Sports advertising company Matchroom has announced that it has sold a minority stake to a US investment firm. News broke on Monday morning that Bron Capital had acquired a 15 per cent stake in Matchroom, known primarily for its boxing, darts and snooker competitions. Based in Essex, Barry and Eddie Hearn run Matchroom, which Barry…
Luke Littler defeated Luke Humphreys 6-5 in Leeds to claim his third successive Premier League darts final. Thursday’s clash was the second week in a row that the pair had met in the final after Littler triumphed by the same scoreline in Aberdeen last week. An entertaining tussle between the world’s top two saw Humphreys…
Drama is once again gripping Real Madrid, particularly around Kylian Mbappe, but a former Manchester United star has been caught up in a training ground incident. There is more drama surrounding Kylian Mbappe. (Photo: Noor Photo, Noor Photo via Getty Images) Former Manchester United defender Alvaro Carreras was allegedly hit by Real Madrid team-mate Antonio…
Mikel Arteta praised his “incredible” players for “making history” after Arsenal booked their place in the Champions League final with a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium. Bukayo Saka scored the decisive goal on the stroke of half-time to give the Gunners a 2-1 aggregate semi-final victory. They will face either Bayern…
Teenage super-talent Paul Seixas will make his Tour de France debut this July, his team confirmed on Monday. Speculation has been rife for months as to whether the 19-year-old Frenchman will return to action after a string of impressive results in Barcelona this summer or whether his Decathlon-CMA CGM squad will protect him from the…
Tottenham revitalised their fight to remain in the Premier League and climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in the Champions League. West Ham’s 3-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday opened the door for Spurs, and De Zerbi’s team stepped up confidently as the battle to beat the drop…
John Higgins 15-15 Sean Murphy Yet another mistake, this time by Murphy, made a very drinkable red disappear that he sent into the green pocket. However, Higgins is unable to capitalise, and Murphy quickly returns to successfully pot an excellent red ball into the left middle pocket. Murphy has a 26-8 lead, but the frame…
