Inside the London workshop that made Hundred, FA Cup and World Cup trophies Sport Business Ahead of the Hundred final Matt Hardy spoke to the makers of the trophy, Thomas Lyte, who now hold a royal warrant Sports may vary in rules, squad sizes, scoring systems and the rest of it but something remains a constant across each and every discipline thousands of us pay our hard-earned cash to watch: [...]
Burnley axe main sponsor Finotive after just six weeks and promote Vertu to shirt Sport Business Burnley have announced car seller Vertu as their main sponsor after terminating a recent deal with trading platform Finotive just hours before the start of the new Championship season. Finotive was announced as Burnley’s front-of-shirt partner in early July but the club confirmed this morning that the deal had been scrapped after just six weeks [...]
Football finance experts urge caution over Premier League + price promotion Sport Business Football finance experts have urged the Premier League to show caution with its promotion of Premier League + as British fans learn of the premium they’re paying to watch the top flight. Premier League + will launch in Singapore next week, ahead of the return of the competition next Friday, with every game broadcast live [...]
KSI to stream Dagenham and Redbridge games to his 19m YouTube followers August 14, 2026 Influencer KSI has secured permission to stream some Dagenham and Redbridge matches on his YouTube channel this season in a bid to grow the club’s popularity. KSI – 33-year-old Londoner Olajide Olatunji – acquired a stake in the sixth tier National League South club earlier this year shortly after they were taken over. The deal [...]
Reading FC bidder banned by financial watchdog for forging £170m bond portfolio August 14, 2026 Former Reading FC bidder Paul Taylor has been fined almost half a million pounds and banned from working in financial services for lying about his wealth. The Financial Conduct Authority issued the punishment today after finding Taylor guilty of using forged documents that purported to show he owned bonds worth around €200m (£171m). Taylor attempted [...]
Ticket price hikes proof Wales Rugby Union is tone deaf to loyal fan concerns August 14, 2026 Earlier this month the Wales Rugby Union announced ticket price hikes for the Six Nations and if nothing else it is utterly tone deaf. Over the Severn Bridge the sport is in turmoil, with regions fighting for their lives not only because of difficult macroeconomic factors but because their own governing body is actively trying [...]
Pre-season tours: Inside the economics of football’s summer money-spinners August 14, 2026 Football’s summer tours have turned into travelling commercial platforms bringing together big fees, sponsors, merchandise, media and global fan growth, explains Simon Dent. For most football supporters, pre-season used to mean low-key friendlies against a local non-league team, some heavy-legged players and a chance to see the new signing for 30 minutes. For clubs, it [...]
Royal Hospital Chelsea to host top Arabian horse competition August 13, 2026 London is set to increase its status as a major sport staging destination with Royal Hospital Chelsea this weekend hosting some of the world’s top horses. The Global Champions Arabians Tour will descend on the home of the Chelsea Pensioners over three days this weekend in an event that is set to see fierce competition [...]
Where Mbappe will go if he breaks up with Nike August 13, 2026 With rumours swirling about Kylian Mbappe’s future with Nike, marketing expert Steve Martin breaks down what could come next. I have spent more than 30 years working in sports marketing, and one of the most consistent truths I have learned is that the football boot market is one of the most tightly controlled consumer categories [...]
Not enough bums in Brum: Why so many empty seats at European Athletics Championships? August 13, 2026 Britain loves sport yet ticket sales for the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham have been slow. Ed Warner wonders why. British sport has a capacity problem or a bandwidth one, depending on which way you want to look at it. Too many seats in too many venues with too few bums to fill them. Or [...]