022 Football super-agent Mino Raiola – who manages the likes of Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Erling Haaland – is said to be fighting for his life after early reports suggested the Italian had died. Italian reports broke news of Raiola’s alleged death before agency Ansa reported that Dr. Alberto Zangrillo of San Raffaele hospital had [...]
How Formula 1 has transcended fans to become sport’s latest buzzword April 27, 2022 The sporting industry goes through cycles of obsessing over a buzzword or phrase that drives commercial and marketing strategy, but what happens when the buzzword of our time is in fact an entire sport? Formula 1 has attained that status. From its hit Netflix series Drive to Survive to its growing roster of global partners, [...]
Chelsea: End in sight as remaining bidders set out final pitches for club April 26, 2022 The final three bidders in the race to purchase Premier League outfit Chelsea are in London to make their final pitches for the Blues. Todd Boehly – co-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team – and his consortium set out their stall on today with the other two pitches – headed up by former Liverpool [...]
The rise and rise of tennis’ No1 superstar Iga Swiatek April 25, 2022 When your father is an Olympic rower, a future in sport might almost be expected – if not demanded. But even Tomasz Swiatek, a quads rower for Poland at the Seoul 1988 Olympics, couldn’t have expected his daughter, Iga, to be a tennis Grand Slam winner and world No1 before her 21st birthday. Women’s tennis [...]