England

West Ham United is in talks to become the first English Premier League football club to introduce a safe-standing area at its stadium, according to co-chairman David Gold.

The British round of the MotoGP motorcycling championship will be held at Silverstone in 2017, with the Northamptonshire circuit also on stand-by to stage the 2018 event as delays continue to hit the Circuit of Wales project.

English Premier League football clubs spent a total of £1.165bn (€1.386bn/$1.543bn) in the summer transfer window, according to figures released by financial services company Deloitte.

Greg Clarke has been formally appointed as the new chairman of the Football Association, the sport’s national governing body in England.

Liverpool has moved to deny reports that a consortium led by a Chinese investment company is set to acquire a substantial stake in the English Premier League football club.

The English county of Yorkshire has confirmed that it has submitted a bid to stage the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) 2019 Road World Championships.

West Bromwich Albion has today (Friday) announced a takeover deal with Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports in an agreement that makes it the first English Premier League football club to be controlled by an owner from mainland China.

Liverpool has officially launched a bid to host the 2026 edition of multi-sport event the Commonwealth Games.

Leaders has announced that Leaders Meet: The Game Changers will return for a second edition following the success of its inaugural event last year.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is considering plans to launch a second Twenty20 club competition that would rival the likes of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL), according to The Telegraph.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Premiership Rugby Limited (PRL), which governs the top division of the club game in England, have agreed terms on a new eight-year partnership worth over £200m (€235.2m/$259.6m) that is designed to further boost the national team while allowing clubs to benefit from its successful financial performance for the first time.

Greg Clarke has been nominated as chairman of the Football Association (FA), the sport’s national governing body in England.

Leaders has launched a new Sports Tech Start-up Competition which seeks to showcase innovations in the fan experience sector.

North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB) has dropped its plans to stage regular-season games in London in 2017.

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has today (Thursday) confirmed that England will bid to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup national team tournament.

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football’s (Concacaf) new president, Victor Montagliani, will deliver a keynote address at the 2016 Leaders Sport Business Summit.