England

The English Football Association plans to increase its annual sponsorship revenue of around £35m (€41.6m/$55.5m) by selling newly-created global and territory-specific international sponsorship packages in its next four-year rights cycle.

English Premier League (EPL) football club Manchester City has unveiled plans to expand the capacity of its Etihad Stadium by 12,000 in time for the start of the 2015/16 season.

Sport and entertainment agency Fuse has promoted its former head of international Louise Johnson to deputy managing director for EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa).

Super League, England’s premier rugby league competition, will be reduced from 14 teams to 12 starting in 2015 after the league’s elite clubs agreed to key structural changes to the competition at their annual general meeting in Bradford.

English Premier League club Fulham is reportedly on the verge of being sold by owner Mohamed Al Fayed to Shahid Khan, the owner of National Football League (NFL) franchise the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Hugh Robertson, UK minister for sport and tourism, has been added to list of speakers at the Leaders in Football conference taking place on October 9-10 at the home of English Premier League club Chelsea.

The Wasserman Media Group has announced that Manchester United player Ryan Giggs has joined the agency.

English League One side Coventry City will reportedly play its home games at League Two club Northampton Town’s Sixfields Stadium for the next three seasons.

The English Rugby Football League (RFL) has elected David Oxley as its new president.

The English Football Association (FA) is reportedly close to completing a deal with goal-line technology provider Hawk-Eye to be installed at Wembley Stadium ahead of next month’s Community Shield match.

The English Table Tennis Association (ETTA) has appointed Sara Sutcliffe as its new interim CEO, following the retirement of her predecessor Richard Yule.

English Championship side Wigan Athletic has bought Charnock Richard Golf Club with plans to develop it as a first-team training ground and youth academy.

The Leaders in Digital Sport conference has announced Google managing director of UK and Ireland Dan Cobley as a speaker at the event.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that England and Wales will host its inaugural World Test Championship in 2017.

The English Football Association (FA) has confirmed that women’s football side Doncaster Rovers Belles has been unsuccessful in its appeal to retain a place in the Women’s Super League 1 (WSL1).

English Premier League club Newcastle United has reportedly been put up for sale by owner Mike Ashley, according to The Independent.