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English Premier League football club Arsenal has announced a £2m (€2.5m/$3.2m) reduction in group profit, but a £21.5m increase in total turnover in its yearly financial results.

A trio of top executives from the European Club Association will speak on a special panel session at the Leaders Sport Business Summit on October 8-9 at Stamford Bridge, the home of English Premier League football club Chelsea.

Premiership Rugby, the organising body of the top division of English rugby union, has today (Wednesday) confirmed that the salary cap for the club competition is to be increased.

The Football Association, the sport’s governing body in England, has confirmed proposals to cut the number of non-European Union players in the country’s league structure by up to 50 per cent.

English Premier League football club Everton has confirmed Walton Hall Park as the site for its proposed new stadium following an agreement with Liverpool City Council.

English Premier League football club Manchester United has entered into a partnership with the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) and mobile telecommunications provider Bakcell as part of an effort to develop grassroots football in the country.

Wentworth golf club in Surrey, England, the home of the annual BMW PGA Championship on the European Tour, has been sold to Chinese investors for £135m (€169m/$219m).

Senior figures at the English Premiership are reported to be confident that plans to change the club rugby union competition’s salary cap to allow for larger wages will be agreed this week.

Leaders has announced that more than 120 of the world's top brands and sponsorship spenders will attend the seventh Leaders Sport Business Summit, which takes place on October 8-9 in London.

English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur has denied reports that it is in takeover discussions with Cain Hoy Enterprises, despite having admitted to meeting with representatives from the US private investment company.

Manchester United has revealed a substantial reduction in profits in its financial results for the year ending June 30, despite revenues increasing by 19 per cent to a new high of £433.2m (€540.7m/$700m).

English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur could be forced to play all of its home matches in the 2017-18 season at an alternate venue after it confirmed that legal issues are likely to delay the construction of its new stadium.

British horseracing commercial group The Jockey Club has announced its Jockey Club Live music and entertainment venture has staged live music after racing for more than 300,000 people in its first year of operation.

Leaders has announced that senior executives from the BBC, Facebook, Bleacher Report and Major League Gaming will speak at the seventh edition of the Leaders Sport Business Summit, which takes place on October 8-9 in London.

The 2015 edition of rugby league’s Super League Magic Weekend will take place at St James’ Park, the home of English Premier League football club Newcastle United.

American football league the NFL has promoted Mark Waller to the role as executive vice-president of international ahead of its latest set of regular season games in London this autumn.