Grand Slam Track denies Michael Johnson banked $2m from series September 17, 2025 Grand Slam Track has called “categorically false” suggestions that founder Michael Johnson earned $2m while competitors in the challenger athletics series went unpaid. The organisation, which is facing possible legal claims from athletes totalling $19m (£14m), said that Johnson had in fact invested $2m of his own money into the cash-strapped venture. Grand Slam Track [...]
Como 1907 partners with Stokes-backed Players Fund September 17, 2025 Serie A club Como 1907 has launched a startup and investment platform powered by the Ben Stokes-backed Players Fund. Como Ventures will use the athlete-led venture capital firm – which enjoys the likes of Jessica Ennis-Hill, Stuart Broad and Allyson Felix as investors – to help create a “founder-first launchpad”, which will see start-ups “gain [...]
Manchester United record sixth consecutive loss despite cuts September 17, 2025 Manchester United have reported a loss for the sixth consecutive year although their financial performance did improve in 2024-25 thanks to record revenue of £666.5m. United made a net loss of £33m, taking the club’s total losses to £391m since 2019-20, although that was markedly down on the previous year’s £131m deficit. Revenue grew by [...]
Raine Group: Inside bank behind Chelsea, Man United and Hundred deals September 17, 2025 When a team or sporting entity changes hands, those doing the buying and selling usually command the headlines and screentime; think the Glazer family and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, or Roman Abramovich and Todd Boehly. But these well-known individuals could not complete their often multi-billion-pound transactions on their own. Enter, then, the Raine Group, the advisory [...]
Manchester City’s new Etihad Airways deal yet to take off despite Premier League deal September 17, 2025 Manchester City’s controversial sponsorship and naming rights deal with Etihad Airways has not yet been waved through as part of the club’s Associated Party Transaction settlement with the Premier League. The new long-term deal, which was blocked by the Premier League’s independent assessors two years ago, must still go through the top-flight’s Fair Market Value [...]
Super League Basketball insists season will go ahead despite ref appeal September 16, 2025 Super League Basketball chiefs insist the new season will tip off as planned this weekend despite making a late appeal for qualified referees to come forward. In an email seen by City AM and believed to have been sent on Tuesday morning, SLB’s operations coordinator Nick Hill contacted refs who officiated in pre-season games, some [...]
TNT Sports wins race for British and Irish Lions documentary September 16, 2025 TNT Sports has bought the rights to an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary of the British and Irish Lions’ Test series victory in Australia this summer. The 90-minute documentary is currently in production and is scheduled to be screened on TNT at the end of October, to tie in with its coverage of the Autumn Internationals the [...]
Non-league football clubs set for World Cup windfall from Fifa September 16, 2025 Non-league football clubs are set for financial windfalls after changes were made to the way Fifa distributes its compensation for the release of international players for the World Cup. The changes, agreed by Fifa and the European Club Association, mean that all teams who release players for the 2026 World Cup or its qualifiers will [...]
European T20 Premier League: Is this cricket’s next growth market? September 16, 2025 When Italy’s men secured their historic qualification for next year’s T20 World Cup earlier this summer, the cheers reached all the way to India. Over in the subcontinent, a group backed by Bollywood royalty toasted the news as proof of their belief that European cricket is a largely untapped well of talent – and, more [...]
Netflix reveals Crawford-Canelo drew fewer viewers than Taylor-Serrano September 16, 2025 Netflix says 41.4m viewers watched Terence Crawford beat Canelo Alvarez at the weekend, a smaller audience than the streamer pulled for a Katie Taylor fight last year. Underdog Crawford’s unanimous points victory over Canelo, for the undisputed super middleweight title, drew an estimated average minute audience of 36.6m watching live, rising to 41.4m when accounting [...]