England

Silverstone will remain the long-term home of MotoGP in the UK after sealing a new three-year contract with the motorcycling championship.

Stonewall, a rights charity for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, has hailed the signing of a three-year partnership with the Premier League, the top division of English club football, as an “important milestone” for sport.

English Premier League football club Manchester City has announced a 21 per cent hike in revenue to a record £473.4m (€535.5m/$620.5m), along with a third consecutive year of profitability.

In the first part of a series on frictionless stadium technology, Ben Cronin examines how Bath Rugby has invested in a piece of white label software that allows fans to pre-order half-time drinks and snacks.

Alistair Kirkwood, managing director for the UK division of the NFL, has said that there is a “reasonable chance” the American football league could seek to extend its hosting contract with London’s Twickenham Stadium, the home of the English national rugby union team.

Cities in England, the Czech Republic, Russia and China have submitted bids to replace Singapore as host of the Women’s Tennis Association’s season-ending Finals event.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has unveiled an ambitious strategic plan which outlines goals of becoming the “strongest sport” in England and the world’s leading rugby nation by 2021.

The General Sports Authority (GSA) of Saudi Arabia has signed strategic partnerships with LaLiga, which operates the top two divisions of Spanish football, and English Premier League club Manchester United.

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has officially put the English Premier League football club up for sale.

A consortium has lodged a bid to form a New York-based rugby league team that would begin competing in the third tier of the English game.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has extended the bidding deadline for the 2022 Commonwealth Games until November 30.

US entrepreneur Stan Kroenke has made an offer of almost £525m (€570.2m/$679.5m) to buy out Alisher Usmanov, the second-largest shareholder of Arsenal, in a bid to secure control of the English Premier League football club, according to The Guardian.

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is to trial a new best-of-three format during next year’s Canary Wharf Classic event.

Birmingham is in pole position to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games after the English city submitted the only confirmed bid for the multi-sport event by the deadline set by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).

US billionaire Albert Smith has acquired a 10 per cent stake in English Premier League football club West Ham United.

The UK government has today (Friday) officially endorsed Birmingham’s bid to host the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games multi-sport event.