England

US video game developer Activision Blizzard has announced the sale of a further two franchises for its new Overwatch League, with US esports organisation Cloud9 securing the rights to a London team and the Kroenke family landing a second franchise in Los Angeles.

North American basketball league the NBA has scheduled regular-season games in Mexico City and London, with the Brooklyn Nets set to be at the heart of events in Mexico.

The English Football Association (FA) has today (Wednesday) announced its intention to bid to host the 2021 edition of the Uefa European Women’s Championship.

Chinese insurance company Ping An has denied that it is the entity at the centre of reports linking English Premier League football club Manchester United with Chinese investment.

Major League Baseball (MLB) is aiming to commence its 2019 and 2020 seasons in Asia and stage regular-season games in England in June of both years, as further details were revealed of the North American competition’s international plans.

The UK has moved a step closer to making a formal proposal to stage the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games multi-sport event after the English cities of Birmingham and Liverpool both passed the preliminary assessment phase in the selection process for a potential bid.

England’s Super League rugby league competition will stage its first regular-season match outside of Europe next year when Wigan Warriors face Hull FC in Wollongong, Australia.

Organisers of this year’s World Para Athletics Championships in London have said that the English capital is keen to retain the multi-sport event for its 2019 edition.

English Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore has said clubs from the top division of domestic football remain keen on the idea of playing competitive matches abroad, but has added that the much derided ‘39th game’ concept is in the past.

The International Triathlon Union’s (ITU) World Triathlon Series will return to the English city of Leeds for a third consecutive year in 2018.

Two proposals have been entered to stage a Formula One grand prix in London, England, according to City A.M.

Formula One has said it has received interest from around 30 markets interested in staging races as London Mayor Sadiq Khan touted the prospect of an event in the English capital amid the uncertain future surrounding the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC), owners of the Silverstone racing circuit, have today (Tuesday) formally triggered the break clause in its contract with Formula One stating that hosting the British Grand Prix is not “financially viable” unless fresh terms are agreed.

Formula One has today (Tuesday) announced that London will host a new event that is designed to showcase the changes made to the motor racing series under the stewardship of its new owners, Liberty Media.

English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur has moved to deny a report that it is in takeover talks with a group involving Mark Zuckerberg, owner of social media platform Facebook.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R&A) has today (Wednesday) confirmed that prize money at this year’s edition of the Open Championship will be paid in US dollars instead of British sterling.