UK inflation to rise as summer spending pushes up hotels and airfares August 17, 2025 UK inflation is set to have edged higher last month as summer spending pushed up flight and hotel costs, and food prices continue to climb. One economist said an “Oasis bump” could have contributed to higher accommodation prices in July. Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation is widely expected to have increased in July, from the [...]
London hotel rates quintuple amid supersonic Oasis demand July 22, 2025 London hotel rates have soared as Oasis fans pour into the capital for a string of shows at Wembley. The average cost of room rates in Wembley jumped to £560 for Friday, 25 July, compared to £114.83 for the following week, according to consulting firm RSM UK. “The impact of this iconic band reforming brings [...]
Rugby League Ashes a North Star for the game in England July 21, 2025 Sports are forever trying to innovate, develop and find the next mast on which to pin their colours to. But not international rugby league. While the English domestic Super League have brought in IMG to promote and relegate teams based on a list of external criteria that some clubs already want tweaked, the international game [...]
What are heavyweight boxers like Dubois and Usyk really earning? July 19, 2025 With athletes usually trading through a limited company, what are heavyweight boxers like Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk really earning? When we talk about greatness in sport, we usually talk about physical strength, mindset and sacrifice. We rarely talk about financial resilience: how athletes protect what they’ve earned long after they’ve stepped out of the [...]
Exclusive: Wembley sales key to rugby league Ashes record crowd hopes July 14, 2025 Organisers of rugby league’s Ashes series are targeting a record-breaking opening Test at Wembley Stadium, 103 days out from kick-off. Rugby League Commercial, which is behind the first Test series against Australia in 20 years, is aiming to break records for Ashes attendances. Previous series were played between Australia and Great Britain, rather than England, [...]
Super League CEO: Challenge Cup final may need move from Wembley July 9, 2025 Rugby league may have to consider moving the Challenge Cup away from Wembley, says the chief executive of Warrington Wolves. Karl Fitzpatrick said his “heart” was with staying at the 90,000-seat home of football in London but his “head is saying we may need to look at somewhere else”. The 2024 final between Wigan Warriors [...]
Anthony Joshua will probably retire next year, says Eddie Hearn June 11, 2025 Anthony Joshua is likely to retire next year after three more fights, ideally including a double bill with Tyson Fury, says his promoter Eddie Hearn. The two-time world heavyweight champion is still planning his next move, having not fought since a damaging knockout defeat by fellow Briton Daniel Dubois nine months ago. A long-awaited showdown [...]
The FA Cup is still magic – and now this Crystal Palace fan can die happy May 22, 2025 Long-suffering Crystal Palace fan Ed Warner savours his team’s moment in the sun, praises the FA for retaining the cup’s essential magic, and hopes his team don’t get too used to it… Toss a coin six times. The odds of it coming up heads every time is 1:64. Enter the FA Cup in the third [...]
Wembley lined up for Usyk-Dubois undisputed heavyweight title fight April 15, 2025 London’s National football stadium Wembley is being lined up to host Oleksandr Usyk’s undisputed heavyweight fight with Daniel Dubois. The arch-topped arena has hosted eight headline bouts before and could stage one of Ukrainian Usyk’s final fights in July this year. Dubois has taken on Anthony Joshua previously at the 90,000-seater stadium in north London, [...]
Vinai Venkatesham: Former Arsenal chief to join rivals Tottenam as CEO April 11, 2025 Former Arsenal chief executive Vinai Venkatesham is joining the handful of footballers and staff to cross the north London divide by becoming CEO of Tottenham Hotspur. Venkatesham has agreed to take up the post at Spurs in the summer, a year after he ended his 14-year stint at their fierce local rivals “to pursue another [...]