A TASTER – MAY 2025 SPORTING TREATS

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The latest edition of the SportonSpec newsletter is in the can!  Read all about it ⬇️ and subscribe here to receive your free monthly copy of the No.1 guide to sport in London! 

Coming up: 

🏉 WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP 2025 tickets are back on sale at 9am this Wednesday!

🔥 What’s hot in London in May.  EQUESTRIAN ~ RUGBY SEVENS ~ PADEL ~ SWIMMING ~ FOOTBALL and more.

📢 ATHLETICS. It’s official. Keely Hodgkinson – Olympic women’s 800m champion and reigning BBC Sports Personality of the Year – is confirmed for the London Athletics Meet in July. Be there!

🎬 On with the action ⤵️

WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP 2025 

🏉 RUGBY UNION

Celebrating the 100 days to go milestone more tickets are going to be released for the Women’s Rugby World Cup this Wednesday at 9am.

Tickets will be available across all matches, including the final at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 27 September.  And for rugby away days look no further than England v Australia in Brighton and England v Samoa in Northampton.  Limited tickets available. Be quick!  Book here.

MAY HIGHLIGHTS

🏇 EQUESTRIAN

All roads lead to Windsor Castle from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 May for the  Royal Windsor Horse Show.  Attracting visitors from around the world the show is a highlight on the social sporting calendar.  Spectator info here.

🏉 RUGBY SEVENS

Rugby 7s meets a party atmosphere as the London Floodlit Sevens returns to the home of Rosslyn Park FC on Saturday 17 May.  12 elite men’s teams including Saracens, Speranza 22 and the Royal Marines .  Check out our preview here.

🎾 PADEL

Padel Hub North London is the place to be for the 2025 FIP BRONZE HOP London Padel Open with a host of international players set to take part.  The main draw starts Friday 23 May with the finals on Sunday 25 May.  Spectating is free!  Read all about it and how you can be there here.

🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️ SWIMMING

London’s iconic Aquatics Centre is under starter’s orders for the AP Race London International A stellar line-up of international swimmers are set to compete including Team GB star and double Olympic champion Matt Richards.  The action takes place from Saturday 24 to Sunday 26 May.  Tickets are on sale now.

⚽️ FOOTBALL

Ghana, Jamaica, Nigeria and Trinidad & Tobago take centre stage at Gtech Community Stadium as the Unity Cup returns for the first time since 2004.  Billed as “The Best in the West – the Afro Classico Contest” fans are in for a treat with two semi-finals in midweek followed by a Grand Finals day on Saturday 31 May.  Unity Cup ticket latest here.

👀 That’s just a flavour of this month’s action in the capital. 

For the full rundown including cricket, boxing, polo, netball and basketball, visit our What’s On page now! 

🏁 MAY EDITION IS A WRAP 🏁

See you next time as we look ahead to the best of the action coming up in June and beyond. 

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Yours in sport,
Team SportonSpec