Sorry Hearn, Northampton Saints idiots if they pay Pollock £1m Sport Business Is Henry Pollock worth £1m per season? No. Sorry to burst an Eddie Hearn-shaped bubble but it is just not realistic in the world of rugby union. The business of rugby – especially in England – is to fund a squad of more than 30 players within a salary cap of just over £6m, rising [...]
Barry Hearn on Brentwood Town investment: ‘I’m a tight bastard but I’m a believer’ Sport Business Matchroom president Barry Hearn on why he has returned to football with Brentwood Town FC, aiming for promotion to the English Football League and educating the council on the club’s need to buy its stadium. Barry Hearn doesn’t miss a beat when asked if he has missed football since selling Leyton Orient more than a [...]
Beat Luke Littler: Netflix enters live darts with £500,000 showcase Sport Business Netflix is entering live darts for the first time with a new show challenging members of the public to take on world champion Luke Littler. Beat Luke Littler will pit 20 amateur arrows fans against the teenage prodigy for a chance to win £501,000 – if they can beat him in a single leg. “Everyone [...]
Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury venue tug of war on pause, says Matchroom boss Hearn July 21, 2026 Talks over the venue for the long-awaited fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have been put on ice, says Matchroom boss Barry Hearn. Joshua is keen that the all-British heavyweight battle slated for later this year be held on home soil, with Wembley Stadium the most likely setting, but the final decision rests with [...]
Matchroom could move into booming rugby in a big way, says Hearn May 18, 2026 Eddie Hearn has tipped Matchroom to increase its presence in rugby union “in a big way” following the signing of England star Henry Pollock and a new wave of investment entering the club game. Hearn surprised the industry by recruiting Pollock to his new Matchroom Talent Agency in March – a first foray into rugby [...]
David Beckham becomes Britain’s first billionaire sportsman May 15, 2026 David Beckham has become Britain’s first billionaire sportsman after his wealth doubled in the last year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. The former captain of the England football team and his wife, Victoria Beckham, are now estimated to be worth almost £1.2bn. Beckham has benefited from the surging valuation of Inter Miami, the [...]
Russell set to join Pollock after London meetings with Matchroom April 15, 2026 Scotland rugby star Finn Russell has held talks with Matchroom about following England’s Henry Pollock in signing for the multi-sport promoters’ new talent agency. Northampton Saints back-row Pollock joined the Eddie Hearn-run talent roster after the promoter made comments about the untapped potential of rugby during the Six Nations. In subsequent interviews, Hearn – whose [...]
Darts drives Matchroom profit as promoter warns of gambling law impact April 14, 2026 The growth of darts is driving increasing profits at Matchroom, with the resurgent sport contributing a third of the multi-sport promoters’ £44m yield. Accounts for Matchroom Holdings Limited, parent company of the pro darts circuit featuring teenage double world champion Luke Littler, showed turnover of £225.5m for the year ending 30 June 2025, up from [...]
Snooker World Championship to stay at The Crucible until at least 2045 March 24, 2026 The Crucible will remain home to snooker’s World Championship until at least 2045 after an agreement was struck to expand the venue’s capacity. The championships will celebrate 50 years at The Crucible in 2027 but faced the threat of being moved to a larger venue overseas by the sport’s promoters Matchroom. Work will begin on [...]
Conor Benn switch to Dana White’s Zuffa branded ‘outrageous’ by Hearn February 23, 2026 Matchroom president Barry Hearn has called Conor Benn’s defection to Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing stable “horrible” and “outrageous”. Benn announced his shock departure from Matchroom, which had promoted him throughout his 10-year professional career, on Friday. The move saw the son of former two-division world champion become the biggest signing yet for Zuffa Boxing, the [...]