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AFC Bournemouth has begun its search for a new stadium site after the English Premier League football club confirmed that it has been unable to reach an agreement with the owner of its current home, the Vitality Stadium, to expand the ground.

The NFL American football league has announced that it will stage four regular-season matches in London for the first time during its 2017 International Series.

Snooker’s UK Championship will continue to be staged in the English city of York for at least another two years, World Snooker, the sport's governing body, has announced.

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has taken another step towards embracing day-night cricket by announcing that a full round of floodlit County Championship fixtures will take place on June 26 next year.

The English Premier League is set to expand its Asia Trophy pre-season competition by adding a second tournament, according to the ESPN FC website.

English Premier League football clubs have agreed to hold further talks over the possibility of introducing safe standing at stadia.

The English Football League, which operates the three divisions below the top-tier Premier League, has today (Wednesday) confirmed that it has abandoned plans for a major overhaul of its structure.

The English city of Manchester will stage the World Taekwondo Championships in 2019 after the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) assigned hosting rights to a number of its leading events.

The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) has granted a period of exclusivity to an overseas entity for future investment in the Silverstone circuit after fresh concerns had arisen over the future of the home of Formula One’s British Grand Prix following the exit of two potential bidders for the venue.

London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), operator of the former Olympic Stadium, has today (Thursday) announced the resignation of chairman David Edmonds amid the latest furore surrounding the redevelopment of the facility.

English Premier League football club Southampton is reportedly in exclusive takeover talks with Chinese company Lander Sports Development, while Hong Kong-listed GreaterChina Professional Services today (Wednesday) said it has entered into a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire Hull City.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has ordered a probe into the finances of the former Olympic Stadium after being informed that the total cost of transforming the facility into the new home of English Premier League football club West Ham United has risen by a further £51m (€56.5m/$62.2m).

The world’s richest one-day men’s cycling race, the RideLondon-Surrey Classic, has claimed a groundbreaking three-year partnership with Velon, the joint business venture of 11 WorldTour squads, which is planning to expand its team as it seeks further development.

The Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints have been confirmed as the first teams for the NFL American football league’s 2017 International Series in London.

England has been confirmed as the host of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, while the 2025 edition of the national team tournament is set to be held in the US and Canada after the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) said it would recommend to Congress a joint staging of the event by the two North American countries.

The NFL American football league has moved to play down suggestions from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan that the English capital could stage four regular-season games in 2017.