UEFA postponing decision on European entry for Crystal Palace and Lyon, while ruling on two other conflicts of interest. More in City A.M. shortly. #CPFC

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McLaren in Trafalgar Square, Williams in Piccadilly Circus, and Aston Martin and Ferrari in Covent Garden this week; Formula 1 teams are taking promotion ahead of the #BritishGP into their own hands. Me, with experts, for City A.M. cityam.com/mclaren-willia…

Office-wide discussion today. If Morgan (hopefully not) gets injured, does Farrell need to call up a token Welshman for the sake of tour optics? I’m in the no camp, btw

At an event in west London recently, Sue Barker said she rebuffed an approach from Sky Sports to get her on board for their tennis coverage. Fun one for City A.M. cityam.com/sue-barker-reb…

Spoke to the CEO of SURJ Sports - the Saudi entity owned by Newcastle United operators PIF. They've recently purchased 10 per cent of DAZN, and are about to unleash a flood of league and series investments. Candid chat here for City A.M. cityam.com/surj-sports-ch…

New: Celeb-backed E1 Series seeking €20m, targeting US investors Comes ahead of London showcase tomorrow, which it is hoped will pave way for race on Thames cityam.com/e1-series-in-e…

Villa enter partnership with UK licensed crypto bank Xapo Club's front-of-shirt Betano wiby a voluntaryll be hit Premier League betting ban in 2026... could Xapo take over? City A.M. cityam.com/aston-villa-si…

British Basketball Federation could face a second round of legal action Owners of Manchester Basketball tell City A.M. they have not ruled out suing BBF too after it blocked their participation in Europe cityam.com/british-basket…

British Basketball Federation could face second lawsuit in row with clubs bit.ly/4ns6Woq

Formula 1 owners to complete £3.6bn deal for MotoGP Market cap currently $25bn (BILLION) and could rise City A.M. cityam.com/formula-1-owne…

Breaking news: Formula 1 cars are big

Owen Farrell will be the only member of the playing squad who has actually won a Lions series btw… With so many fans and others writing off Australia pre-tour, it might be a good thing for the team to have a player to remind them how to win a Lions series.

Forget the tobacco lobby, the avocado lobby is in town Wimbledon slammed by avocado lobby over SW19 menu ban City A.M. cityam.com/wimbledon-slam…

British basketball at war: examining the different routes for resolving a dispute between BBF and SLB currently heading for the High Court What about UK Sport, DCMS, government? Or a coup from within the BBF? All - and more - explored in this long read cityam.com/british-basket…

With Hong Kong qualifying for the next Rugby World Cup, another plug for this piece on China and how sport will shape the next five-year communist party plan. I note World Rugby already referring to HK as Hong Kong China Simply China by 2027? City A.M. cityam.com/how-sport-coul…

Jack Draper set for £1.1m Saudi pay day... ... just for turning up City A.M. cityam.com/draper-to-earn…

Top Aussie pub chains insist they will be able to cope with the influx of British and Irish Lions fans at the bar. “Our British and Irish fans can rest assured that Guinness and Magners will be flowing," they tell City A.M. Phew! #Lions2025 cityam.com/british-and-ir…

Exclusive: RFL Compliance has recommended that Salford Red Devils receive the biggest points deduction in Super League history for the team they fielded in the opening round of the season. alloutrugbyleague.co.uk/news/salford-r…

Not sure what’s worse; this or that shared high jump gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Ugh