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Sports marketing agency Two Circles has been appointed as the official data and insight partner of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, which will take place in England and Wales.

Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Stephen Brown has stated the organisation is considering moving to a locked-in system of clubs for the Premiership, the top tier of the English game, adding that talks are underway for more NFL American football matches at Twickenham.

English Premier League football club Crystal Palace has today (Monday) unveiled plans to build a new 13,500-seat stand that will raise capacity at its stadium to more than 34,000.

The English city of Birmingham will not find out whether it has been successful in its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games until at least December 6 after the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) confirmed it has received “updates” from other parties interested in staging the multi-sport event.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today (Friday) announced that his office will take control of London Stadium after publishing a detailed report into the scale of mismanagement of the venue by his predecessor, Boris Johnson.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU), governing body of rugby union in England, posted revenues of £184.9m (€210m/$250m) for 2016-17, although the organisation suffered an operating loss of £6m in the first reporting period following the country's staging of the Rugby World Cup in 2015.

The International Olympic Committee has today (Thursday) concluded its reanalysis of Russian drug tests from the 2012 summer Olympic Games and sanctioned two further athletes.

Rugby League Ireland chairman Richard Egan has said that the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is planning to launch a Six Nations tournament next year as part of an effort to enhance the presence of Northern Hemisphere countries on the sport’s global stage.

Financier Amanda Staveley has submitted a formal bid to purchase English Premier League football club Newcastle United.

Artificial intelligence and DIY content were the major themes at Mindshare’s Huddle 2017 conference. Kevin McCullagh reports from the event.

Rugby league’s World Club Challenge will return to Australia in 2018 and revert to a one-match format, with National Rugby League (NRL) champion Melbourne Storm to play host to English Super League victor Leeds Rhinos.

Football DataCo, the official data rights-holder of all professional leagues in England and Scotland, has agreed an integrity partnership with sports data and technology company Genius Sports and digital sports content and media group Perform.

Silverstone will remain the long-term home of MotoGP in the UK after sealing a new three-year contract with the motorcycling championship.

Stonewall, a rights charity for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, has hailed the signing of a three-year partnership with the Premier League, the top division of English club football, as an “important milestone” for sport.

English Premier League football club Manchester City has announced a 21 per cent hike in revenue to a record £473.4m (€535.5m/$620.5m), along with a third consecutive year of profitability.

In the first part of a series on frictionless stadium technology, Ben Cronin examines how Bath Rugby has invested in a piece of white label software that allows fans to pre-order half-time drinks and snacks.