DAZN: Sports broadcaster’s operating LOSSES pass £1bn despite revenue RISING January 12, 2023 Sports broadcaster DAZN suffered an operating loss of $1.3bn (£1.1bn) and record overall losses of $2.3bn (£1.9bn) in 2021 despite growing revenue by almost 80 per cent. The UK-headquartered streaming and subscription service, which is a major player in the US, Japan and Germany, saw income swell to $1.6bn (£1.3bn). But costs also increased by [...]
Australian Open: Murray, Nadal and Raducanu discover first round ties January 12, 2023 Late last night the draw for the men’s and women’s singles took place in Melbourne for the Australian Open Grand Slam, which begins on Sunday evening. A number of the world’s best players, and the British contingent, learned of their potential root to Grand Slam glory. Here are the key takeaways from the draw. Australian [...]
Kyrgios, Jabeur and Nadal: How Netflix’s Break Point looks to grow tennis January 12, 2023 Tomorrow morning the latest sports docu-series goes live on streaming giant Netflix as Break Point – the tennis version of Formula 1’s Drive to Survive – offers a peek behind the scenes of the sport. Here’s what we learned from the series. Tennis’ special Ks Break Point grips you instantly, using Nick Kyrgios and his [...]
Ed Warner: The row over sport banning Russian players will be even bigger in 2023 January 12, 2023 Wimbledon will be here before we know it. Expect the debate about banning Russian and Belorussian stars to start soon. The tug of war over the two bellicose nations’ participation at next year’s Paris Olympics and Paralympics has already begun. Schisms within sports and between their leaders and politicians are inevitable. Last year, backed (or [...]
Arsenal unveil artwork for exterior of Emirates Stadium January 11, 2023 Premier League leaders Arsenal unveiled a series of artworks that will don the exterior of the Emirates today. The north London club have worked with Turner-Prize winning artist Jeremy Deller among others to design the artwork. Each of the eight pieces of art have a different theme and aim to celebrate the club’s history. Arsenal [...]
Joao Felix: Chelsea pay eight-figure loan fee to make Portugal and Atletico Madrid star the 12th signing under Todd Boehly January 11, 2023 Chelsea have continued their recruitment drive by signing Portugal forward Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid for the rest of the season. The 23-year-old is the 12th player to join since Todd Boehly’s consortium bought the Premier League club from Roman Abramovich for £2.5bn last summer. Chelsea are believed to have agreed to pay [...]
How England captain Owen Farrell escaped a Six Nations ban despite being found guilty of dangerous tackle January 11, 2023 England rugby captain Owen Farrell has avoided a ban for the Six Nations Championship despite being found guilty of dangerous play. Farrell was hauled in front of an independent disciplinary panel last night after being cited for a high tackle in Saracens’ Premiership trip to Gloucester last week. The fly-half argued that his challenge on [...]
Why Manchester United sale could fetch the Glazer family even more than their £6bn asking price – despite Cristiano Ronaldo exit January 11, 2023 The Glazer family’s hopes of achieving a record valuation for the sale of Manchester United have increased after the football club’s share price reached a four-year high. Some analysts believe it could push the price of a takeover towards $10bn (£8.2bn), in excess of the American owners’ original $7bn (£5.8bn) asking price. United’s share price [...]
Football chiefs to meet tonight over future of WSL ownership January 11, 2023 A number of football’s top executives are due to hold talks this evening with hopes of hashing out a new structure of ownership for the WSL. The meeting will see those present look at funding proposals for the Women’s Super League. The chief of the Football Association, Mark Bullingham, is set to be at the [...]
Cowan-Dickie ruled out of Six Nations with ankle injury January 10, 2023 England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie is a doubt for the Six Nations next month due to an ankle injury that could require surgery. The Exeter Chiefs hooker limped off during the second half of his side’s big Premiership win over Northampton Saints on Saturday. The 29-year-old, who has signed for French Top14 champions Montpellier ahead of [...]