RideLondon cancelled for 2025 as organisers make new plans September 11, 2024 London sporting staple RideLondon has been cancelled for 2025 with organisers planning on revamping the event. The two-wheeled cycling stage was first held in 2013 as part of the London 2012 Olympic Games legacy and now sees mass participation, alongside UCI WorldTour racing, across 100 miles around the capital and Essex, having initially been in [...]
Aussies in town as England white-ball team looks for rebuild September 11, 2024 It seems like we’ve only just stopped talking about English cricket and indeed we had – the Test series finished less than 48 hours ago – but it’s already back on the agenda today as the white-ball side get set to face Australia across T20 and ODI series. Marcus Trescothick is standing in as coach [...]
Draper in Davis Cup mix despite strapped thigh September 10, 2024 British No1 and US Open semi-finalist Jack Draper could make an appearance for Great Britain on Wednesday in the Davis Cup despite training yesterday with a strapped thigh. The world No20 reached the final four of the final Grand Slam of the year last Friday but lost to eventual champion Jannik Sinner. But he has [...]
Exclusive: Saracens back Premiership rugby games in USA, league supportive September 10, 2024 The Gallagher Premiership could host matches overseas again after Saracens backed the idea of taking English top-flight rugby back to the United States. Premiership clubs have not played a match in the US since 2017, when just 6,000 fans watched Newcastle Falcons take on Saracens in Philadelphia. But Saracens’ new chief executive Mark Thompson has [...]
The coaching duo behind Jannik Sinner rise to Grand Slam victor September 10, 2024 On Sunday Jannik Sinner toppled Taylor Fritz in straight sets to win his first US Open and second career Grand Slam. The dominance of the Italian and fellow European Carlos Alcaraz ensured that for the first time since 2002, none of Novak Djokovic, Roger Fedderer or Rafael Nadal won one of the four calendar slam [...]
Exclusive: British Cycling throws weight behind Tour de France host bid September 9, 2024 British Cycling has thrown its weight behind plans to bring the Tour de France Grand Depart back to the UK for the first time since 2014 and insisted it would “love” to stage it in London. Funding body UK Sport identified the 2027 Tour as one which could begin in Britain – with the Tour [...]
England lose unbeaten streak at hands of brilliant Sri Lanka September 9, 2024 England’s Ollie Pope admitted his side “shot themselves in the foot” as Sri Lanka won the final home Test of the year to ruin a previously unbeaten summer. England, without Test captain Ben Stokes, went into the third Test at the Oval 2-0 up in the series having won all five of their matches this [...]
Paralympic athletes and sport chiefs call on the nation to build on Paris excitement September 9, 2024 British Paralympic athletes and sporting chiefs have urged the nation to “take the excitement around Paris 2024 forward” and continue on an “upward trajectory” of backing disability sport. The curtain fell on 12 days of para-sport yesterday with a spectacular closing ceremony at the Stade de France in Paris. Paralympics GB finished second in the [...]
Adrian Newey, £30m deal at Aston Martin F1 and why he’s worth it September 9, 2024 With Aston Martin set to announce Adrian Newey’s arrival at the Formula 1 outfit, City A.M. asked paddock insiders whether he was worth his reported £30m package. When you think of glitz, glamour and extortionate amounts of cash in sport Formula 1 is never too far away. The travelling circus is a commercial juggernaut worth [...]
Sri Lanka eye first Test win over England in decade after hosts collapse September 8, 2024 An England collapse combined with a steady start to Sri Lanka’s second innings has left the tourists within reach of victory at the Oval. Despite grinding Sri Lanka out for 263 at the Oval in south London, England collapsed in their second innings to 156 all out. And at close on the Sunday, after the [...]