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Leaders has announced that Judy Murray, team captain of Britain’s Fed Cup women’s tennis squad, will speak at the forthcoming Leaders Meet: The Game Changers event.

Paul Smith, a former executive at Chelsea and the IMG agency, is part of a group that has approached a number of investors in an effort to drum up support for a potential £150m (€202.6m/$228.4m) takeover of English Premier League football club Aston Villa, according to UK broadcaster Sky News.

English Premiership team Wasps has hailed the success of a retail bond scheme it recently launched on the London Stock Exchange, with the rugby union club having reached its maximum target of £35m (€47.1m/$53.4m).

Michael Downey, the Canadian businessman in charge of reviving British tennis as CEO of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), on taking on the old guard and why his organisation is not having an identity crisis.

The All England Club, organiser of the Wimbledon Championships, has defended its decision to increase prize money for this year’s event to a total of £26.75m (€37.4m/$41m), the highest of the four grand slam tennis tournaments.

English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion has set a deadline of May 31 for parties interested in purchasing the football club, according to multiple UK media reports.

Competitors on iconic Brompton fold-up bicycles will be a highlight of this summer’s RideLondon. Elisha Chauhan looks at the growth of Europe’s largest cycling event, and what the new addition can do to boost both RideLondon and grassroots participation in cycling.

The Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) series has announced that it will expand to include elite wheelchair racing.

English Premiership team Wasps has today (Monday) launched a retail bond on the London Stock Exchange as it continues its bid to become the biggest revenue-generating club in rugby union.

The British Triathlon national governing body has put forward Leeds to host a leg of the International Triathlon Union World Triathlon Series following a UK-wide candidate city selection process.

Leaders has announced Marina Granovskaia, director of English Premier League football club Chelsea, as one of the first speakers for its new one-day summit - Leaders Meet: The Game Changers.

Ian Ritchie, CEO of the English RFU (Rugby Football Union), on stamping out ticket touts and succeeding where the 2012 London Olympics failed

Debbie Jevans has stepped down as chief executive of the organising body for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, citing personal reasons.

The NFL American football league is “absolutely” on track to introduce a full-time team in London by 2022 while plans are progressing to stage regular-season games in Germany, according to Mark Waller, the league’s executive vice-president of international operations.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has enhanced his powerbase at the top division of English football after being appointed as executive chairman as part of a governance shake-up.

English Premier League football clubs posted a cumulative operating profit for the first time in 15 years in the 2013-14 season, according to figures by financial services company Deloitte.