England

Sanzea, a new partnership formed by the domestic governing bodies for netball in Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa, has confirmed the dates and venues for the inaugural edition of its International Super Series national team tournament.

Bill Beaumont, chairman of English rugby union’s governing body the Rugby Football Union (RFU), has announced that he will stand for the same role at World Rugby, the sport’s global governing body.

Current English Premier League leaders Leicester City have announced record pre-tax annual profit of £26.4m (€34.1m/$37.3m) for the 12 months through to May 31, 2015, compared to a loss of £20.8m in the previous year.

English Premier League giants Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal have reportedly held talks to break away from the top division of domestic football and join a proposed European Super League.

English Premier League football club Liverpool has reported a profit of £60m (€77.1m/$85m) for the year ending May 31, 2015 – figures boosted by the sale of star forward Luis Suarez to Spanish Liga team Barcelona.

British-Iranian businessman Farhad Moshiri will become the largest shareholder in Everton after striking a deal to acquire a 49.9-per-cent stake in the English Premier League football club.

Super League general manager Blake Solly has insisted the organisation will continue with its plans to expand the World Club Series, which pits English rugby league clubs against their Australian NRL counterparts.

The local organising committee for London’s hosting of the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) World Championships has named Cherry Alexander as its new managing director.

The UK’s Ascot Racecourse has agreed a multi-year deal with IMG under which the agency will serve as its worldwide licensing representative and develop a new offering for its leading horse racing events.

Sally Bolton, managing director of the local organising committee for London’s hosting of the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federation’s (IAAF) World Championships, has opted to step down from the role due to personal reasons.

Football’s English Premier League has revealed a new brand identity, which will be activated from the start of the 2016-17 campaign, and confirmed that it will move away from a title sponsorship model to a seven-sponsor structure from the end of this season.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Lord’s in London, along with four other venues, will be utilised for England’s staging of the 2017 Women’s World Cup national team tournament.

The expenditure of English Premier League football clubs in a single season has surpassed £1bn (€1.3bn/$1.4bn) for the first time ever, business advisory firm Deloitte has revealed.

Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred has said the organisation is “working hard” on the prospect of staging regular-season games in London in 2017, but has maintained that expansion or the relocation of existing franchises is not on the immediate agenda.

Mourad Boudjellal, the president of European rugby union champion Toulon, has asked Premiership Rugby about the possibility of the French Top 14 club switching to the English Premiership.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today (Thursday) unveiled the six teams that will compete in the inaugural edition of its Women’s Super League this year.