England

Football
Business

Football clubs spent a record $6.37bn (€5.1bn) on transfers in 2017, with teams from the English Premier League again laying out more money than their rivals, according to a new report released by Fifa, the sport’s global governing body.

Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

CAA Sports, a division of entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), has been appointed by City Football Group (CFG), parent company of English Premier League football club Manchester City, to develop global partnerships.

Football
Business

English Premier League football club Chelsea has signed a two-year partnership with the Doyen Global agency in a bid to further leverage the image rights of its players.

Football
Business

Financier Amanda Staveley has insisted that she remains interested in purchasing Newcastle United despite talks having broken down with Mike Ashley, the current owner of the English Premier League football club.

Football
Business

Talks between Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and financier Amanda Staveley over the sale of the English Premier League football club have collapsed.

Rugby Union
Business

English Premiership rugby union club London Irish has denied reports of an imminent takeover, but has admitted its is considering a number of investment offers as it seeks a return to its status as a leading force in the domestic game.

Basketball
Business

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has revealed that the North American basketball league is keen to stage more games in Europe, although scheduling issues are preventing further expansion.

American Football
Business

The NFL American football league has scheduled three regular-season games for London in 2018, with the new home of English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur set to host one game, rather than the two originally specified, in its first year of operation.

Football
Business

English Premier League football club Chelsea has today (Thursday) announced the appointment of Guy Laurence as its new chief executive.

Rugby League
Business

A consortium of supporters has completed its takeover of English Super League rugby league club Salford Red Devils.

Football
Business

The English Football Association (FA) has announced that debts related to the redevelopment of Wembley Stadium will be cleared by the end of 2024, as the governing body today (Tuesday) unveiled a range of strategic new investments in the game that will be made from the 2018-19 season.

Rugby League
Business

Nigel Wood has announced that he is to step down from his position as chief executive of the Rugby Football League, which governs rugby league in England.

Football
Stadia

Robert Elstone, chief executive of Everton, has revealed that the cost of building a new stadium for the English Premier League football club has risen “significantly”.

Football
Finance & Law

English Premier League football club Chelsea has reported record turnover of £361.3m (€405.9m/$489.7m) for the year ending June 30, 2017, following its title-winning season in 2016-17.
Business

Birmingham has today (Thursday) been announced as the new host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in a move that will bring the multi-sport event back to England for the first time in two decades.

Rugby League
Events

Jon Dutton, chief executive of the organising committee for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, has revealed that other countries have expressed an interest in sharing hosting rights with England for the national team tournament.

Football
Business

Brighton & Hove Albion will join the Women’s Super League 1, the top tier of club football in England, next year after its license application was accepted by the Football Association (FA).

Triathlon
Business

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has today (Monday) announced the launch of a Mixed Relay Series, with two new events to be held next year.