Ratcliffe, IPL and Littler: The City AM Sport 2024 year in review Sport Business It was the year that was in sport; when iconic athletes retired, major brands made fascinating choices and one pole vaulter was knocked out of the Olympics because of his hefty package. The 12 months that made up 2024 weaved the retirement of cricketer James Anderson with the iconic breakdancer Raygun, it saw a German [...]
Ahead of the Game: Illegal Usyk vs Fury streams dealt heavy blow Sport Business Illegal streaming services appear to be in retreat judging by the collapse of viewing figures for last weekend’s Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury rematch compared to the original world heavyweight title fight between the pair in May. Analysis conducted for City AM by online intelligence platform Yield Sec identified a peak audience of 3.2m illegal [...]
Why doesn’t Saudi Arabia sponsor rugby when it invests everywhere else? Sport Business If you were going to have a gander through the list of sports sponsorship deals related – directly or indirectly – to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, you’d be scrolling for a good while. Because research by Play the Game reports that there’s a total of 910 deals between Saudi Arabia or Saudi companies/individuals and [...]
Medvedev earns $20,000 per minute at Saudi 6 Kings Slam October 17, 2024 Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev reportedly earned over $20,000 per minute at the new 6 Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition tournament – featuring Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – is taking place in the Kingdom as part of Riyadh Season, the sporting organisation leading a global [...]
Dubois: I’ll face Joshua or Usyk if the price is right September 24, 2024 Daniel Dubois said he would “love a rematch” with Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk, depending which fight pays the most. Dubois knocked out Joshua in the fifth round of their Wembley clash on Saturday in front of 96,000 fans to retain his IBF world heavyweight title. He could be rewarded with a rematch against fellow [...]
Usyk gives up IBF belt as Joshua and Dubois agree Wembley bout June 26, 2024 Undisputed boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has voluntarily given up his IBF heavyweight belt to ensure Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois have a prize to fight for in September. The clash between the two brits was confirmed on Wednesday in Wembley ahead of the fight on 21 September. “Anthony and Daniel, listen. I know the IBF [...]
Oleksandr Usyk 22-0 career boxing record IN FULL after beating Tyson Fury May 19, 2024 In May Oleksandr Usyk toppled the Gypsy King Tyson Fury in Riyadh by split decision to claim the undisputed heavyweight title. With the victory taking the Ukrainian to a record of 22 wins in 22 fights (14 by knockout and 8 by decision), here is Usyk’s professional record in full. He takes on Fury in [...]
John Fury bleeding as Tyson seen on crutches ahead of Usyk bout May 13, 2024 The build up to Tyson Fury’s fight against Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk got off to an explosive start in Riyadh with the Brit’s father John allegedly headbutting one of the opposition crew. Tyson Fury was also seen in one social media video using what appeared to be crutches in Saudi Arabia. It comes as the highly [...]