Euro 2020: Counting down to England-Denmark as 60,000 supporters arrive at Wembley July 7, 2021 Sunshine has broken through the clouds for the first time on Wednesday as Denmark supporters wearing Viking horns took selfies with rival fans clad in England flags. Hundreds of people have gathered outside Wembley Stadium in north-west London ahead of the teams’ semi-final clash at 8pm. Dozens of police are patrolling the perimeter, as England [...]
Formula E gives spectators the green light for London races but caps crowd at around 10 per cent of capacity July 5, 2021 Formula E chiefs have confirmed that spectators will be allowed to attend the London leg of the series this month. But only 2,720 fans will be permitted on each of the two days of electric motor racing – around 10 per cent of the crowd originally envisaged. The London E-Prix is being held at the [...]
Listen to Larry: Downing Street cat predicts England win over Ukraine July 3, 2021 You may be feeling as happy as Larry because Boris Johnson’s mouser has predicted a Three Lions win over Ukraine on Saturday in the Euro 2020 quarter final. A video released by Downing Street shows Larry the cat, who has prowled the halls of power for more than a decade, faced with a choice of [...]
Burnley Women agree groundbreaking deal with TikTok to live-stream all home matches on the social media platform July 3, 2021 Burnley FC Women are to become the first UK football team to live-stream all of their home matches on TikTok. The groundbreaking arrangement is part of a wider deal with the social media platform which also sees TikTok become the team’s sleeve sponsor. It is the latest innovation adopted by Burnley FC’s American owners ALK [...]
Sport sees steep fall in gambling sponsorship as government considers ban and demand grows for social responsibility, says new study July 3, 2021 Gambling sponsorship in sport has fallen sharply ahead of a possible ban, a new report has found. The number of betting companies sponsoring sports teams in England has almost halved since 2019, according to the study by consultancy Caytoo. Gambling’s share of the market has dropped from 15.3 per cent to 8.1 per cent and [...]
Daley Thompson interview: Double Olympic champion on why the world needs Tokyo 2020 to happen and why he’d be happily compete with Covid restrictions July 2, 2021 Daley Thompson chuckles as he remembers the contrasting backdrops to his two Olympic gold medals. “The first time I won was in Moscow. It was pretty dull and dreary, the weather wasn’t great and the place didn’t seem to hold a lot of joy,” Thompson tells Morning Wire “The next one was in Los Angeles [...]
Juventus turn to share issue in bid to plug €400m hole caused by Covid and collapse of European Super League project July 1, 2021 Juventus hope to raise €400m via a share issue to compensate for heavy losses during the pandemic and the stalling of plans for a European Super League. The Turin football club, current home to superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, said it expected losses for the 2019-2022 period to reach €320m. Juventus were one of the driving forces [...]
Former Olympic champion cyclist Chris Boardman MBE named chair of Sport England June 30, 2021 Former Olympic champion cyclist Chris Boardman MBE has been appointed chair of Sport England. Boardman will play a key role in getting more people active and developing grassroots sport. “I am delighted to take up the position of chair for Sport England,” said the 52-year-old, who won individual pursuit gold at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics. [...]
Tennis fans flock back to Wimbledon for ‘pilot event’ June 28, 2021 Drizzle could not dampen the enthusiasm of spectators arriving on Monday for the start of the 134th Wimbledon Championships. Watch the full report.
Net profits: Andy Murray on life as an entrepreneur and investor, his new sports drink venture and why he’ll focus more on business after tennis June 25, 2021 Sportswear entrepreneur Tom Beahon can remember one of his first meetings with Andy Murray, at the 2019 Australian Open. “Andy was in his hotel room, watching a Djokovic match, making notes on which side of the service box Novak was serving to just in case he played him in that tournament,” recalls Beahon, whose company, [...]