Should women’s football teams be building their own stadiums? May 18, 2025 Amid booming attendances and ahead of the Women’s FA Cup final, Becky Stormer of CBRE examines the case for women’s football teams to get their own new-build stadiums. 31 July 2022 was a pivotal day for women’s football. Since that time, with England’s historic victory over Germany in the Euros, interest, investment, participation and attendance [...]
Do British and Irish Lions rugby stars risk double tax on £100,000 fee? May 17, 2025 With the stars of the British and Irish Lions touring rugby team getting a wage, how do they avoid being taxed twice? In today’s global sporting landscape, with athletes and teams constantly moving across borders, the tax implications of international competition are both significant and complex. Whether it’s the British and Irish Lions touring Australia [...]
Danny Care: Harlequins No9 a brilliant player May 17, 2025 Harlequins No9 Danny Care has been a brilliant servant to the Premiership and he will be missed from the English top flight, writes Ollie Phillips. “It’s been a really tough decision, but I think it’s the right time for me, and it’s the right time for the club. I’ve been so lucky to wear this [...]
Channel 4 and TNT Sports sign Adobe FA Cup broadcast deal May 16, 2025 More Adobe Women’s FA Cup matches than ever will be broadcast on television after the English FA agreed a first-ever stand-alone broadcast deal beginning next season. The three-year agreement will see Channel 4 and TNT Sports broadcast matches – between them – from every round of the tournament for the very first time. Involved parties [...]
France scrum-half Antoine Dupont invests in US rugby club May 16, 2025 France and Toulouse rugby sensation Antoine Dupont has invested in Major League Rugby side RFC Los Angeles. The 28-year-old will form part of the ownership group at the franchise which is playing in its second season. It comes ahead of an important period for rugby in the United States, with the nation hosting both the [...]
Sunday Times Rich List sport: Beckham, Ratcliffe, West Ham United May 16, 2025 A host of Premier League football club owners dominate the sporting names in this year’s Sunday Times Rich List. Both current and former owners of some of the Premier League’s biggest club make the annual fortune list. Newcastle United co-owners the Reuben brothers and Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe each make the top 10, [...]
Newcastle United and Fulham warned by Gambling Commission May 16, 2025 Newcastle United and Fulham are among five football clubs who have been warned by the Gambling Commission over sponsorship deals with unlicensed betting company TGP Europe. TGP Europe, a white-label operator for more than 30 gambling websites including Fun88 and SBOTOP, has surrendered its UK licence after being fined £3.3m for breaching regulations. The clubs [...]
Man United owner Ratcliffe sees fortune plummet £6.5bn May 16, 2025 Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has seen his fortune plummet by £6.5bn in just one year. The latest edition of the Sunday Times Rich List sees the Brit drop to seventh with an estimated wealth of £17bn, down £6.47bn on his fortune last year. He’s been jumped by Sir James Dyson, Israeli businessman Idan [...]
Inside Tier 2 Champ Rugby: What clubs think of radical changes May 16, 2025 For the first time in a long time the various tiers of English rugby union seem to be on the same page with the launch of Champ Rugby. On Thursday evening plans were unveiled for the second tier, which will be called Champ Rugby. It is arguably the biggest shake-up to the English rugby pyramid [...]
Champ Rugby: English second tier gets rebrand and new format May 15, 2025 English rugby’s second tier will be rebranded Champ Rugby from next season and feature a six-team play-off system to determine a candidate for promotion. The rebrand sees the name of the competition change from the Championship and the introduction of a bold black, white and green visual identity. The division’s 14 sides will play each [...]