Great Britain match Tokyo Paralympics medal haul but down on Rio September 8, 2024 Late success for Great Britain saw Paralympics GB match their medal haul from Tokyo at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Britain will bring home a total of 124 medals (49 gold, 44 silver and 31 bronze) with the number of gold and silver medals up on the Japanese Games but bronzes down. Paralympics GB, though, [...]
US Open: British champion heading back to school for GCSE’s September 8, 2024 Mika Stojsavljevic, who on Saturday won the junior US Open, has said she will be back in school on Tuesday despite her success. The 15-year-old tennis star from Hammersmith was the first Brit to triumph in a junior slam at Flushing Meadows in New York since Heather Watson won the tournament in 2009. The Londoner [...]
Aston Martin F1 set to sell large minority stake to US firm and Silicon Valley giant September 8, 2024 A deal to sell a large minority stake in Aston Martin could be announced soon in a move that could value the Formula 1 team at over £1.5bn. First reported by Mark Kleinman for Sky News, the deal is set to see Accel and HPS Investment Partners acquire between 20 and 25 per cent of [...]
Moeen Ali retires from international cricket September 8, 2024 England all-rounder Moeen Ali has retied from international cricket a decade on from making his debut. The 37-year-old won the World Cup with England at Lord’s in 2019 – where the home nation beat New Zealand in a Super Over – and was key to the T20 World Cup triumph in 2022. He last played [...]
Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir retires from GB racing September 8, 2024 Six-time Paralympic gold medallist David Weir this morning announced his retirement from Great Britain competition after finishing fifth in the T54 wheelchair marathon at Paris 2024. The Paralympic legend, 45, who first won gold in Beijing, said he would continue to race in the London Marathon. “I’m quite emotional as I know it’s my last [...]
T20 Blast Finals Day: When is it and how much are tickets? September 6, 2024 The traditional T20 Vitality Blast weekend is soon upon us, where the best white-ball domestic sides in England compete to be crowned champions. But when is it, where will it be held, who won it last year and how much are tickets? Well, City A.M. have you sorted. When is T20 Finals Day? T20 Finals [...]
Draper, Sinner, Fritz and Tiafoe: Who are the US Open semi-finalists? September 6, 2024 The US Open semi-finals take place today with Great Britain featured in the men’s last four for the first time since 2012. Jack Draper, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will battle it out out on Friday and one of them will win their first US Open title in New York. But who are [...]
NFL: Chiefs three-peat, private equity and Louis Rees-Zammit September 5, 2024 The NFL returns this weekend as the American football season gets ready to dominate our London late evenings. With just 157 days until Super Bowl LIX – this season held at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana – all eyes will be on the Kansas City Chiefs as the look to win another title, while the [...]
Captain Buttler ruled out of England T20 series against Australia September 5, 2024 England cricket’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler has been ruled out of his side’s T20 series against Australia. England play their cricketing rivals in three T20 Internationals in Hampshire, Cardiff and Manchester beginning next Wednesday. But captain Buttler, who led England to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup this year, will not be there. Phil [...]
Draper beats de Minaur to reach US Open semi-finals September 4, 2024 Jack Draper reached the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday with a 6-3 7-5 6-2 victory over Alex de Minaur in New York. The 22-year-old Brit is yet to drop a set at Flushing Meadows in 2024 and could convert a first ever Grand Slam semi-final into a first ever Slam final when he plays his [...]