Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke net worth rises to $7.6bn as sports empire is valued at $4.1bn September 15, 2015 Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke's sports empire – which also includes American football, basketball and ice hockey franchises – is worth $4.1bn, according to new figures from Forbes. Read more: Arsenal paid Stan Kroenke's company £3m last year – the same amount as an increase in season ticket price The business magazine found that Kroenke, who [...]
Forbes’ most valuable sports teams in the world 2015: Real Madrid leapfrogged by Dallas Cowboys in top spot September 15, 2015 The Dallas Cowboys have overtaken Real Madrid to become the most valuable sports team in the world, according to estimates from Forbes. Read more: Premier League teams dominate football Deloitte Money League rich list The American football team have been valued at $4bn (£2.6bn) in Forbes' latest valuations of NFL franchises, putting them above Real Madrid [...]
Transport for London will stream Rugby World Cup updates live on the Tube September 15, 2015 Rugby fans rejoice. You won't have to miss a second of the Rugby World Cup action, even on your daily commute. Transport for London has announced a deal with ITV to stream live scores, results and text updates throughout Tube and DLR stations. The electronic display boards and station entrances and on the platforms will keep [...]
Why girls must be encouraged to play sport – so they can succeed as women in business September 15, 2015 The number of girls playing team sports at schools is rocketing – and that's good news for future business prospects. Data released from the Independent School’s Football Association has revealed that the number of schools offering football to girls has soared from 12 to 120 in five years. Similar figures are mimicked in other [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets most expensive but also best-selling in history September 15, 2015 This year's Rugby World Cup has broken the record for tickets sold, surpassing the 2.25m sold for the tournament in France eight years ago. Nearly all of the 2.45m tickets originally put on sale have been sold, although more expensive tickets are still available for 32 matches including England's 10 October meeting with Uruguay at [...]
Sam Torrance’s Golf Comment: Walker Cup triumph was simply magnificent September 15, 2015 They were simply magnificent. I am of course talking about Great Britain and Ireland who beat a strong United States team on Sunday to regain the Walker Cup at Royal Lytham and St Annes. The Walker Cup is the pinnacle of amateur golf, the equivalent of the Ryder Cup. Great Britain and Ireland were [...]
Slaven Bilic: West Ham maestro Dimitri Payet elevates others September 15, 2015 WEST HAM UNITED 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic hailed the colossal impact of summer signing Dimitri Payet after the former Marseille playmaker scored twice as the Hammers routinely dispatched a blunt Newcastle at Upon Park last night. Payet proved the hosts’ match-winner as West Ham recorded their first home win of the [...]
More charges set to be brought in Fifa probe September 15, 2015 FURTHER charges are set to be brought as part of the ongoing investigation into alleged corruption by football’s world governing body Fifa, according to United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch yesterday. Fourteen Fifa officials and sports marketing executives were indicted by the United States justice department in May as part of a widespread investigations into [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Stuart Lancaster says team must “show pride in being English” September 14, 2015 England head coach Stuart Lancaster has urged his squad to conquer the unique and unfamiliar pressure generated by a Rugby World Cup on home soil after naming an unchanged XV for Friday’s opening clash against Fiji at Twickenham. Read more: Martin Johnson on why history should not dictate the future for this England team [...]
US Open final 2015: Novak Djokovic closes in on Roger Federer’s prize money record September 14, 2015 Novak Djokovic is rapidly closing in on Roger Federer's status as the highest paid tennis player in history after beating the Swiss in the US Open men's singles final. Read more: Novak Djokovic wins richest ever Wimbledon final over Roger Federer The world number one saw off Federer for a second successive major final, winning 6-4, [...]