Andy Murray backed Castore scores £750m valuation September 4, 2022 Andy Murray backed clothing brand Castore has been valued £750m as the firm looks to compete with the likes of Nike and Adidas.
Premier League clubs splurge record £1.9bn in transfer window September 2, 2022 Premier League clubs spent a record £1.9bn in the recent transfer window, representing 49 per cent of spending among the continent’s top leagues. The English top flight was responsible for 49 per cent of spending in Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues (England, France, Germany, Spain and Italy), and it was 67 per cent higher than the [...]
Premiership Rugby chief says Worcester aren’t out of the woods yet September 1, 2022 Premiership Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor insists troubled club Worcester Warriors will take their place alongside the other 12 teams in this year’s league next week but warned that doubts remain over their future. Speaking at the launch of the season at Twickenham Stadium, Massie-Taylor said that the West Midlands club had enough funds for [...]
BT and Warner complete sports streaming mega-deal September 1, 2022 Warner Bros Discovery and BT completed its ambitious 50:50 tie-up this morning, marking a major moment for live sports coverage in the UK. The deal brings together BT Sport and Eurosport UK under roof, which the companies say will eventually merge to make one single brand. BT Sport and Eurosport UK said they will retain [...]
Worcester future unclear despite owners saying player wages paid September 1, 2022 The close of play yesterday, the last day of the month, was the deadline for troubled Premiership rugby club Worcester Warriors to pay their players and staff. But as we reach September, just a week out from the new Premiership season, it’s still not certain as to whether Worcester will take the field against London [...]
Ed Warner: Andrew Strauss, ECB and What It Takes To Win September 1, 2022 It doesn’t yet look like a camel, but Andrew Strauss’s committee to propel English cricket to the top of the world and keep it there has come up with a discussion document that doesn’t quite resemble a thoroughbred racehorse. Once it’s been through the wringer of consultation with the members of the 18 first class [...]
Private equity influx in rugby will not save entire club game August 31, 2022 It’s no new phenomenon to see sports clubs, which tend to be at the heart of the community they serve, face financial challenges and ultimately go under. But why is this happening in rugby when the sport has benefited from a flurry of private equity investment which is shaping the future of the oval-balled game? [...]
Rematch: Meet the Secret Cinema for sport recreating the Rumble in the Jungle August 30, 2022 Founder Richard Ayers and investor Trevor Beattie tell Frank Dalleres about Rematch, the immersive sporting experience bringing the Rumble in the Jungle to London in early 2023. Imagine for a moment that you could attend any sporting event of the past. What would you choose? The 1966 World Cup final? Botham’s Ashes? Serena’s first Grand [...]
Open champion Cameron Smith joins LIV Golf Series August 30, 2022 This year’s Open golf champion Cameron Smith has joined the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series. The 29-year-old Australian who won at St Andrews this year will take part in the fourth event of the Greg Norman-backed league. Chilean Joaquin Niemann, Harold Varner III, Cameron Trimngale, Marc Leishman and Anirban Lahiri will also take part [...]
US Open: The teenage dreamers looking to cause a stir August 30, 2022 The 142nd US Open got underway yesterday afternoon, when 256 singles players began to whittle themselves down in the hope of securing one of tennis’s most iconic trophies at the end of next week. The women’s draw will see Emma Raducanu look to become the first woman since Serena Williams in 2014 to defend a [...]