England

The All England Club, organiser of the Wimbledon Championships, has revealed a 12.5 per cent increase in total prize money for its 2017 edition, continuing the trend of the four tennis grand slams in raising the funds on offer at their events.

London Stadium looks set to host matches at the 2019 Cricket World Cup after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) reportedly outlined its intention to stage two high-profile games at the 66,000-capacity venue.

London Marathon Events has today (Friday) revealed plans for a new half-distance, mass-participation running event in the English capital.

Manchester City Council has said that it will not submit a sole bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, saying it would be “inappropriate” to compete with other English cities, but added that it would consider a joint proposal to host the multi-sport event.

Sailing’s Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will return to the English city of Liverpool for the start and finish of its 2017-18 edition, with the hosting rights having previously been held by London.

The English capital of London will host the World Cup of Pool later this year, it has been announced.

Altrad Group chairman, Mohed Altrad, has hit out at Premiership Rugby and France’s National Rugby League (LNR) after the two bodies moved to block a significant investment from the businessman in English Premiership club Gloucester.

Chinese company Lander Sports Development has pulled out of a deal to purchase a stake in English Premier League football club Southampton.

Liverpool has officially launched its bid to host the 2026 edition of the Commonwealth Games multi-sport event, with Brian Barwick having been appointed as chair of the English city’s proposal.

The English city of Manchester has expressed an interest in staging the Women’s Tennis Association’s season-ending Finals event from 2019.

The Rugby Football League (RFL), the governing body of rugby league in England, has approved plans to increase the salary cap in the top-tier Super League club competition from £1.825m (€2.1m/$2.3m) to £2.1m by 2020.

City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of English Premier League football club Manchester City, has confirmed that it has acquired Uruguayan Segunda Division outfit Club Atletico Torque, while it has also announced a partnership with Venezuelan Primera Division team Atletico Venezuela.

City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of English Premier League football club Manchester City, has added another team to its portfolio through an agreement to take control of Uruguayan Segunda Division outfit Club Atletico Torque.

Tottenham Hotspur generated a record turnover of £209.8m (€243m/$261m) in the 12 months through to June 30, 2016, with the English Premier League football club having also posted a profit of £33m – up from £9.4m the previous year.

Leeds City Council has agreed in principle to support a funding agreement to redevelop the North-South Stand at Headingley, in a move that is set to secure the English venue’s future as an international cricket ground.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has unveiled the details behind its new domestic Twenty20 competition as it prepares to today (Tuesday) drive through a major amendment to its constitution that will allow it to proceed with forming the tournament.