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Premiership rugby clubs propped up with £88m government funding package
English Premiership rugby union clubs will receive £88m (€103.3m/$121.6m
OneFootball adds DFB, Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham as shareholders
The German Football Federation (DFB), Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur have become the latest shareholders in football media platform OneFootball
TeamViewer to replace Chevrolet as Manchester United shirt sponsor
English Premier League football club Manchester United has today (Friday) announced global technology company TeamViewer as its new main shirt sponsor in a five-year deal that will begin with the 2021-22…
Nottingham Forest, QPR ‘end shirt deals’ with Football Index after market crash
English Championship football club Nottingham Forest is reported to have ended its deal with shirt sponsor Football Index after the virtual stock market platform had its gambling license suspended
BCCI announces Ageas Bowl will host maiden World Test Championship final
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that the Ageas Bowl, home of English county club Hampshire, will host the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final later this year
Arsenal’s year-on-year losses increase by over £20m amid Covid-19
English Premier League football club Arsenal has seen its losses increase year-on-year by over £20m (€23.3m/$27.7m), as Covid-19 impacts on its financial position.
IRL reaffirms commitment to hosting World Cup as scheduled
International Rugby League (IRL), the sport’s global governing body, has reiterated that its focus is on the successful delivery of this year’s Rugby League World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in …
Sports fans set for mid-May return to English venues
The UK Government has announced that up to 10,000 fans could be allowed back into English sports venues from May 17 as part of its roadmap to ease Covid-19 restrictions
Masters criticises ‘destructive’ Super League, bullish on Premier League TV rights
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has said the proposed ‘Super League’ competition would be “destructive to the value” of European football, adding that potential reform of the Uefa Champio…
Relegation put on ice for rugby’s Premiership
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) Council has cast a “strong majority vote” in favour of no relegation from the Premiership or the second-tier Championship for the 2020-21 season, with further talks over lea…
Saudi Arabia builds on LET ties with Aramco Team Series
Saudi Arabia has further enhanced its backing of women’s golf by agreeing a deal with the Ladies European Tour (LET) to establish a new series of four tournaments, title sponsored by state-owned energy c…
Chelsea engages Horizm to maximise digital revenues
English Premier League football club Chelsea has teamed up with digital inventory management company Horizm to identify new digital revenue streams
RLWC2021 deal marks Assura’s first move into sport sponsorship
The organisers of the Rugby League World Cup 2021 have added healthcare property company Assura as a sponsor
LV= resumes connection with elite English cricket through new ECB deal
LV= General Insurance (LV= GI) has rekindled its association with elite cricket in England and Wales by agreeing a three-year deal to become the new official title sponsor of England’s men’s and women’s Tests …
Arsenal takes out Bank of England loan to ease Covid-19 concerns
English Premier League football club Arsenal is taking a short-term £120m (€133m/$163m) loan through the Bank of England’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) after meeting the criteria set out …
Chelsea returns £32.5m profit, despite turnover fall prompted by Covid
English Premier League football club Chelsea has reported a profit of £32.5m (€36.2m/$44.5m
BT Sport ‘drops Premiership Rugby rebate’ in pursuit of new deal
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport is reportedly closing in on an extension to its rights deal with Premiership Rugby after electing not to pursue a compensation claim for disruption to the rugby union…
Dates set for England in Sri Lanka and SA in Pakistan
Two major cricket tours have been scheduled for early next year, with England to visit Sri Lanka and, for the first time since 2007, South Africa to tour Pakistan