McGregor could fight on UFC card hosted by Trump at White House July 16, 2025 Controversial former UFC fighter Conor McGregor could return to the octagon on Donald Trump’s White House card. The US President confirmed this month that he’d been liaising with UFC chief executive and supporter Dana White about creating a 20,000-capacity arena at the White House to stage a UFC card as part of the United States’s [...]
Premier League on track to smash £2.4bn summer spending record July 16, 2025 Premier League clubs are on course to smash all previous spending records this summer after exceeding £1bn in gross outlay on transfers quicker than ever before. Club World Cup winners Chelsea and domestic champions Liverpool have been the biggest spenders, with the Blues shelling out more than £200m and the Reds breaking the British transfer [...]
NRL rugby league star Tuivasa-Sheck lined up for R360 move – reports July 16, 2025 Current rugby league star and former All Black Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is being lined up for a big-money switch to the breakaway R360 competition, according to reports in Australia. The move would see the 32-year-old New Zealand Warriors winger, one of the biggest names in the NRL, switch codes from league to union for the second [...]
HMRC to slap Wimbledon winners Sinner and Swiatek with £1m tax bill July 16, 2025 Wimbledon winners Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek will each be slapped with a £1m tax bill by HMRC. Despite not being based in the United Kingdom, Italian Sinner and Pole Swiatek will each be taxed at 45 per cent for winning in SW19 and claiming their £3m prizes. Robert Salter, of audit, tax and business [...]
Chelsea’s Club World Cup winners’ prize? A £10m US tax bill July 16, 2025 Chelsea will be hit with a US tax bill of around £10m as a result of winning the Club World Cup on Sunday. The stunning 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in New York last weekend ensured Chelsea will receive £85m in prize money from competition organiser Fifa. Some £39.7m is to be paid immediately and [...]
County cricket faces viability questions, warns report July 15, 2025 County cricket faces “questions about its long-term viability” despite a looming £520m windfall from sales of stakes in the Hundred franchises, a new report has warned. The Leonard Curtis Cricket Finance Report, launched yesterday at the Oval, examines the financial health of domestic cricket in England and Wales. It found that central funding accounts for [...]
Exclusive: BBC makes late swoop for Open highlights deal July 15, 2025 The BBC has secured a last-minute deal to show evening highlights of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush this week. The R&A has agreed a new three-year deal with the BBC for highlights in a contract that also covers the Women’s Open, starting with the 2025 edition at Royal Porthcawl at the end of the [...]
Brentford stake sale to value club at £400m July 15, 2025 The owner of Premier League club Brentford could offload up to 25 per cent of his holding in the Bees today in a deal that could value the London club at £400m. The wealthy businessman who ran Belron, owners of Autoglass, Gary Lubner, and the Kingsman and Kick-Ass Hollywood film-maker Matthew Vaughn are expected to [...]
Manchester City to earn £1bn from new kit deal with Puma July 15, 2025 Manchester City are set to cash in on over £1bn from their new long-term kit deal with Puma, Morning Wire understands. The German sportswear manufacturer first partnered with Manchester City in 2019 on a 10-year deal reportedly worth £650m across the decade. But this week’s renewal, which is understood to last for more than a [...]
Rory Fever set to double financial impact of Open at Portrush July 15, 2025 Rory Fever is expected to help double the financial impact of this week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush compared to its last visit to Northern Ireland six years ago. The 2019 Open, won by Irishman Shane Lowry, produced £100m of economic benefit but improved transport links, more accommodation options, and home favourite Rory McIlroy’s return [...]