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Matchroom reaffirms investment appeal with £34m profit
Matchroom Sport delivered a profit of £33.8m during the 2022-23 financial reporting period on the back of strong performances from its darts and boxing verticals, SportBusiness has learned.
Manchester United Q2 revenues buoyed by Champions League TV rights payment
Premier League club Manchester United has today (Tuesday) announced record second-quarter revenues of £225.8m (€264.2m/$288.4m), with profits of £20.4m up from £6.3m over the same period a year previously.
Premier League clubs risk government action after failing to agree EFL funding deal
Premier League clubs have risked a fallout with the UK Government after failing to agree a funding deal with the English Football League (EFL) over the distribution of future broadcasting revenues.
Genius Sports in line to retain key Football DataCo contract
Genius Sports, the sports data and betting services company, looks set to retain its lucrative betting data deal with Football DataCo (FDC), the data rights-holder for the top football leagues in England and Scotland.
ITV profits dive amid ad sales slump, sports content costs down
ITV suffered a 61-per-cent drop in pre-tax profits in 2023 amid an advertising slump and significant investment costs in its ITVX streaming service
Chelsea reveals £90m annual loss despite £142m player sale profits
Premier League club Chelsea FC has announced a loss of £90.1m (€105.4m/$114.9m) for the 2022-23 financial year in the first accounts published since its takeover by Todd Boehly’s Clearlake Capital investment group.
BBC, TNT Sports close to finalising sublicensed FA Cup rights deal
The BBC has reached a preliminary agreement with TNT Sports for sublicensed free-to-air rights to the FA Cup from 2025-26 to 2028-29.
Premier League toughens rules on ‘Associated Party’ sponsor and transfer deals
The Premier League has tightened its rules on its member clubs striking inflated sponsorship and transfer deals with companies and organisations connected to their owners
UK Sport eyes Women’s World Cup, no plans for Olympics or Commonwealth Games
UK Sport has published its major event hosting target list for the coming decade, with the Commonwealth Games and Olympics omitted from a list that includes the Fifa Women’s World Cup.
London targeted for 2029 World Athletics Championships bid
UK Sport and UK Athletics are drawing up a plan to bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships, with London being eyed as the host city.
Aston Villa reveals record loss in Champions League push
Premier League club Aston Villa has announced a record loss of £119.6m (€139.7m/$151.6m) for the 2022-23 financial year after it spent heavily in pursuit of Champions League football.
Liverpool enjoys record commercial revenues as media and matchday income dips
Premier League club Liverpool has announced record commercial revenues of £272m (€317.6m/$344.4m) for 2022-23, up 10 per cent on the previous year, as overall club income remained static at £594m.
Chase acquires FA training kit branding rights across ‘home nations’
Digital bank Chase has signed as the ‘Official Banking Partner’ of the Football Associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Arsenal enjoys revenue boost in 2023, reduces losses to £34m
Premier League club Arsenal has announced a large rise in revenue, up to £464.6m (€543.1m/$588.8m) in 2023, thanks to higher broadcast and commercial revenues following strong on-pitch performances.
Castore pockets first technical deal in snooker
Castore, the UK sportswear brand, is continuing to broaden its sports portfolio, today (Friday) entering into a five-year deal with the World Snooker Tour (WST)
EXCLUSIVE: Castrol won’t extend Premier League deal
Castrol has served notice that it won’t extend its sponsorship of the Premier League when it expires at the end of the current season.
Emirates completes Grand Slam set with Wimbledon sponsorship
The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) has today announced that airline Emirates has become an official sponsor of the Wimbledon championships in a multi-year deal.
World Rugby’s revamped sevens series finds UK broadcast home
World Rugby has secured a broadcast deal in the UK and Ireland for its relaunched sevens series in a two-season agreement with TNT Sports