We all knew this day would come. For many, it was a long wait endured with increasingly frayed patience. Years of watching Agüero, Silva, De Bruyne and Haaland dismantle defences had left a foul-play-flavoured taste in the collective palate of Premier League fandom. For City fans, judgement day loomed. Doubtless they tried to forget about the 115 charges. Perhaps it would just sort of go away? In fairness, the process dragged on so long they could be forgiven for hoping. But

The most prestigious individual award in the history football. Who are the favourites? And who is most likely to come out victorious? The Ballon d’Or was first awarded on the 18th of December 1956, created and brought to life by the French Magazine ‘France Football’. English winger Sir Stanley Matthews won the first prize, which was previously called the European Footballer of the Year. But in 1995, it was agreed that players from all around the world could win the award, not

Training racehorses is a young person’s game, according to some. It’s a theory that has legs; early starts, late finishes in the peak months, keeping owners happy, chasing new ones, dealing with staff and media, running the business, buying new horses - an all-encompassing, time-consuming pursuit if ever there was one. You can see why the energy of a Duracell bunny or a solid support team is needed to succeed and many owners are also said to want a trainer younger than themse

It has been a memorable year so far for two athletes supported by Sporting Agenda (Events & Hospitality), with karate athlete Ellie Gudgeon and javelin thrower Ben East both experiencing significant moments in their sporting careers. For Ellie Gudgeon, a karate athlete competing in the Senior Female -50kg category, the year has brought both success and adversity. She began the year strongly with gold medal performances at national competitions before heading to the Scottish G

This year's US Open has blessed us with moments we will never forget. Novak Djokovic potentially played his last Arthur Ashe match, out-of-action Alcaraz returned with the same exhilarating tennis everyone loves him for. However, one thing haunted this year's tournament, and that was the invitation of social media influencers. With many players, such as Naomi Osaka, pointing out TikTok stars disrupting matches with their over-the-top ring lights, sometimes blinding the player

This year’s US Open has been one of the most heavily anticipated majors this year. It promises to be more unpredictable than any other, which is saying a lot considering its history in having the largest variety of champions of all the Grand Slams in the last 20 years. Can the Americans get their first winner since Andy Roddick, and will there be a new champion in the women’s bracket for the 8th major in a row? Let’s have a look at the potential challengers for the title. Me

Wissa and Elanga shine as Szoboszlai breaks Jordie hearts with 99th minute penalty Liverpool managed to snatch a highly undeserved point at St. James’ Park thanks to a Dominic Szoboszlai penalty, coolly converted into the top corner, which debutant Víctor Muñoz won after Lewis Hall brought him down with just seconds on the clock remaining. It was a real shame as Lewis Hall was so dominant on the left-hand side for the entirety of the fixture, but as is with football, one mome

All attempted astute predictions need to begin with a recap of a previous campaign to help craft well-thought-out ideas, observations and intuitions going into the new season. However, going off last season's bizarre outcomes and how the ‘alleged’ top 6 finished, with clubs such as Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs and Newcastle all having an underwhelming season, and the uprise in quality and table positioning from sides such as Bournemouth, Brentford and Sunderland, makes this seas

The Premier League has returned. For many, this predictable development will bring untold emotion – ecstasy, horror and a glimpse of second-hand glory with a pint in hand. Some, of course, having just got over the disruption of the World Cup, will roll their eyes as the circus continues. But we don't really need to worry about them. So aside from the football itself, what can we expect? Fresh Faces Teams Like the new kids at school, the three promoted teams – Coventry, Hull

Earlier this month, a 16-man squad was announced for England Men’s three-match series against Pakistan. The inflated number of players, more appropriate for a touring party than a truncated late-summer home series, offered a tentative sketch towards the team’s new era. The New Zealand defeats provided little more than an elaboration on all of the flaws of the Bazball regime that had been made perfectly clear before. The botched backing and then firing of Brendon McCullum, me

Ben Shelton has become a back-to-back Montreal Open champion in an all American final seeing the new World No.6 not drop a set throughout the entire tournament. Lets have a closer look as to how he achieved this, and what this tournament could mean leading up to the US Open in 2 weeks time. Montreal started off with a bang, as top seed Alexander Zverev bowed out to dutchman Tallon Griekspoor - his largest win of the season. But the toppling of the top seeds did not stop here.

It’s been an odd few weeks for what was once England’s summer sport. The newly privatised incarnation of The Hundred has rattled on, with the star-studded investment vehicles occasionally producing exciting finishes and high-grade hitting. The competition remains a qualified success, accruing attention from newcomers to the sport, and occupying a heartening amount of free-to-air minutes on BBC Two. The spectacle, however, remains largely hollow, and the identities of each fra