England

The Rugby Football Union will consider staging further England international games in Manchester following the success of Saturday’s World Cup game against Uruguay, according to Stephen Brown, England 2015 managing director and chief financial officer for the RFU.

The English Football Association (FA) has agreed a deal to refinance its Wembley Stadium debt in a move that will reportedly save the national governing body at least £12m (€16.2m/$18.4m) a year and allow it to make a profit from the venue for the first time.

The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has appealed against a ruling ordering it to publish in full the contentious contract granting English Premier League football club West Ham United tenancy of the Olympic Stadium.

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has granted Silverstone permission to defer its race fee for this season’s British Grand Prix until 2016, as the historic circuit faces renewed questions over its long-term place on the calendar of the motor racing series.

London has made a late decision to reject the chance to stage the Grand Depart of the 2017 Tour de France, with Germany now reportedly set to assume the hosting rights to the opening rounds of the cycling showpiece.

Ben Schwerin, director of partnerships for social media platform Snapchat and Andrew Strauss, director of England Cricket, have been announced as the latest additions to the speaker line up for the Leaders Sport Business Summit, which takes place on October 7-8 at Stamford Bridge in London.

Senior executives from Spanish LaLiga football clubs Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have been announced as the latest additions to the speaker line up for the Leaders Sport Business Summit, which takes place on October 7-8 at Stamford Bridge, home of English Premier League champion Chelsea.

Manchester United is anticipating record profit levels for the 2015-16 financial year after the impact of missing out on qualifying for the 2014-15 Uefa Champions League was illustrated in the English Premier League football club’s latest annual accounts today (Thursday).

The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has been ordered to publicise the details of English Premier League football club West Ham United’s rental agreement for the Olympic Stadium.

Premier League clubs spent a record £870m (€1.2bn/$1.3bn) during the summer transfer window, taking spending in English football’s top flight beyond £1bn for the first time in a calendar year.

English Premiership rugby union team Harlequins has agreed a strategic partnership with the USA Rugby national governing body.

World Rugby will use Hawk-Eye technology to assist the television match official (TMO) decision-making process at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, which is being hosted by England from September 18 to October 31.

The Hawk-Eye technology system is to undergo an enhanced trial during this Saturday’s rugby union game between England and France at Twickenham, ahead of further testing at this year’s Rugby World Cup.

London Marathon organisers have criticised the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for its “failure to take effective action” in the battle against doping following further revelations, this time concerning the World Marathon Majors (WMM) collective of elite races.

Wigan Warriors has confirmed it is to become the first rugby league club from the English Super League to take a scheduled home game on the road to London.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has entered into a strategic partnership with USA Rugby through which it will seek to aid the commercial growth of rugby union in the United States.