WSL revenues will pass £100m in 2026, says Deloitte June 9, 2025 Total revenues of Women’s Super League (WSL) clubs grew by 34 per cent to £65m in the 2023-24 season and are tipped to hit £100m for the first time next year, says Deloitte. All income streams were up but the biggest increase was a 73 per cent uplift in matchday revenue to £12m, thanks to [...]
Middlesex members force vote on County Championship and T20 Blast June 6, 2025 Middlesex cricket club have called a Special General Meeting for 26 June after receiving a petition from members demanding they oppose cuts to the County Championship and T20 Blast next season. The SGM will include a binding vote to determine the club’s position on proposed changes to the domestic schedule, in the first steps of a coordinated attempt by county members to [...]
LTA pledges equal prize money at Queen’s Club by 2029 June 5, 2025 The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has pledged to award equal prize money to men and women at its events at Queen’s Club and Eastbourne by 2029. A women’s tournament has been added to the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club, which begins next week, and will offer prize money totalling $1.4m (£1m). That is the highest [...]
Spending Review: Athletes urge Starmer and Reeves to back London 2029 bid June 4, 2025 Keely Hodgkinson, Sir Mo Farah and Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill are among more than 100 athletes who have urged the government to back London’s bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships in its Spending Review. The plea for funding, in an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, comes ahead of Chancellor Rachel [...]
Red Bull eyes franchise in R360 rugby breakaway league June 4, 2025 Red Bull is one of the sports investors to have expressed an interest in buying a franchise in R360, the revolutionary new global rugby union competition that it is claimed will launch next year. A proposed grand prix-style travelling league featuring eight men’s franchises and a four-team women’s competition has been put together by a [...]
Sport teams safe bets as valuations buck Trump tariff slump May 30, 2025 Valuations of sports clubs have survived “recent market volatility stemming from President Donald Trump’s tariffs”, top analysts have said amid market turmoil as a result of decisions made in the White House. Sports clubs have seen their valuations remain stable, and in some cases rise, despite huge hits elsewhere, including the manufacturing industry – due [...]
The Enhanced Games sporting experiment will prove short-lived May 29, 2025 The Enhanced Games aims to shake up sport by allowing performance enhancing substances, but Ed Warner argues the concept will be short-lived. Man dives into a pool wearing a full racing bodysuit. Swims a single length of front crawl. Alone. Is rewarded with $1m for breaking the world record. Could this be the dullest clip [...]
Alexis Ohanian, Chelsea and how to value women’s football teams May 26, 2025 Alexis Ohanian’s investment in Chelsea Women has raised questions about how to arrive at accurate valuations for women’s football teams. Morning Wire asked industry experts. Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian was at Wembley last weekend for the Women’s FA Cup final, as the new investor in Chelsea Women saw his side complete a domestic treble with [...]
Premier League prize money: Millions on line this weekend May 25, 2025 Today all 20 Premier League sides will take to the pitch for the final time this season, and though we know who has won the title – and who is going down – there’s still a lot on the line. There’s the battle for the Champions League, handed out to the top five teams, where [...]
London Broncos will tap Australian rugby league investment, but not NRL May 21, 2025 The former Leeds Rhinos CEO behind a revival of the London Broncos rugby league team says the club will tap into Australian investment – but ruled out selling a stake to the NRL. Gary Hetherington unveiled a masterplan for the future of London Broncos, who are now in the second tier and facing financial uncertainty, [...]