At a time when many feared the buying power of Amazon would see them push more top-level sport behind a paywall, the retail giant has been dealt a huge blow after missing out on the Champions League TV rights in America. Amazon’s …

It was, in the end, not that surprising when Roman Abramovich revealed he was selling Chelsea FC yesterday. The Russian is yet to be sanctioned by the UK government in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine and despite his ties to …

Part of Lionel Messi’s stratospheric signing on fee in his move to PSG has been paid for in ‘fan tokens’, a unique cryptocurrency that allows supporters to invest in their favourite club. The Argentine legend was in tears after confirming that he …

It was not a happy Monday for Bez, the maraca-shaking dancer for the kings of the 1980s ‘baggy’ scene, as his racing dream got off to a rather inauspicious start. Bez, real name Mark Berry, has created his own racing syndicate to …

Death, taxes and Envoi Allen winning the Marsh Novices’ Chase. That was the idea anyway, but a calamitous fall from the odds-on favourite caused punters around the globe to draw their breath on Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival….not least Paul Dean. He’s …

Flutter Entertainment, the proprietor of Sky Casino, Sky Vegas and the casinos offered at Betfair and Paddy Power, have introduced their own unique responsible gaming measures in Ireland that are currently not required by law. Among the features they are introducing are …

British racing’s poor attendance figures continue to fall with a staggering half a million people fewer heading to their local track in 2019 than just four years earlier. It’s the fourth straight year in which spectator numbers have been dwindling, and now …

The first day of the prestigious November Meeting at Cheltenham has been wiped out due to severe waterlogging on the course. There will be no racing at the track on Friday then, with organisers nervously eyeing the forecasts for further updates as …

It’s a shortlist that brings together some of the best footballers on the planet with those who delivered a career-defining moment of magic. The World Goal of the Year gong, also known as the Puskas Award, was devised by FIFA to celebrate …

It’s always annoying when you can’t bet as much as you want on a race. Whether it’s because you have been limited by a series of bookmakers – they don’t like ‘winning’ punters after all, or because the sportsbooks can’t lay bets …