How football stadia became the new battleground for top clubs January 25, 2025 It’s no coincidence that Real Madrid have strengthened their position as football’s richest club in the year that they fully reopened their Santiago Bernabeu stadium after a £1bn revamp. Stadia – or rather, how to make more money out of them – are a growing battleground among top clubs eager to mine new sources of [...]
NBA Europe? League ‘looking very closely’ at new competition, says Silver January 24, 2025 NBA commissioner Adam Silver has dropped the clearest hint yet that it will push ahead with plans to launch a basketball league in Europe. Silver said he had been encouraged by talks with clubs, media, sponsors and governing body Fiba during talks ahead of the NBA’s two games in Paris this week. “While Europe continues [...]
Australian Open prize money 2025: How much can tennis players earn? January 24, 2025 There has never been a more lucrative time to be a top tennis player, with prize money at the Australian Open more than doubling in the last 10 years. The Grand Slam is paying out A$96.5m ($61m/£49m) in total over the fortnight in Melbourne, where play culminates with the women’s and men’s singles finals this [...]
Man United investor Ineos splits with key sport figure January 24, 2025 Ineos, minority investors of Manchester United, split with a key sports figure on Thursday, citing a failure to agree over the future. The Sir Jim Ratcliffe-owned chemicals giant and British Olympic gold medal winner Sir Ben Ainslie have parted ways following Britain’s first appearance in an America’s Cup final in 60 years. The two parties [...]
It’s a shame Premiership Rugby stars aren’t playing this weekend January 24, 2025 Off the back of two brilliant weeks of Champions Cup rugby and just a week away from the start of the Six Nations, it is a shame that this week’s Premiership fixtures will be devoid of all England players set to feature in the looming international championship. Having seen the league drop from 13 teams [...]
No noise LA fires could impact 2028 Olympic Games, UK broadcaster says January 23, 2025 LA Olympics broadcaster Warner Bros. Discovery doesn’t believe recent Los Angeles fires will impact the 2028 Games. Wild fires have swept across swathes of California in recent months, causing huge amounts of damage and forcing mass evacuations. The city is set to host the next summer Olympics, in 2028, following on from Paris last year. [...]
Manchester City’s January transfer window spending is smashing records January 23, 2025 Manchester City’s January transfer window spending has rocketed to record levels with the signing of Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis, as Pep Guardiola attempts to revive their season. The trio have cost the Premier League champions a combined £128m. That is more than Manchester City’s spending in the eight previous January transfer windows [...]
Six Nations investors CVC Capital Partners table Oval Invincibles bid January 23, 2025 Private equity giant CVC Capital Partners have reportedly tabled a bid for Hundred franchise Oval Invincibles. It comes as the eight teams are being asked by the England and Wales Cricket Board to shortlist three or four preferred bidders to take through to the next stage of the auction. The ECB is selling each of [...]
HSBC Championships: Bank replaces Cinch as Queen’s Club sponsor January 23, 2025 HSBC has doubled down on tennis by taking title sponsorship of the new combined men’s and women’s championships at Queen’s Club. The bank, which already counts Emma Raducanu and Tim Henman as ambassadors, has signed a four-year agreement with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). This year the traditional pre-Wimbledon event in west London will add [...]
Football Governance Bill ‘weird’ and regulator could be ‘terrible’, says Brady January 23, 2025 West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady has laid out her case for opposing the introduction of the football regulator, arguing that it “could have a really detrimental effect” on the game. Baroness Brady has been one of the most vocal peers in questioning the plans for a watchdog, the key plank of the Football Governance [...]