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Most grassroots sports clubs have the same problem. The commitment is real: the coaches, the volunteers, the early starts and late finishes. But step back and look at how the club presents itself to the outside world, and there's often a significant gap between the quality happening on the pitch, court or field and the impression being made off it.

The Ovo Glasgow – Photo by Phil Reid on Unsplash The Commonwealth Games are coming to Glasgow in 2026, but the bigger conversation isn’t about medals or venues; it’s about whether the event still makes sense at all. That might sound dramatic, but it’s hard to ignore how close these Games came to not happening this time around. Victoria pulled out as host over rising costs, and it took a last-minute intervention from Glasgow to keep things alive. At one stage, there was genuin

For a long time, motorsport in America felt like they existed in separate worlds. There was NASCAR, deeply embedded in American sporting culture; IndyCar, with its rich history and the Indianapolis 500; and Formula 1, often viewed as a niche European sport followed by a relatively small audience in the United States.

When Forbes published its 2025 Formula 1 team valuations, the numbers told an interesting story. The average F1 team was estimated at $3.6 billion, that figure being up 89% since 2023. Ferrari sat at the top at $6.5 billion, despite not dominating the sport in recent years. Red Bull Racing came in at $4.35 billion, a team that did not exist before 2005 and inherited none of the romantic history that Ferrari or McLaren carry.