Forget the gloom, sport’s broad palette offers many reasons be cheerful Sport Business Elite sport may make us despair at times but we shouldn’t forget that the wider ecosystem offers so many opportunities to connect and participate, says Ed Warner. Memo to self: don’t always be a miserabilist. The data says that the most upbeat editions of this column garner as many readers as the more downbeat. So, [...]
Ed Warner: My trip to the Paralympics taught me that sport is bad for your health Sport Business Our sport business columnist on the danger of watching the Paralympics, dynamic pricing, election season in Olympic land, and Scotland’s Commonwealth Games dilemma. Watching sport is bad for your health. Or can be. I’m glad I wasn’t strapped to a heart-rate monitor during the wheelchair rugby in Paris over the past week or I would [...]
JLEN Environmental Assets sells off £68m in assets to pay debts and launch share buyback Investing JLEN Environmental Assets Trust has sold off half of its anaerobic digestion portfolio to Future Biogas for £68.1m. The trust, which invests in environmental infrastructure assets, sold the facilities at their June valuation. After the deal, it will continue to own the other 49 per cent of its anaerobic digestion portfolio. Future Biogas is a [...]
Ed Warner: Why Bournemouth are my Premier League team of the season May 9, 2024 Our columnist on the contrasting fortunes of Bournemouth, Everton, Tom Brady and Bromley FC.