England

Rugby League
Events

The European Super League is to be cut to 12 teams in 2015 with a return to relegation and promotion as part of a major overhaul of the rugby league club competition.

Havas Sports & Entertainment (HS&E), the brand engagement network of the Havas Group, has announced the relocation of its president and global chief executive, Lucien Boyer, from Paris to London as part of efforts to situate senior management closer to key clients.

Cycling

Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) is in talks to establish a three-day cycling race in Yorkshire in a bid to gain a foothold in the UK market.

Football

Richard Heaselgrave has left his position as chief commercial officer of the English Football League by mutual agreement.

Motorsport

Patrick Louis has stepped down as chief executive of Lotus as part of a senior management reshuffle at the leading Formula One motor racing team, according to the Autosport website.

Football

International infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £154m (€181.5m/$246.6m) contract to transform the London 2012 Olympic Stadium into the new home of English Premier League football club West Ham United.

Rugby Union
Business

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) is to table a new ‘participation agreement’ to the country’s four regional rugby union teams.

Rugby Union

English Premiership rugby union club Saracens is claiming a first in UK sport by launching a service that will allow fans at its Allianz Park stadium to watch instant replays of match action on their mobile phones or tablets.

Cricket

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has announced a new partnership with 4Sight Sport & Leisure in a bid to build on its staging of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup through enhanced fan engagement and customer relationship management (CRM) strategies.

Rugby Union

A consortium of London-based Irish businessmen headed by Mick Crossan has acquired a majority shareholding in English Premiership rugby union team London Irish.

Motorsport

German banking group BayernLB is planning to bring a $400m (€294m) damages claim against Formula One Group chief executive Bernie Ecclestone in London next month, according to the Reuters news agency.

Rugby Union

Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie has said he is optimistic that a pan-European rugby union competition can be salvaged for next season.

Rugby Union
Events

English top-tier Premiership rugby union clubs have confirmed they will refuse to participate in a revamped Heineken Cup European competition next season.

American Football

The NFL American football league has opened up a new window for its International Series games in London with the Atlanta Falcons’ clash against the Detroit Lions scheduled to kick-off at 1:30pm GMT, providing a 9:30am ET game in the US.

Equestrian

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has announced that it has received bids from four venues for its World Cup Finals events in 2017.

Rugby Union

The major shareholders of Premiership Rugby, which governs the top division of English club rugby union, are set to meet this week to discuss the latest developments in the saga surrounding the future of the European game.

Hockey
Events

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has named both England and India as hosts of the Hockey World Cups in 2018.

Football

English Championship football club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) plans to build a new stadium.